Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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Take your bike on vacation wheelbarrow? The

was the crazy idea launched by 2rouesdoudous 2 months ago.

Bet statement, which allowed him to take his cargobike long vacation in the South.

"First and foremost my solution needs to own a car that has a trunk large enough to accommodate the dump wheelbarrow bike (which is large enough to accommodate luggage for two adults and two children for a week). Having a vehicle fitted longitudinal roof bars are also a plus.
I tinkered with 2 support rails bicycle carrier for roof installed approximately parallel to the roof of the car.

must remove the dumpster from cargobike, remove the pedal "bottom" and turn the handlebars parallel to the frame, handles facing "up".
Then you must climb (to get help for this operation and put a blanket on the roof avoids damaging the car) biking wheelbarrow on the roof, bed rest by the carriers in one of the grab rails and the door luggage in the other.
The handlebars are attached to the transverse bar. If the car does not have the bike then rests on the roof, I think it must then provide protection.
Then just secure it to the aid of bungee cords or straps. Be careful when opening the trunk because the bike than behind.

The method was tested on a round trip of 900 miles, no problem.

Some pictures are worth a thousand words I am attaching pictures of the bike once landed on the roof without the attachments. "
2rouesdoudous Thanks for the info and photos

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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children are grown, they now learn to ride a bike.

My advice to succeed this great leap forward, it is especially not to use small wheels, oddly called stabilizers: they tend to tilt the bike ...

First, grab a hobby-horse. It's a bike without pedals, with or without brakes depending on the model. Jules Arthur and call their model "the bike ladybug. With this gear, the child will gradually find its balance in allowing themselves rolling along a gentle slope. Not fall because the seating is very low and feet are always there to restore balance when necessary. After a few
weeks of intensive raids on Wednesdays and weekends, the child has finally found the trick. It makes for Arthur and Jules:

When the child feels ready to go on a bike, the ideal is to have to a small bike (14 inches) with the saddle fully lowered. He will find the thrill of the hobby-horse and may test the pedals at will. We recover
Arthur (4 years old) and Jules (3 years) who cycle as adults:
For the hobby-horse, count about 40 € for a basic model. The brakes are an option which can happen quite easily, but it tends to wear out the shoes ...
For the bicycle 14 inches, it takes about 60 € for a new model. Otherwise, it finds in flea markets for ten euro. The child will use up about 5 years.