Comments on: The Mother of all Centerstands

By: henry

henry — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:24:03 +0000

adam, You need the Clarijs XLU model or a similar pannier set from another manufacturer with cutouts or two straps above instead of a solid surface covering the rear carrier.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:02:42 +0000

Great. When you say big, do you mean XL? These (Clarijs) are 40cm long, which by my reckoning would mean the rack would need to be around 65-70cm long to fit both the 911 and pannier. Does the pannier need to be customised in any way to accomodate this?

By: henry

henry — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:17:00 +0000

adam, Yes there’s plenty of room behind a GMG 911 for big Clarijs or similar panniers and the GMG 911 clips in and out in a few seconds.

By: adam

adam — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:52:41 +0000

Henry, Can you tell me if it’s possible to put a GMG 911 child seat and Pannier (eg Clarijs) on a Fr8 at the same time? If not, how easy is it to remove the 911 to change back and forth?

By: henry

henry — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:40:40 +0000

adam,
We’ll put it all up on the site soon. For now:
- weight’s dependent on how it’s built. Figure 2-3 kg less than a comparably equipped Fr8
- 171cm long
- 38/17 is the standard gearing with either Shimano 3 or 8sp hub
- Roller brakes, IM45 or IM80
- Load capacity? Dunno but you won’t break it.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:10:09 +0000

Henry Sorry about the name thing. Can you give me some more detail on the Gr8, eg weight, length, gearing, load capacity, brakes and how these compare to the Fr8. Thanks.

By: henry

henry — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:04:43 +0000

adam,
We just began building Gr8′s and there are already a few in our shops. Since we’re better at designing and building bikes than taking photos and making websites it’s just not on the site yet.

Anybody, including our dealers can order a Gr8. I recommend pressing Dutch Cargo Bike in Australia to order Gr8′s.

It’s “Workcycles” by the way, not “cycleworks”.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:37:11 +0000

Where is it available, I can’t see it on the cycleworks website and not much coming up on google? And do you have more info on it? And when will we get it in Australia?

By: henry

henry — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:51:55 +0000

adam,
The Gr8 is now available but keep in mind that it’s really a different animal than the Fr8. The two bikes share a basic look and modularity, adaptive seat tube geometry and many parts are interchangeable. But the Gr8 is a compact, tough city bike instead of a long wheelbase two-wheeled truck (the Fr8).

By: adam

adam — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:55:25 +0000

Hi Henry. I am in Australia and own an electric Bakfiets long. We are considering getting a Fr8 as an alternative to the Bakfiets (being lighter, smaller but still having cargo carrying facility). Can you tell me when the Gr8 will be available (how much longer to w8?). If it will be soon we may wait a while, if not we may order a Fr8…