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Forum: Utility Cycling
01-15-14, 10:53 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Sorry I didn't see your response, jerdavismn,...

Sorry I didn't see your response, jerdavismn, it's a long time since it was posted here.

The photo album has been up dated several times, and more pictures are coming since the frame is out for...
Forum: Utility Cycling
05-24-12, 08:29 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

This is unbelieveble. The flickr album with...

This is unbelieveble.

The flickr album with over 70 carefully selected photos and bilingual text is GONE.

There is something VERY weird about the way the iPhoto editing software interacts with...
Forum: Utility Cycling
05-24-12, 05:38 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Thanks! I may loose the race for the paint...

Thanks!

I may loose the race for the paint job, but I already (more like finally actually) have a decent flickr album on the build of the box bike.
...
Forum: Utility Cycling
05-24-12, 05:33 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Wow! You working on 4 jobs and building 4 Long...

Wow! You working on 4 jobs and building 4 Long Johns? Don't tell me you have 4 wives too! ;-)
Forum: Utility Cycling
05-17-12, 08:11 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

That looks NICE! Do you have any pictures of...

That looks NICE!

Do you have any pictures of the building process?

We could get this thread going at last.
Forum: Utility Cycling
04-01-12, 05:34 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

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Forum: Utility Cycling
04-01-12, 05:33 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

The Bici-Caixa (=bakfiets in Portuguese) is...

The Bici-Caixa (=bakfiets in Portuguese) is getting better all the time. All reinforcements in place and tested. Vertical flex reduced to an acceptable level.

(I'd love to compare it flex-wise to...
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-08-12, 02:34 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Thanks MH! My Bici-Caixa is never going to be as...

Thanks MH! My Bici-Caixa is never going to be as nice as your CETMA, but I hope it'll do the job well.

Right now I'm a little concerned about vertical flex in the front frame (cargo bay). It...
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-03-12, 04:30 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

There has been a lot of talk about steering...

There has been a lot of talk about steering geometry on this thread.

I'd like to share a picture - it shows the exact moment when I reached the planned 74º head angle and a nice tube match...
Forum: Utility Cycling
02-29-12, 08:20 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

The Brazilian Bakfiets is a reality! Frame...

The Brazilian Bakfiets is a reality!

Frame has been completed and bike test ridden on saturday night - without brakes or derailers - just in time for a presentation on Utility Cycling at the I...
Forum: Utility Cycling
02-12-12, 08:06 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

I've been very busy about the project. I've made...

I've been very busy about the project. I've made a couple more drawings and made all major decisions regarding dimensions, geometry and material. Mild steel tubing through out it will be.

I've...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-31-12, 06:42 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Those are very nice photos. Not only for...

Those are very nice photos. Not only for analysing purposes!

I've found one bike with some rather strange feature - negative trail:

http://www.defietsfabriek.nl/nl/nl/147/model_am/19/995

I...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-31-12, 05:49 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

While I'm still at it: I said before that...

While I'm still at it:

I said before that head tube angle varies a lot among well known box bikes.

It does, but also I found out that MOST of them are in the upper range (give or take one...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-31-12, 05:41 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

I've found this interesting comment on...

I've found this interesting comment on bikeportland.com regarding CETMA's steering geometry:

"steering geometry/feel with bikes in this format is a subject near my heart. trail isn't the only...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-28-12, 03:59 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Let me see, 8 1/2 feet is almost 2,6 m, right? I...

Let me see, 8 1/2 feet is almost 2,6 m, right? I think that puts the CETMA in exactly the same league as Balfiets.nl, lenghtwise.

With Design 2 I get about that same figure (2,58 m). But, with...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-28-12, 03:43 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

I gues that means kevbo and Facebook Kevin are...

I gues that means kevbo and Facebook Kevin are the same person? ;-)




That would be a definite advantage of Design 1 - handlebars farther back and away from the passengers heads.

What do...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-27-12, 07:39 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

I updated my flickr page with the 2 main designs...

I updated my flickr page with the 2 main designs I'm considering right now. Nº 1 is straight forward, simpler to build (less weld points), a lot like Tom's Cargo Bikes. But it is longer than a...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-27-12, 07:31 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Good news. I don't need measurements...

Good news.

I don't need measurements anymore! I've (almost) made up my mind regarding dimensions. I guess I've started to think like a designer/builder instead of trying to emulate one.

There...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-24-12, 06:21 PM
Replies: 492
Views: 391,841
Posted By artur elias

I'd like to express my gratitude to each and...

I'd like to express my gratitude to each and every person who contributed to this thread. The building of my first cargo bike would have been a lot more difficult without you!

I'd like to...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-24-12, 01:02 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Agreed. Baloon tires rule! My long tail runs on...

Agreed. Baloon tires rule! My long tail runs on 38-700 wich looks horribly fat in the eyes of road cyclists, but in fact I'm considering modifying the frame so it would take some really big tires. A...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-24-12, 12:43 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

dear HM lots of good input in your post,...

dear HM

lots of good input in your post, thank you!

Since you mentioned you own a CETMA, I feel compelled to "confess" it's my favourite from all known box bikes. I like everything about it, it...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-22-12, 08:25 PM
Replies: 941
Views: 561,610
Posted By artur elias

This is the last iteration of my 2nd home built...

This is the last iteration of my 2nd home built long tail.

I use to take my son to his Tae Kwon Do training session and my daughter comes along. There is a steep nasty hill and no way around, but...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-21-12, 08:53 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

hi Lucian I've seen your 2nd long tail bike...

hi Lucian

I've seen your 2nd long tail bike on the other thread!

Yes, I know that tutorial. It's a nice build. I'm not sure about stifness. Front frame tubing does look a little thin.

I'd...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-21-12, 10:38 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Well, I've had very little (none, actually)...

Well, I've had very little (none, actually) support from box bike/long john owners so far.

But I'm not giving up - not on the build (of course!), and not on this thread. Someday people who can't...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-20-12, 08:02 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Very interesting. Quite off topic, though...

Very interesting.

Quite off topic, though...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-17-12, 12:11 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Of course, Toms bikes are a major source of...

Of course, Toms bikes are a major source of inspiration!

I fear I'm not quite from the "cut twice, measure once" school of design (as he put it)...

Hence my need for getting more objective...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-17-12, 12:07 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Didn't know that one, looks promising, thank you.

Didn't know that one, looks promising, thank you.
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-16-12, 04:37 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,440
Posted By artur elias

hi folks I see there are quite a few happy...

hi folks

I see there are quite a few happy owners of CTEMA box bikes.

I've started a thread on homebuilding a box bike, and right now we're lacking infos, data, input from those who actually...
Forum: Utility Cycling
01-16-12, 04:30 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

Thanks for the responses so far. I'm sticking to...

Thanks for the responses so far. I'm sticking to the classic design for this first time. I need to know how that one handles and how well it works in ny terrain; then I might consider an alternative...
Forum: Utility Cycling
11-18-11, 12:59 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

We have 2 types of pavement basically: regular...

We have 2 types of pavement basically: regular asphalt (ranging from new and smooth to minefield-like, with various degrees of craked pavement in between and all sorts of potholes and other obstacles...
Forum: Utility Cycling
11-17-11, 07:43 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 16,651
Posted By artur elias

home built Bakfiets

Hi folks.

I've already built 2 long tail Xtracycle-type bikes. Both were succesfull, the second one got a little nicer than the first, I'm using it for hauling my kids and occasionally for some...
Forum: Utility Cycling
04-05-11, 08:19 AM
Replies: 492
Views: 391,841
Posted By artur elias

I sympathize with you! No, I didn't sell my...

I sympathize with you!

No, I didn't sell my first one, but I'm already deep in the processo of building my second and better one. I bought a nice old hybrid/touring Giant a couple of months ago,...
Forum: Utility Cycling
08-07-10, 05:10 PM
Replies: 492
Views: 391,841
Posted By artur elias

Talking big thank you

This is my first post at this forum.

But I've been reading, staring at pictures, and studying this thread for several weeks.

I've googled around a lot about DYI xtracycles; I believe nothing in...
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