kid doing math homework on the way home from school while I'm doing #ebikes engineering. Something is wrong with this g311 motor recently, or the kid is just getting too big for it.

#bikenite A5 my #ebikes / #cargobikes are all quite different and 3 are "projects" in various states of motor/battery completion/capability. I lean toward the #umbrellabike (yuba #supercargo) if it's wet/cold & transporting the sub-100lb child or wanting to keep cargo dry, the bakfiets format is […]

@enobacon I've just been browsing through your #umbrellabike posts. That does look neat!
I get what you mean about capes being good for just falling rain. Here it does tend to be a bit breezy too, although I can usually choose more sheltered routes.

@Steffi rain cape (bike-specific poncho) works well for falling rain, less well if it's blowing sideways or if you're just riding fast into it. My #umbrellabike is a bakfiets with rain canopy on top, which gives good frontal coverage, combined with a rain cape and wool pants for most of the […]

#30daysofbiking I took the #umbrellabike from Hillsdale to Beaverton and the passenger from Beaverton to the craft store to Hillsdale. It was misty, but not really raining until the return trip and then it finished before we got home. #cargobikes #ebikes #pdxbikes #pdxtst

@HayiWena 😀 aw, shucks, that old thing? 😆 I got the regen braking motor for a 2nd motor on the #umbrellabike, but 2/3 passengers were a "very No" on riding in the front bucket/canopy, so I scrounged this #bikefriday up off of craigslist and gave it that #grinmac so it wouldn't burn through rims […]

#canyouseemthoodfromburlingamefmpickupspot4 at 2:15pm on Mar 24, 2026? #pdxbikes #pdxtst

No. I even got slightly damp.

#leavethecarathome #umbrellabike #cargobikes #ebikes #BikeTooter #climateactiontuesdays #FuckCars #thewaroncars #resist #fossilfuels

#canyouseemthoodfromburlingamefmpickupspot4 at 2pm today? #pdxbikes #pdxtst

no. And still, I didn't even get my feet wet. #leavethecarathome #cargobikes #umbrellabike #ebikes #climateactiontuesdays #resist #fossilfools

#canyouseemthoodfromburlingamefmpickupspot4 at about 2pm today? #pdxbikes #pdxtst

no. And my sunglasses got wet, but the #umbrellabike had me mostly covered from riding through the mist, no rain cape, dry shoes. Feeling silly using such a large vehicle for […]

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Sometimes you just need to plug everything together and see it spin.

Next step in the #umbrellabike #ebikes project. #BikeTooter #bikenite A8

Such a hassle, you need special tools and a lift to work on anything under the hood of #evs

I had to spend dozens of dollars to get this thing in the air.

#ebikes #cargobikes #umbrellabike #BikeTooter

Did a thing. #BikeTooter #ebikes #umbrellabike

okay maybe also if it's raining, look at that rain canopy #umbrellabike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZvZgGM0ZI

#canyouseemthoodfromburlingamefmpickupspot4 at 2pm on Dec 8th #pdxbikes #pdxtst ?

No. ☔

It amuses me that people say they can't bike because of weather but there are always more drivers on sunny days. #umbrellabike #leavethecarathome #cargobikes #climateaction #ebikes

#canyouseemthoodfromburlingamefmpickupspot4 at 2pm on Nov 3 #pdxtst #pdxbikes ?

No (and yes 4 was taken... let the record show I had more totes on my cart than both of these drivers combined)

#umbrellabike #leavethecarathome #ebikes #cargobikes #BikeTooter

#canyouseemthoodfromburlingamefmpickupspot4 at 2 pm on Sept 11, 2025 #pdxbikes #pdxtst #portland #BikeTooter ?

No. #leavethecarathome #umbrellabike #cargobikes #ebikes #climateaction #transportation

#canyouseemthoodfromburlingamefmpickupspot4 at about 2pm today #pdxbikes?

no. #leavethecarathome #ebikes #cargobikes #umbrellabike #stroads