Recent content by thomwithoutanh

Re: Can you help rebuild a cargo bike for a community projec Thanks Sylus, good to know before we decide whether to accept it. From the pics I wondered whether you could attach some calliper brakes or similar. Do you reckon it's worth bothering with, or should we concentrate on rebuilding the...

Re: Can you help rebuild a cargo bike for a community projec Yes, safety/stopping was my main concern too. South London is fairly flat I suppose, but stopping with a full load could be interesting. Is it pretty straightforward to get parts for rod brakes? Excuse my ignorance...

Re: Rebuilding a cargo bike and turning into a mobile kitche So, an update - I've been offered a vintage 'ice cream' bike to use in the project. I've been to look at it and it seems basically in fairly good order - but it uses rod brakes and (as you can see) the fitting is broken...

Re: Rebuilding a cargo bike and turning into a mobile kitche Thanks everyone. I contacted London Green Cycles, who are setting up a new shop doing Christianias in London, and they've agreed to come have a look on Wednesday. The guy even mentioned that they might be able to give some labour FOC...

Re: Rebuilding a cargo bike and turning into a mobile kitche xerxes, thanks very much - these are all really good points. Maybe it's best if I hold back for a few days until I've spoken to some people who've seen the bike and can tell me definitely what I need. London Green Cycles have agreed...

Re: Rebuilding a cargo bike and turning into a mobile kitche Thanks! Hopefully it will be brilliant, but there's a lot to do. I want to get it finished by the end of April ideally, so any help or advice will be much appreciated - and repaid several times over in food. I'll have better photos...

Hi, hope I've got the right forum area for this one... I want to build a cargo bike that incorporates a simple mobile kitchen (probably a couple of gas stoves and possibly a fold-out table area). Why? I help organise the Brixton People's Kitchen, which picks up perfectly decent food that shops...