tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788949981652429836.post4044083500518664880..comments2023-10-22T12:39:52.983+01:00Comments on Cycle A 2 B: The cargobike bloke....Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570415802364596822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788949981652429836.post-18583244505559781212011-04-24T13:22:08.356+01:002011-04-24T13:22:08.356+01:00"The Bullitts look excellent & I can'..."The Bullitts look excellent & I can't imagine them suffering from frame failures. Shame they don't have a chaincase as standard though."<br /><br />I agree, especially considering the faffing about that Dave42 went through.<br /><br />The Bullitt is really so close, but even so remains still so very far from perfection in so many ways.<br /><br />Shame.... :(amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783694650121687459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788949981652429836.post-52577036270689755002011-04-24T11:11:41.063+01:002011-04-24T11:11:41.063+01:00It's an interesting bike, but I don't thin...It's an interesting bike, but I don't think I'd want one. There's just too many quirky features that appear to be there just for the sake of it. I'd want a hub gear for starters and not a derailuer that is a couple of inches from the ground. & monoblades on a bike that is supposed to be a heavyweight carrying workhorse just doesn't compute in my head. But it obviously works for this guy, day in day out, so fair doos.<br /><br />The Bullitts look excellent & I can't imagine them suffering from frame failures. Shame they don't have a chaincase as standard though.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570415802364596822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788949981652429836.post-72547613992614425882011-04-24T07:55:16.806+01:002011-04-24T07:55:16.806+01:00I was interested in the 8freight, until I heard ab...I was interested in the 8freight, until I heard about the frame breakages. Then I lost all interest. IIRC, the frame is Aluminium and it appears it's overstressed. In general, I think Aluminium is not terribly suitable for cargo bikes, however if I do get one, it might be a Bullitt, Aluminium-framed, but IMHO much better designed and very light. AFAICT, there have been no incidents of Bullitt frame failure, so far. But it's a new design and time will tell. The other candidate is the Bakfiets.nl or something very similar (steel-framed).<br /><br />Another reason I'm less keen on the 8Freight, is the trailing load, which means difficulties with the rear wheel cutting corners and the wide rear-projecting load causing problems while filtering. <br /><br />I think it's extremely significant that every cargo bike I can think of has the load up-front. Can they all the others be wrong? I think it's nice to have the cargo where I can see it and avoid the trailing load.amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783694650121687459noreply@blogger.com