Comments on: Bakfiets on the bakfiets ambulance

By: oilios

oilios — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:38:13 +0000

hahhahaha the load is so big, like an ant carring an elephant )

I’ve got an antic bike for sale, if somebody interested, please contact me:oliosmas@web.de

By: drooderfiets

drooderfiets — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:59:50 +0000

I saw you paddling in the street! I saw that rescue, wanted to puck up my camera too but… I was running late…

By: BlackDawn

BlackDawn — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:24:47 +0000

Finally the man recognize the potential

By: henry

henry — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:22:02 +0000

Ooh, I really like the heavy lifting balloon as another highly technical solution for a nonexistent problem. Just think about the need for sophisticated tethering and steering systems, helium storage, an entire art devoted to the safe connection of the balloon and the bakfiets and the skills needed to guide it through the city. I suppose we’ll have to offer courses and certifications to the rental customers who want to use the system.

By: Todd Edelman

Todd Edelman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:18:03 +0000

Hey, is it too late to suggest an inflatable balloon with a Workcycles logo for heavy lifting assist as long as didnt get in the way of the trams or you would use http://www.angelfire.com/rebellion/nikotus/poster.jpg instead as an image as long as you donated the fee or changed the party the next time.

By: BlackDawn

BlackDawn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:06:09 +0000

oops sorry Henry, that last replay was meant for you.

By: BlackDawn

BlackDawn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:04:36 +0000

Doede,
when rare things gets stolen it’s probebly because you cant find them in shops.
I don’t like underestimating my enemy, I believe they are very smart.

By: henry

henry — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:44:34 +0000

BlackDawn,
Very possible though I don’t usually like to credit thieves with so much forethought and intelligence. Most of the bakfietsen in the city that aren’t owned by the couple shops that rent them are very sloppily and randomly repaired with parts from whatever donor was available: cheap mountain bike tires and cranks, bed frames mounted (crooked yet) as cargo carriers, fenders long gone…

In any case it’s much easier to fit a narrower wheel to a wider frame than the reverse. The cog, for example, can be moved outboard with spacers, but not inward.

By: BlackDawn

BlackDawn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:32:07 +0000

Doede,
More likely Someone needed yours because of the unusual size.

By: henry

henry — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:31:49 +0000

Doede,
Speaking of that strange rear wheel… it’s replacement was built yesterday and should be installed today. It was a serious quest to find a suitable hub, rim and spokes that could be combined into a wheel. So now you’ve got an Italian moped hub, Belgian 10 gauge spokes, an Italian transporter rim and a Dutch bakfiets tire… and a fat invoice we’ll just have to settle up with future web work, of which there’s always plenty to do.

I recommend painting this wheel in some garish color to ward off future scumbags.