Utility Cycling
Once you figure out how easy and fast (and cheap) it is to get around by bike, you can't help but do all sorts of ordinary, non-recreational stuff this way...
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11 February 2012
IQ Cyo headlight
This is the bike light that revolutionized night time riding for me.
Dynamo or battery driven, its winning combination of (relative) cheapness, light weight, reliability, and lumens on the road make this a real star.
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10 February 2012
Winterwear
What do you need to ride year-round in a bitter Scots winter?
My experience is that a normal outdoorsy wardrobe will manage nicely, thank you very much!
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8 February 2012
Cycling two bikes
My bike was at work, so I rode in on my hardtail, but couldn’t ride it back because it doesn’t have lights.
Carry Freedom to the rescue!
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31 January 2012
Sturmey Archer X-FDD
70mm drum brake and dynamo combine in a front hub that leaves no box unticked in the hardcore utility market segment.
You don’t need one of these, but you should want one.
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29 January 2012
Caution – Long Vehicle!
2m of coving makes this the longest load I’ve had on my stock Carry Freedom.
Probably just about the limit unless you’re sure you won’t be going over speed bumps and so on!
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12 January 2012
Got wood?
73KGs of fallen lumber transported with aplomb by the Carry freedom Y-frame.
The trailer managed easily enough… more than can be said for me!
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1 December 2011
Carradice Barley: bar bag
I happened to own a Carradice Barley saddlebag which is tantalisingly close to what a nice commuter / utility bar bag might resemble.
After a little bit of work, it has proven to be an excellent bar bag indeed. Details within!
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24 November 2011
Life with four wheels
The first of many updates on life with a Carry Freedom Y-Frame trailer, which is a good sort of life.
Reflections on fitting to two bikes, noise, load, reuse of council recycling boxes, cunning shopping strategies, and more.
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9 November 2011
Carry Freedom Y Frame
From the first moment I hitched it to my bike, I knew this was one purchase I wouldn’t have many second thoughts about.
Why didn’t I buy one earlier, it would have paid for itself ten times over by now!