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Ride more with a cargo bike

Bicycle Network wrote this great post about cargo bikes and how they can replace short trips with the kids or for business.

Cargocycles got a mention with some of the bikes we stock.

Have a read here.

Ride2Work with your cargo bike!

Cargocycles is proud to take part in this year’s Ride2Work Day on Wednesday, October 18th! Ride along with us – the Cargocycles team will all be cargo biking to work!

Cycling to work is such a good thing – it improves your health, saves time, saves money and it’s good for the environment. It makes commuting safer as it gets cars off the roads and it has even been found to increase your productivity! We’d love to see lots of other fantastic cargo bikers out on the streets on the 18th. If you miss us on your commute you can still share your experience with us on Facebook or Insta. How many k’s do you do on your commute? Where do you park your cargo bike at work? And what cargo are you carrying?

The National Ride2Work Day is Australia’s largest celebration of commuter riding and is organised by the Bicycle Network. Held annually in October, the day celebrates the benefits of riding to work and brings together the communities that support it. The main objective of the day is to normalise the idea of riding to work and encourage people who have never ridden to work before to give it a go. It also allows regular riders to stay motivated and encourages their work mates to get involved. You can register for the event and find out where to get a free biker’s brekkie here

@Triobike @yubabikes

Cycling Without Age Team Strib ride Aust...

Follow six young guys from Denmark as they pilot 3 x Rickshaws south from Newcastle NSW all the way to Tasmania, sharing rides and having fun along the way.

Their mission is to ride with the elderly on their Rickshaws to improve their health and emotional well-being! This is part of the Cycling Without Age Movement that is spreading throughout the world.

Follow the six young Danes on their journey through Australia here

Cycling Without Age was started in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their bicycles, but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility. The answer was a trishaw and he started offering free bike rides to the local nursing home residents.

Learn more about Cycling Without Age here

@Triobike @cyclingwithoutage @metro_cycles

Custom Build, we pimped an Electric Boda...

The Cargocycles workshop team were super busy this week. One of the bikes delivered was this Yuba Boda V3 with a mid drive Lekkie Summit system. This features very smooth power delivery with gear shift sensing (so the power is momentarily removed as you shift). The battery is easily removable and mounted as low as possible in the frame with a custom bracket fabricated in house.

It turns a Boda V3 into a total car replacement. Load it up and make it work!

Why Lekkie? Here are some of the reasons we like.

Mid drive motor – The Summit System

• A mid drive system has the advantage of driving through the bicycle gears. This allows for a greater torque and speed range. Great for people who want to ride as fast as possible or climb as steep as possible. Also it can fit to a wider range of bikes.
• More technical ride, gear changing is still needed for best performance.
• Suits bikes with internal hub gears.
• Suits all wheel sizes.
• Motor weight is kept central in the frame.
• Keep original wheels.
• Greater top speed and climbing ability.

At Cargocycles we have the ability to build the custom cargo bike of your dreams. Talk to us, we are happy to give you no obligation, free advice. We’ve powered up many cargo bikes over the years, we have a good idea about what works and what doesn’t for all types of cargo bikes.

Gear shift sensor

Battery mounted nice and low to keep centre of gravity low.

Custom-made battery bracket

Juiced Bikes Cross Current (in stock) an...

We have a very small number of Juiced Bikes Cross Current models in stock and ready to go right now. In mid May we will have lots more arriving including the mixte frame in all colours and frame sizes. A very small number of the Hyper Extended Range 21ah capacity batteries will be available too. We will also have the Ocean Current arriving at the same time. Talk to us or come down to our East Brunswick store to test ride.

Yuba Spicy Curry Bosch available in Aust...

It’s been a long wait but the Bosch Mid-Drive Yuba Spicy Curry electric cargo bike will soon be available in Australia. Our dealers below will all have stock so if you contact Glow Worm Bicycles, Sydney Electric Bikes, and Omafiets in Sydney, South Beach Cycles in WA and Earthcycles in Brisbane you will be riding away on a Bosch powered Spicy Curry by Mid May 2017. Not to mention Cargocycles of course. Test ride inside the biggest cargo bike shop in the world! 170 Lygon Street East Brunswick 3057.

The Spicy Curry is the evolution of many years of cutting edge cargo bike design and refinements and this is Yuba’s first Bosch mid-drive powered bike. A full range of accessories will be available too.

The bestｶ�bits:

• 20″ rear wheel with high quality 10 speed drivetrain coupled with a 26″ front wheel for optimum stabilty when loaded
• Full range of accessories to haul any type of cargo from kids to adults to hard-rubbish finds
• Bosch powered for ultimate reliability and fuss free power.

More details soon but read the Electric Bike Review to learn more. It is very comprehensive so get a cuppa and sit back. Thanks EBR.

https://electricbikereview.com/yuba/spicy-curry-bosch/