It is possible to take the bus, but it will not be a pleasant experience, the bus from Vancouver is about 12 hours. Greyhound do take bikes, but they charge an extra $50.
I would consider starting...
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It is possible to take the bus, but it will not be a pleasant experience, the bus from Vancouver is about 12 hours. Greyhound do take bikes, but they charge an extra $50.
I would consider starting...
I also use aluminum foil.
After I get the rust off, I use tremclad rust reformer to keep it from getting rusty the next time.
I never put helmets on my kids when they were in trailers. No cops ever looked in, and if they had, i would have either talked my way out of it, or paid the fine. You could bring the helmet along...
My kids have a racing bmx and it is about 8 pounds lighter than the next lightest kids bike that I have seen. There are a bunch of brands, if there is a bmx race club or track in your area, you can...
I took my son fatbikepacking a couple of weeks ago.
http://coldbike.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/winter-fatbikepacking-with-a-9-year-old/
This could not possibly have turned out better. It gave my son...
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I bought a bunch of toyboxes and frames from Ikea. About 170pounds of stuff.
The big apples roll faster when heavily loaded, but the marathon supremes are faster rolling at more moderate loads. I do not use mr tuffy liners, since they consistently make me at least 1 gear...
I am glad you understood. Hopefully you get to try a cetma. It will carry a lot. I have had up to 350 pounds plus 180 pounds of me on it.
I am pretty sure that you can put a bionx on the cetma as well. I think Marla Streb has one on hers. I definitely wouldn't run down the bullit, but I definitely find the cetma to be more...
The bullit is built for speed, and I found the handling a little nervous. I also found that it damped out no vibration, transmitting it all into my arms and bum. I also have a strong preference for...
My testing went similarly. I have Cetma #2 and I have been riding it hard for years now. There have been some improvements to it since I got mine, and they make a great bike better. I upgraded my...
It depends on your priorities, if you value puncture resistance, the Schwalbe Marathon line and the Continental puncture resistant tires are hard to beat. If you care about rolling resistance, then...
I would seeif i could find a longer stem with more vertical extension. Alternately, a longer stem and a vertical extender should get you higher and more forward. I do this quite regularly to...
Does it save you all that much in terms of getting in an elevator? By my estimate, the bikes above end up about 3 inches shorter end to end than a 26 inch wheeled bike. In elevator terms, if you...
The hard panniers on my bike are bike bins. If you do a google of them you can find Vik's lazy rando writeup about them. I have broken a latch on one of them, but they are still fully functional. ...
The advantage to the bugaboo top strapped in is that the baby is higher up and so is not in the legroom of the older sibling on the bench. The same as the reason for putting the baby carseat on a...
I have ridden the Joe bike and I own a CETMA. The CETMA is significantly longer in the cockpit, and so can be very comfortable for long rides. On the other hand, i can see making some adjustments...
Not as long as some, but i can carry lots of stuff and kids
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With the mount of slush found on your streets, you might consider having enough in the budget for replacing some parts and having the bike re-coated every few years.
I have ridden the babboe and (2...
I have big apple 2.35 inch tires on snowcat (44mm) rims under cascadia fenders. I had to bend the stays a little for clearance, but they work fine.
I like the kid trailers just fine, but I would go for the ute in your case. The other option I would consider is a Burley tag along bike. Your 4 year old will be looking to contribute to pedalling...
If i was going to use it only on pavement or trails or dirt roads, I would go for the trucker on account of the lower bottom bracket which gives nicer handling on road. I have a cross check and mine...
Wider tires can be run at lower pressures because the increased footprint will support more weight. I run big apple 2.35 on snowcat rims and can run them at 25psi unloaded and I will add enough air...
Definitely faster than a bike with trailer. I have had a chariot for more than a decade and it is a great product, but it does not compete with the cetma in terms of speed or capacity.
If i...
I own a CETMA and have a 4 year old and 8 year old. In the warmer months, I make a trek out to grandma's place about once a week, about 25 miles round trip, it takes nearly an hour and a half each...