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Anyone seen any neat solutions for regularly carrying a variety of different bikes on a cargo bike, other than just chucking it on and strapping it down? Thinking about getting a rack fabricated for my omnium that'll do it all.

very much personal preference. I don't like wide, lots of flare or much drop.

I tend to make use of all parts of the bars, but only really use the drops on technical descents, so go for a compact drop without too much reach. Hoods is obviously the primary position, but if it's really muddy I'll use the tops to get a bit more weight and traction on the rear wheel.

tl/dr most compact drops are fine.

Recommendations for a bolt-down fork mount that can take a variety of axle standards?

Anything wrong with this?

That's not a Tern, just something that turned up when I was looking for something similar. Japanese, I think, maybe named Utilite. Nowt on the internet about it.

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Just after the freehub myself - if the whole hub is for sale? go for it!

Looks like there might be room under the top deck, with the right battery. Think this might stay analogue anyway.

oh yeah! this looks great! and well-priced too. Why is everyone not riding these!? Not in London right now, but will hit you up with some questions via PM.

Shimano. Let me know if it matches.

After a Hope 10 or 11 speed freehub. Will need posting.

Thanks.

Appreciate some of the design features of the terns but they just seem a bit too gadget man and shiny to theifs.

Anything like the Tern GSD that isn't the Tern GSD? Looking for carrying capacity but also capable of getting on a train and could be ridden by two quite different sized people. Ideally built from steel, doesn't need a motor necessarily.

Thanks both, thought it might be the latter, hoping it would be the former. We'll see what the landlord decides.

When paying the last month's rent on a rolling month-by-month contract should be pay the full amount? or just for the period we've given notice for?

Wouldn't say so.

If you're living somewhere hilly or regularly carting around heavy stuff you might find yourself wanting bigger brakes, but you could upgrade to Shimano 4-pot brakes for less than £200 with rotors, easy.

No idea on the lights, and it looks like the seatpost upgrade is for suspension, which really isn't necessary.

The Islabikes e-bike offering looks pretty good. I think that's what I'd be recommending as a sensible bike without spending Riese and Muller money.

If you're happy with the stock settings (other than the delay) you can load them up into the software then adjust "Stop Decay" to 0, and it should cut out immediately.

By derestrict, you mean lift the speed limit? On mine I can do that in the settings on the head unit, but if you can't do that you're looking for the "Speed Limited" field in the software.

Fred Perry to Woolwich: 37 mins, pint at the harp inclusive

still a lot to learn for my inevitable comeback

Thought as much, thanks. Not a lot of clarity from eBay, on anything, actually.

I've got a set of wheels on eBay, listed under a £1 max final value promotion, that has since expired. I assume this is still valid for the listing? It doesn't have to sell before the promotion ends?

I completely agree with all of this but I ride a cargo bike all day every day for work and increasing the limit would definitely make my job quicker and easier!

Really? in London? I rode a leg-powered cargo bike around for work for 5 years, and only ever really felt under-powered with big loads, and I don't think I was that slow.

There aren't all that many scenarios in London where I'd feel comfortable travelling much faster than 25 kph for a prolonged period, on a big heavy bike: call me paranoid, but there's just too many black cabs ready to pull a u-turn with no warning, or tourists stepping off kerbs looking the wrong way.

In urban areas bikes should be quicker than motorised traffic through other means than top speed - less traffic lights, more cut-throughs and direct routes, and parking right outside where you want to end-up.

I know there's a petition going around regarding boosting it to 20mph to match urban traffic speeds. Not sure I agree with that 100%. 25 kph is more than enough for off road and urban areas. There's nothing stopping you using your legs to go faster.

I find the 250w limit stranger, particularly when it to cargo bikes. Often need 750w to get up some of the hills in these parts with a load on. Not sure on how it's measured, legally, because the OEM motors are definitely putting out more than 250w at peak.

Is that the wiring running below the motor? Might be worth bringing it out the other way up over the bottom bracket incase you ever end up grounding it out.

What voltage is your bafang?

All of his profiles are for 48/52v. Mine is 36..

Did you just change the speed limit to 100% to get the 'limitless' vibe?

Mine's 48v, but I think you should be able to adjust the profile and set "Limited Current" to 25A or below.

Yeah, it's all been rewired and seems fully dead, sadly.