Lbs fear of cargo cycles

[Evilc]

I regularly see real fear in the eyes of lbs staff if I turn up and ask for some fettling.

It really is not the spawn of Satan

 

[Bike Shop Girl]

What type of cargo bike do you have?!

 

[Evilc]

Christiania I think it is fear of the unknown not the specific type!

 

[Bike Shop Girl]

Some shops don’t know how to lift them or have space for them. I measured door frames when I was looking for a place to lease for my cargo bike shop

 

[Shaun Moulds]

I regularly see real fear in the eyes of lbs staff if I turn up and ask for some fettling.

It really is not the spawn of Satan

My local shop has it's workshop upstairs I think that's where their fear comes from.

 

[Evilc]

But are not those examples of not having defined what their business is and the tools and structures and knowledge needed to carry out that business?

 

[Evilc]

The local Salvation Army is setting up a cycle recycling scheme. They have had a brand new workshop and store built. They had to rebuild their entrance because they had not designed it for my cargo trike although I had been using them for years when they were using their church by moving pews putting down plastic sheets and having tools in cupboards attached to the church walls

 

[Evilc]

Cargo bike shops should be more common than car showrooms. Why aren’t they? Why is the transport and mobility ecosystem so skewed and damaged? It needs yellowstoning

 

[Evilc]

It has been recognised that mega fauna- like elephants- are often missing from ecosystems but they are key indicators of ecosystem health

Are we understanding cargo cycles as the megafauna of mobility and transport ecosystems? The motor carriage is actually a niche species that easily becomes a pest or parasite

 

[Nacho Bikes]

When looking for a cargo e bike, the maintenance and serviceability by a local bike shop was key in deciding which bike to get. It why we ended up with a Globe Haul. I have 4 shops within 5 miles of me that sell and service them. Also important to note I don’t own a car so that’s another reason.

I would have loved an Urban Arrow or similar but just don’t have any reliable shop to service or support them.

 

[SeanYYC]

I regularly see real fear in the eyes of lbs staff if I turn up and ask for some fettling.

It really is not the spawn of Satan

To be fair I feel a similar "fear" when an MTB'r rolls into my shop wanting suspension service