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It's a bit old photo, but I think I never posted it, so here it is. This was my first #CarryShitOlympics with this #DIY #CargoBike. It was not even finished (actually it still isn't, but what ever is?)
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It's a bit old photo, but I think I never posted it, so here it is. This was my first #CarryShitOlympics with this #DIY #CargoBike. It was not even finished (actually it still isn't, but what ever is?)
@youen
Have you thought about a four wheeler?
That would be my favourite! -
@youen
Have you thought about a four wheeler?
That would be my favourite!@Fried_67 yes, and it would improve over the central rear wheel that takes space. But it would increase the cost, be heavier, more complicated transmission, requiring suspensions, and being forbidden on bike path (at least where I live in France). Three wheels is not perfect but an interesting tradeoff.
By the way, forgot to say this bike is based on an #OpenHardware design! https://vhelio.fr/
Documentation available for free https://communaute.vhelio.org/d/83-documentation-du-vheliotech-version-100-mai-2023 (everything is in French though)
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@Fried_67 yes, and it would improve over the central rear wheel that takes space. But it would increase the cost, be heavier, more complicated transmission, requiring suspensions, and being forbidden on bike path (at least where I live in France). Three wheels is not perfect but an interesting tradeoff.
By the way, forgot to say this bike is based on an #OpenHardware design! https://vhelio.fr/
Documentation available for free https://communaute.vhelio.org/d/83-documentation-du-vheliotech-version-100-mai-2023 (everything is in French though)
@Fried_67 it's not obvious on the photos but it actually has one small roller on each side. These do not touch the ground in normal use, but if you happen to take a very violent turn they prevent tipping over (you are still on three wheels: opposite side front wheel lifts off, but one front wheel remains on the ground for direction). So, actually, this bike has 5 wheels 😁
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It's a bit old photo, but I think I never posted it, so here it is. This was my first #CarryShitOlympics with this #DIY #CargoBike. It was not even finished (actually it still isn't, but what ever is?)
A few more details about the bike: it's based on an #OpenHardware design https://vhelio.fr/vheliotech/
Complete documentation is available for free https://communaute.vhelio.org/d/83-documentation-du-vheliotech-version-100-mai-2023 but unfortunately it's only in french.
If you don't speak french, maybe this and next pages are the most visual to get an idea how it's made: https://documentation.vhelio.org/vheliotech/guide-de-montage/main/030_plan_general.html
Full translation is not planed for now, but feel free to ask if you have questions! (I'm a member of the volunteer association in France that designed it)
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@Fried_67 yes, and it would improve over the central rear wheel that takes space. But it would increase the cost, be heavier, more complicated transmission, requiring suspensions, and being forbidden on bike path (at least where I live in France). Three wheels is not perfect but an interesting tradeoff.
By the way, forgot to say this bike is based on an #OpenHardware design! https://vhelio.fr/
Documentation available for free https://communaute.vhelio.org/d/83-documentation-du-vheliotech-version-100-mai-2023 (everything is in French though)
@youen
For some years now, I have a bike from Steintrikes (https://www.bike-revolution.at/steintrikes/) in mind. Keep the front part from Steintrikes, add a cargo department and a shelter. I like the idea of suspension.
Costs? Well, you better don't ask.
But I think, it would be a perfect replacement for the inner city. -
@youen
For some years now, I have a bike from Steintrikes (https://www.bike-revolution.at/steintrikes/) in mind. Keep the front part from Steintrikes, add a cargo department and a shelter. I like the idea of suspension.
Costs? Well, you better don't ask.
But I think, it would be a perfect replacement for the inner city.@Fried_67 from the few experimentation I've made, I think every bike is a tradeoff. Improving something brings other drawbacks. So really it's about finding one that correctly fits your needs, but none will be perfect for everything.
The one you've linked seems really cool to travel lightweight, efficient, single person, with possibility to transport groceries in bags. Adding anything will increase weight and/or air drag, but depending on the use case it can be a good tradeoff.
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@caosorganizzato sto ridendo come un coglione immaginando uno che lava la biancheria nella friggitrice ad aria, ma ho il sospetto che non sia quella la battuta, è un semplice non sequitur?
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How do you lose an election, and why is Democracy failing in America?" If it is not progressive, it will be conservative. "
I have been saying this for years because I understand that the voting mentality, wants, and needs of the population have changed. To spell it out: if you're a wishy-washy moderate, you're unelectable — only people who focus on politics instead of people believe otherwise.
The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is one of those wishy-washy moderates — or, as I call them, corporate conservative Democrats. This is the man, for example, who wants to add age verification in every OS (operating system), including Linux. That is not the only problem with him, but it is the most recent one I can recall. The point is, he is not a progressive, and he is not going to win reelection.
Many people don't vote anymore. I do, I assume you do, and perhaps many people on the Fediverse do — but many don't. My sister and her husband, for example, don’t. I sometimes question the value of doing so if the end result is the same. Yes, I said the same — and we can argue about the differences, because there are differences — but at the end of the day, we still end up in the same place we don’t want to go. The only difference is whether we get there fast or slow.
MAGA is simply awful — there is no denying that — but they are giving their supporters exactly what they want. Meanwhile, you have a wishy-washy moderate who will work with these people while claiming unity is more important than change or accountability. So ultimately, we go down that same path by different means, and that’s the path we want to avoid.
People argue that we have to block that awful outcome — but block what? We're still going there. These people will compromise with Nazi pedophiles and tell us it is for the good of the country. And so many people no longer feel enthusiastic or motivated to support any of this.
And we know “next time” is a lie that never comes. It’s what they told my grandpa his whole life, and he passed away at 103 years old waiting for that make-believe “next time.” My parents are in their 70s and late 60s, I’m in my 40s, most people's kids are in their 20s, and the next generation to come is being told the same lie. We’ve all caught on by now.
We need someone who truly is one of us and represents the will of the people. The will of the people is both conservative and progressive at this time in history. Conservatives are being told they can have exactly what they want — when they want it, how they want it — and those corporate conservative Democrats, who are not progressive, will give it to them because they claim unity is more important than change and accountability.
If it is not progressive, it will be conservative. I guarantee it.
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