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I can think of one person who does careNearly all lights fitted to bikes are illegal, but does anybody care?
Would you someday sell a full suspension cargo bike?Hi Green 79,
Welcome to the forum, I guess you coming from overseas?
We already have a few customers in Oxford, one of them has an eZee powered Yuba el Mundo that he uses amongst other things to take his kids to school so you don't need to worry about using your Surly conversion.
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Another customers eZee powered Big DummyeZee now have their own complete cargo/utility bike that was designed and manufactured 'in house', the Expedir which comes in two versions, the GTS and the LTS, they are available with host of accessories for different uses.
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eZee Expedir LTSView attachment 11025
eZee Expedir GTSView attachment 11027
Also the eZee i-Omega mini cargo bike
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Hi cwah,Would you someday sell a full suspension cargo bike?
Regarding the bell:I wonder how many cyclists have been prosecuted for not having a bell, or motorists who don't have the manufacturer of their number plate stamped on it, other ...
The CTC do and have published this:Nearly all lights fitted to bikes are illegal, but does anybody care?
The bells law is a mess so it's little wonder there are no prosecutions.I wonder how many cyclists have been prosecuted for not having a bell, ...
I read that, but I don't see anywhere where it says they care. It's merely a statement of the present situation, and they even say that you're unlikelyto be prosecuted for non-compliant lights. If they really cared, they'd be campaigning for change.The CTC do and have published this:
http://www.ctc.org.uk/cyclists-library/regulations/lighting-regulations
with respect to everyone involved in this debate, i find the direction threads go in sometimes flummoxing, bit like discovering a parralel world really. truly, i didnt see one about the legality of bells coming.First time poster here.
My family and I have an opportunity to move to Oxford for a couple of years and are looking a bring our cargo bike with us. I was looking for advice on how to ride it legally in the UK.
I have a Surly Big Dummy with a eZee conversion kit, Cycle Analyst V3 and a 36V 16.5Ah frame battery pack
Based on the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules
Would limiting the motor based on maximum speed and output using the Cycle Analyst be sufficient to make this legal to ride?
Would making my own plate showing the manufacturer, the nominal voltage of the battery, and the motor’s power output meet the requirement in the link?
Any idea whether it might qualify under the tandem/tricycle definition? I ask because I'm guessing the weight is around the maximum with the kids seats etc on it.
Any cargo bikers in Oxford and experience with a bakfiets / bullitt style bike there? We'll probably go car free so were thinking of a boxbike to supplement the big dummy? Not sure how a larger bike might fit in with narrower roads etc
Thanks in advance!
Actually bike caravans are entirely legal in many countries including the UK, a dozen shown on the link below and many more online. At one time Wisper e-bikes considered adding a bicycle caravan to their e-bike range.do anything visibly illegal (like towing a caravan)
The 1968 Vienna Convention rules on road traffic include a specific mention that bicycle bells must be fitted in accordance with each visited countries ruling. So being without here is ok, but cross the channel with a bike and one can be in trouble."Is a bell really neccesary on a bicycle"... Sorry couldn't resist. I have seen French policemen writing a ticket for a missing bell... OK the person had been pulled over for another reason but got stung for that. Front and rear reflectors. Orange side reflectors in the wheels (so white tyre reflectors are not enough alone) and pedals . Lights (no legal reference on thier power) and... brakes front and rear! What a good idea!!!
too true, my apologies, in the spirit of this thread i feel i should make a correction: dont do anything visibly illegal such as towing a two tonne caravan faster than 45 mph against a 45% gradient.Actually bike caravans are entirely legal, a dozen shown on the link below and many more online. At one time Wisper e-bikes considered adding a bicycle caravan to their e-bike range.
Bicycle caravans
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yes i took it as that, and its an entirely valid point. In fact it made me wonder whether there are legal limits to what a bike is allowed to tow (for a moment i considered inflaming a whole new debate by asking whether a 250kw pedelelc rertricted to 17.8 mph towing an airstream woudl be legal in Oxford..)I guessed you meant a large caravan but thought my obsevation worthwhile for those who might not know whether a bike could tow a small one.
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Shameless plug: http://www.amateurboatbuilding.com/articles/news/woodenwidget/foldavan/index.htmlActually bike caravans are entirely legal in many countries including the UK, a dozen shown on the link below and many more online. At one time Wisper e-bikes considered adding a bicycle caravan to their e-bike range.
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And the law says "must be audible at 50 metres". I doubt that is possible in rush hour Paris traffic though...The 1968 Vienna Convention rules on road traffic include a specific mention that bicycle bells must be fitted in accordance with each visited countries ruling. So being without here is ok, but cross the channel with a bike and one can be in trouble.
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