It's been roughly a year and I haven't posted a parts list for the Bakfiets electric upgrade yet. I've recently been asked for this so I figured I'd post it for everyone to have access. A box bike without a wheel is just a box Bakfiets maintenance and upgrades 2023 Bakfiets upgrades – a couple months in As … Continue reading Bakfiets ebike upgrade parts list
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Bakfiets upgrades – a couple months in
I upgraded my Bakfiets about two months ago and have been riding it regularly again. After some initial teething issues I have a good handle on how it will perform long term. Issues I had one main issue: The front brake kept going out of alignment. I kept readjusting it and tried to figure out … Continue reading Bakfiets upgrades – a couple months in
Bakfiets maintenance and upgrades 2023
It's spring time. Bike repair time! What are the plans? You gotta be able to move Earlier I wrote about my issues with the Bakfiets front motor hub and my plan to repair and upgrade the bike. In April I got the parts and set aside time to do this work. You gotta be able … Continue reading Bakfiets maintenance and upgrades 2023
A box bike without a wheel is just a box
We moved to a new home in November of 2022 and, due to my misfortune, the front motor hub of my Bakfiets died a WEEK before we planned to move. The wheel would spin but with lots of resistance and the motor wouldn't work. So even pedalling was not feasible. Talk about bad timing. Context … Continue reading A box bike without a wheel is just a box
New Bike Day: Bike Friday Hauladay
It's a Hauladay in our biking and hiking household! It's new bike day! We commute on our bikes and take Toothless to and from daycare on our bikes. I take Toothless to daycare on our Bakfiets and Natasha takes him home on her commuting bike with a Yepp Mini. Toothless has been growing and he's … Continue reading New Bike Day: Bike Friday Hauladay
PSA: Check your brakes!
Background When we bought our cargo bike in 2020 we checked and adjusted the brakes. The disc brake pads had plenty of life so we never replaced them initially. Since then we rode the bike in fair weather regularly but not frequently. It was our grocery getter before Toothless was born and our baby hauler … Continue reading PSA: Check your brakes!
Bike Gear: Cheap Panniers
After installing the car seat in our cargo bike, I realized that our panniers would not be large enough to carry groceries if we needed to grab groceries with the baby on board. We have some panniers but we always end up carrying items on top of our rack or in a backpack when riding … Continue reading Bike Gear: Cheap Panniers
Box Bike – Maintenance: New Tires
I finally got around to installing the new tires on our bike. I bought Schwalbe tires and tubes and as previously posted they arrived pretty much next day. They have been sitting in our hallway until I could install them today while Natasha was at work. I bought Marathon Plus HS 440 tires and matching … Continue reading Box Bike – Maintenance: New Tires
Box Bike: And the parts start to arrive..
Surprisingly, we started getting parts within days of ordering them. The tires came from the US within two days. The lock within three days. Now we are waiting for the rest from MEC. Maybe I can install some tires this weekend... But oh gosh do these tires actually have tread! The ones on the bike … Continue reading Box Bike: And the parts start to arrive..
Box Bike!
Since we are expecting a child in October, and the COVID19 pandemic has really impacted public transit, we decided to go ahead and buy a cargo bike. We have been looking for a while and built a big spreadsheet of different models and costs, but in the end it is all about opportunity. There aren't … Continue reading Box Bike!
Backpacks & Bike Racks 