I picked up an Omnium Cargo (the fullsize/largest one) a couple of years ago and couldn't be happier with it. It's probably a bit overkill for a small child, but it can handle my 80lb german shepard with ease. Also makes grocery shopping extremely easy. Just drop the bags on the platform, cargo-net down, and go. No tetris-ing.
Their mid-size, what they call the mini-max, also looks intriguing. On Friday, July 26, 2024 at 12:21:08 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > That's intriguing. Laing: How much weight can you carry in that basket, > and how does the Clem handle with that weight? > > And how does the Clem handle unladen with the Crust fork and 20" wheel? > > If I didn't want a fast road bike for my shopping* I'd build up something > like that -- a modern version of the "butcher's bike." (Or else get a > grocery tricycle.) > > * I often turn shopping trips into much longer detours with the loaded > part on the short return, so my commuting/errand bike is a Riv custom clone > built from thinnish-wall normal gauge 531; flexy but it handles loads of 50 > lb f+r acceptably with good racks. > > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 7:03 AM Laing Conley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Conley's Crustendell Clementine Clydesdale Cargo Cycle Conversion: >> [image: IMG_4451.jpg] >> Rivendell 52cm Clementine (the OG non-PC version of the Clem Smith Jr.) >> with Crust Clydesdale fork (humongous Wald basket) and 52V Bafang >> Mid-drive. 9 x 1. Blazingly fast. >> >> Laing Conley >> Delray Beach FL >> >> On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 7:39 AM Steven Sweedler <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> How about one of Crust’ forks with a 20” wheel >>> >>> Steven Sweedler >>> Plymouth, New Hampshire >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 10:31 PM Michael Morrissey < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> I've been riding around with my little one on my Rivendell on a Yepp >>>> Mini. With the Tosco handlebars, it's perfect. However my little one is >>>> getting bigger each day and I think we're going to need something bigger. >>>> I >>>> love talking and singing with my child on the front, and I just don't want >>>> to move them to be behind me looking at my back (which is where I was when >>>> I was on the back of my mom's bike when I was little! There has to be a >>>> better way now!). >>>> >>>> I really really want a front-loader cargo bike. Has anyone gone from a >>>> Rivendell to a front-loader? I passed up a broken 10 year old Urban Arrow >>>> a >>>> few months ago for $400 (unavailable electric motor parts and roller/drum >>>> brakes kept me away). I'm eyeing Larry vs. Harry Bullitt's around $2250 on >>>> Craigslist. Does anyone have any advice or experience with them? >>>> >>>> I should note that my neighborhood (Queens, NYC) sucks for biking. With >>>> my little one, I mostly ride on the sidewalk at 3 MPH. There are tons of >>>> SUVs, big trucks and vans, and angry drivers. There are no bike lanes for >>>> the first 2 miles of my commute. Other neighborhoods (Williamsburg, >>>> Sunnyside) are much better for biking. I'm worried that even if I get a >>>> front-loader it won't be as practical as "underbiking" on the Rivendell. >>>> Or >>>> should I be the change I want to see in the world and bike unafraid? >>>> >>>> I'm leaning toward a regular pedal-powered bike that I could put a >>>> Bafang electric motor on in the future. I'm worried about an electric-only >>>> bike having proprietary parts unavailable in 10 years (hello Urban Arrow >>>> Daum motors, hello Cake Osa). Mitch Hedberg once said, "An escalator can >>>> never break: it can only become stairs." A converted electric bike with >>>> broken electric parts would also still just be a regular bike. >>>> >>>> Thoughts? >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7427064b-f976-467e-bdf2-ef56b61ec97en%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7427064b-f976-467e-bdf2-ef56b61ec97en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALimyfJgnBhqu4ZkveQaJUaGDmGiUxRD0vGnh%2BL%2BVRLq6rmQkA%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALimyfJgnBhqu4ZkveQaJUaGDmGiUxRD0vGnh%2BL%2BVRLq6rmQkA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADXkOiPhqgqV%2BgMMkYq6KR%3DacYhDH%2BgZLZMzQhYWiN0xx-G%2BEg%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADXkOiPhqgqV%2BgMMkYq6KR%3DacYhDH%2BgZLZMzQhYWiN0xx-G%2BEg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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