Comments on: Bakfietsen have landed http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bakfiets-have-landed Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Candace http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-335229 Candace Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:49:53 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-335229 Please keep on topic. Questions regarding Clever Cycles sales- or service-related items are best addressed to info@clevercycles.com. Thanks! this thread is a year old but I have Zigo and love it so I thought I would respond.. I've done as long as a 15 mile ride on it. Easy to steer and I can pat my son on the head. The turning radius is wide, but you can turn it tighter when you stop, stand and spin. It's easier to ride then Bakfiets i rode was.I'm really happy with it ! Clever cycle should carry them.. how ever I heard they now may have a dealer in portland soon! thanks Candy Please keep on topic. Questions regarding Clever Cycles sales- or service-related items are best addressed to info@clevercycles.com. Thanks!

this thread is a year old but I have Zigo and love it so I thought I would respond.. I’ve done as long as a 15 mile ride on it. Easy to steer and I can pat my son on the head. The turning radius is wide, but you can turn it tighter when you stop, stand and spin. It’s easier to ride then Bakfiets i rode was.I’m really happy with it ! Clever cycle should carry them.. how ever I heard they now may have a dealer in portland soon!

thanks
Candy

]]> By: Bruce A. Wilson http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-97707 Bruce A. Wilson Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:30 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-97707 "Todd B - Bakfiets & CAT user Says: June 14th, 2007 at 11:20 am Hey Bruce – I assume you sold your car a long time ago and are now walking or riding a bike for your local trips? Do you have a US made bike or bakfiets? I am just curious…" I have a Fuji Montero converted to an Xtracycle, a Trek Mountaineer 820, and a Montegue Paratrooper folder. The Fuji is on its last legs, and I am saving up to get a Big Dummy (I toyed with the idea of a Kona Ute or Yuba Mundo, but I hope to add a Stokemonkey when they become available, and neither of those are Stokemonkey-compatable.) Some parts of town are inaccessible to me because of the hills, but I very seldom have to go there, and when I do I can usually bum a ride. (I have some good friends who live at the very top of the Edgewood ridge, by the water tower. CARS struggle up that road, let alone bikes.) “Todd B – Bakfiets & CAT user Says:

June 14th, 2007 at 11:20 am
Hey Bruce – I assume you sold your car a long time ago and are now walking or riding a bike for your local trips? Do you have a US made bike or bakfiets? I am just curious…”

I have a Fuji Montero converted to an Xtracycle, a Trek Mountaineer 820, and a Montegue Paratrooper folder. The Fuji is on its last legs, and I am saving up to get a Big Dummy (I toyed with the idea of a Kona Ute or Yuba Mundo, but I hope to add a Stokemonkey when they become available, and neither of those are Stokemonkey-compatable.) Some parts of town are inaccessible to me because of the hills, but I very seldom have to go there, and when I do I can usually bum a ride. (I have some good friends who live at the very top of the Edgewood ridge, by the water tower. CARS struggle up that road, let alone bikes.)

]]> By: Todd (admin) http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-97085 Todd (admin) Tue, 13 May 2008 16:58:55 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-97085 They're not shipping before August, it seems. Yes we still have Fridays, Scott. They’re not shipping before August, it seems. Yes we still have Fridays, Scott.

]]> By: Scott Mizée http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-97079 Scott Mizée Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:18 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-97079 according to their website: http://www.myzigo.com/ no dealers yet in Oregon or Washington. Closest dealers in Boise and Davis. I'd be curious to ride one as well. Seems to fit into the mission of Clever Cycles too. -Scott P.S. Do you have many Bike Fridays left in Stock? Was thinking of heading over there at lunch to check out the inventory... according to their website: http://www.myzigo.com/
no dealers yet in Oregon or Washington. Closest dealers in Boise and Davis. I’d be curious to ride one as well. Seems to fit into the mission of Clever Cycles too.
-Scott

P.S. Do you have many Bike Fridays left in Stock? Was thinking of heading over there at lunch to check out the inventory…

]]> By: Todd (admin) http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-97075 Todd (admin) Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:47 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-97075 Nope, we haven't yet got our hands on a Zigo. I'm sure the photos are flipped by some art director without consideration for the Coriolis effect. Nope, we haven’t yet got our hands on a Zigo. I’m sure the photos are flipped by some art director without consideration for the Coriolis effect.

]]> By: patrick http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-97061 patrick Tue, 13 May 2008 16:22:11 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-97061 I'm curious about these Zigo things. DId they ever get the official Clevercycles once-over? The small wheels don't concern me, but I think it's rather odd that the bicycle portion appears to have left hand drive (at least in the photos on the web site). I’m curious about these Zigo things. DId they ever get the official Clevercycles once-over? The small wheels don’t concern me, but I think it’s rather odd that the bicycle portion appears to have left hand drive (at least in the photos on the web site).

]]> By: Todd B - Bakfiets & CAT user http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-96559 Todd B - Bakfiets & CAT user Mon, 12 May 2008 19:08:53 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-96559 Yes - what Scott and Todd F says is very true. The Bakfiets is well designed to park outside. The downsides: It will get more dirty and it should have the bed tarp. The second child's seat on the long bed helps the cover to shed water. You may want to cover a child's seat or your leather saddle. A few minor maintenace issues will occur: minor rust on one or two of the stainless nuts, ice can form in the brake lines, tire sidewalls may have more UV damage if not black rubber, etc. It is important to chain it down to a fixed opbject - pole, etc. Remember that it can be lifted by 2 men or small parts removed...just like any bike. Yes – what Scott and Todd F says is very true.

The Bakfiets is well designed to park outside.

The downsides: It will get more dirty and it should have the bed tarp. The second child’s seat on the long bed helps the cover to shed water. You may want to cover a child’s seat or your leather saddle.

A few minor maintenace issues will occur: minor rust on one or two of the stainless nuts, ice can form in the brake lines, tire sidewalls may have more UV damage if not black rubber, etc.

It is important to chain it down to a fixed opbject – pole, etc. Remember that it can be lifted by 2 men or small parts removed…just like any bike.

]]> By: Scott Mizée http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-96075 Scott Mizée Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:26 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-96075 Rian, What Todd says is true. There is no way I would try lugging a bakfiets up stairs. The survive very well outside like a car does. My suggestion would be to buy some good locks and let it sit outside. The bakfiets that I ride has sat outside an apartment in Vancouver, Washington for much of its 3-4 year lifetime in the U.S. and is doing just fine. I wish you the best with your decision. Rian,
What Todd says is true. There is no way I would try lugging a bakfiets up stairs. The survive very well outside like a car does. My suggestion would be to buy some good locks and let it sit outside. The bakfiets that I ride has sat outside an apartment in Vancouver, Washington for much of its 3-4 year lifetime in the U.S. and is doing just fine. I wish you the best with your decision.

]]> By: Todd (admin) http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-95631 Todd (admin) Sun, 11 May 2008 04:04:22 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-95631 Rian, the long is just shy of 100lbs. The short, I don't know, but still quite heavy. Even if you were OK lugging 100 pounds in, say, a suitcase, a bakfiets is a very awkward package for somebody to manage up or down stairs: not recommended. They are designed to live outside, parked like any other vehicle. Rian, the long is just shy of 100lbs. The short, I don’t know, but still quite heavy. Even if you were OK lugging 100 pounds in, say, a suitcase, a bakfiets is a very awkward package for somebody to manage up or down stairs: not recommended. They are designed to live outside, parked like any other vehicle.

]]> By: Rian http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/01/29/bakfiets-have-landed/comment-page-2/#comment-94946 Rian Fri, 09 May 2008 22:58:10 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=175#comment-94946 How much do the short and long bakfietsen weigh respectively? I live in a second floor apartment and have to park my bike on the balcony. So I am curious whether I can manage to carry them (no payload) on my shoulder up one flight. How much do the short and long bakfietsen weigh respectively?

I live in a second floor apartment and have to park my bike on the balcony. So I am curious whether I can manage to carry them (no payload) on my shoulder up one flight.

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