leed
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Post by leed on Jul 20, 2015 20:30:30 GMT
Ok looks like I'm going to need to transport 2 sleep terrorists (as moontang would say) around at some point soon. I just picked up a balance bike of ebay and the owners had one of those dutch Bakfiets things, they loved it. Anyone ever ridden one or other ideas for moving two kids around (The trailer has been given the face of no from the wife) I look forward to your daft suggestions
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Post by Lick my Ball Bag on Jul 20, 2015 21:50:02 GMT
Perhaps gaffa tape the kids bikes to yours, one on each side, in a kind of tri-maran design.
Or, buy a set of XXXXL cargo pants and put them in the side pockets. That way you get to transport them and give them a ghetto Ferris wheel ride at the same time
I'll think of some more ideas over night
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Post by robmanns2007 on Jul 20, 2015 23:34:32 GMT
I find best transport for the kids is mummys CMax diesel. However, sometimes they are allowed in my car.
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dave
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Post by dave on Jul 29, 2015 13:35:07 GMT
I would suggest definitely not 3 or 4 wheelers - got to slow things down way too much and hinder high speed cornering performance ) The bakfiets 2 wheeler would be good if the kids are small (like under 5) as you can keep an eye on them more closely and prevent random objects being jammed into the drivetrain out of inquisitiveness/boredom/bloody-mindedness, and clip them around the ear when they throw things at passers by. However, I would be more likely to be tempted by something in the Surly Big Dummy mould. More robust and bigger wheels than some, able to handle singletrack and aggressive urban riding off kerbs and down steps (when unladen of course...). The Xtracycle compatibility makes loads of accesseries available, with extra wide load/sidecar attachment, hand rails, foot rails, paniers, etc. You will look like a prize twat riding one of course. These things are popular with wealthy wannabe hippies in central london. The kids will love it until their friends are old enough to realise (and tease them about) what a twat you look on it, but by then they will be too big to ride on the back anyway. Best of all, you could fit electric assist and use it to get you (and potentially a couple of mates) home from the pub on too. For a budget version, fit an extracycle freeradical conversion to an existing / cheap hardtail. I would like something like this but haven't so far justified it to myself, but it remains my contingency plan should I happen to lose my license. A few options here practicalcycles.com/
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batbling
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Post by batbling on Jul 29, 2015 16:57:10 GMT
leed - see this man Thats you that is
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Post by Huey on Aug 2, 2015 11:20:49 GMT
I would suggest definitely not 3 or 4 wheelers - got to slow things down way too much and hinder high speed cornering performance. You won't slide out on ice on a 3 or 4 wheeler. Or unbalance. And have you seen how fast sidecar'd racing motorbikes corner (everybody leeeeeeean!!!!). Get one with a big box at the front - kids (apparently) grow big quite fast and it will allow you to carry stuff you didn't imagine you could before, for you know, picnics and stuff. Better in a prang too (a) drivers stay the hell away plus they can't comprehend it (b) more substance than the cycles with a flexible canopy (over here, you need as much between people on bikes and people in cars as possible, over there a flexible tent might be just fine). Lots of flags on fibreglass poles too. With that size of cycle you will encounter more than the usual issues with gates, slaloms and non-dropped kerbs, but that provides wholesome justification for you to constantly remind your local councils about their poor quality and ill-thought cycling infrastructure.
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