Recent content by JBrannan

It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Ontario, perfect for a trip to the hardware store to pick up a couple 10-ft 2x6 boards! 😎

My partner and I are considering a Quick Haul Long for her to ride, but I heard from my local shop (who doesn't sell Tern bikes) that they've found that compared to other long-tails, they take a fairly long time to get the rear wheel off, when changing flats and such. Is this accurate, or...

I love the colour scheme on the non-cargo bike! It's very cheerful!

Apparently I forgot to post my favourite haul (so far!). The employees at the drive-through lumberyard were a little surprised to see me come in with the bike! And a second, just for the humour of it:

Welcome! I've been meaning to visit the Bicycle Café, but it's not been a priority to make it down that way from Kitchener yet. My partner and I might come look at e-bikes for her sometime this year though!

This is exactly why I picked the R&M, after test-riding both. On my test ride, the bell on the UA would ring going over speedbumps. I did choose the regular Load 75, not the Load4 75, because the price difference was just too much to justify it for me. Also I like having the Bosch System 2...

Hi folks, One thread from a German cargo bike forum that I've found incredibly useful for knowing what I should be aware of with my R&M Load 75 is this one: https://www.cargobikeforum.de/forum/index.php?threads/riese-m%C3%BCller-load-60-75-tipps-und-ideen-zur-anpassung.5259/ For the non-German...

For folks trying to decide what cargo bike might be best for them, there's a wonderfully useful size comparison tool, found here: https://bikes.louiseveillard.com/ At the time of this post, it features 133 different models, and you can load the ones you're interested in beside each other, to...

Definitely a budget pair of ski goggles were a game changer, from trying to use sunglasses and then struggling once the days were shorter. A buff/neck gaiter is my choice of gear for keeping my face warm, but my helmet (Lazer Urbanize) has a really good set of ear-protectors for winter. Last...

Hi folks! This is a lovely idea of a community resource for pooling cargo bike info and ideas! My family went from two vehicles (SUV and car) down to just the car and a cargo bike this past summer. I’ve put over 1,700 km on our Riese & Müller Load 75 since June, mainly with school & daycare...

Admittedly, I had to get off and push through this deep snow yesterday, but we biked to a local sledding hill! And here’s our holiday decoration sleigh bells: