Utility Cycling - James Black's The New Cycle Truck

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rench123

11-25-08, 07:52 AM

Not sure if it's posted here before, but it's new to me.

LINK: (http://james.architectureburger.com/cycle/cargo.html) http://james.architectureburger.com/cycle/cargo.html

http://www.ecovelo.info/images/cycletruck.jpg
Photo: James Black (http://james.architectureburger.com/cycle/cargo.html)

Very extensive writeup of his extremely good looking custom Cycletruck - I just wonder how bad that "shimmy" problem really is?

crackerdog

11-25-08, 09:51 AM

Since the load is outside the axle, I wouldn't put too much weight there.

StephenH

11-25-08, 12:57 PM

Interesting write-up. The bike doesn't look small until you see the rider on it. I think I would have gone for more of the Cycle-truck layout but maybe with better components.

My Arpan low-gravity bike can get some vibration in the basket. It's mainly the basket vibrating side-to-side in resonance with pedaling.

He mentions in this article, and I've read elsewhere, about how heavy the Worksman low-gravity bike is. There COULD be a reason it is built the way it is.

rench123

11-25-08, 08:47 PM

There's similarity between this bike and the Kemper Lorri. Specs indicate 30kg front and 25kg rear carry capacity.
http://www.velorution.biz/images/kemper_lorri_red_l.jpg