Two, Three or Four

[classic33]

Having used three and four wheels for shifting outsize loads, currently on four wheels.

Which do you use and would you move to fewer or more wheels, money permitting.

 

[MichaelW2]

Im on 2+2 which works for me with some fairly oversized loads.

 

[All uphill]

As we slowly move towards being car free I have been thinking about this.

My preference at the moment would be a two wheel bike plus trailer, but I am keen to learn more from this thread.

 

[cheys03]

Im on 2+2 which works for me with some fairly oversized loads.

I’m keen to see any pictures you would share 😊

 

[MichaelW2]

Bike + 2 wheel trailer FreedomCarry Y 20"

 

[classic33]

Would a dedicated cargo cycle put anyone off?

I appear to be at odds with most. I can run 4 + 2(nine foot trailer*), the majority seems to be 2 + 2.

Does the trailer dictate the bike used or is/was it the other way round.

*Bikes at Work trailer.

 

[Pedropete]

Two + two. Long-tail cargo bike plus carry freedom Y trailer. Happy with setup but would like the larger lockable load-area potential of a bakfiets style. Hard to beat the combination of handling and load-lugging that a long-tail offers though.

 

[MichaelW2]

Would a dedicated cargo cycle put anyone off?

I appear to be at odds with most. I can run 4 + 2(nine foot trailer*), the majority seems to be 2 + 2.

Does the trailer dictate the bike used or is/was it the other way round.

*Bikes at Work trailer.

Y frame mount works best with a solid axle on vertical dropouts which was what I had. Not sure how well it works with horizontal dropouts or with qr skewers. Apart from that, almost any bike can pull.

 

[dutchguylivingintheuk]

The beryl bike share trailer(they used that to move bike from one share point to a other) was hooked up with some kind of metal bar going over the whole rear of the bike. Since the ebikes arrived they changed their ways and now use a diesel van, so i don't see them anymore. But it seemed like a sturdy construction.(seemed to equalise the forces more especially when going over a bump, trailer had space for 2/3 bikes so i guess it was needed too, all pure from observation i never worked for them nor rode with that combo.)

 

[Andy in Germany]

I find a Longtail the most versatile, partly because it rides a lot like a "normal" bike.

A Bakfiets is heavy, but has many advantages, like the fact that a 30+ kilo bike makes a good bike rack for all the others, and in a non-cycling city, pretty much un-nickable so the inbuilt lock suffices which is very convenient.

I find either preferable to trailers because they take up remarkably little storage space and I don't have to worry about hitching them; just get on and go. By the same token if I'm out on the Longtail spontaneous errands are simple because extra capacity is already there.

 

[dutchguylivingintheuk]

I find a Longtail the most versatile, partly because it rides a lot like a "normal" bike.

Yeah i had something like that years ago worked great, even better with a trailer behind lol.

A Bakfiets is heavy, but has many advantages, like the fact that a 30+ kilo bike makes a good bike rack for all the others, and in a non-cycling city, pretty much un-nickable so the inbuilt lock suffices which is very convenient.

I find either preferable to trailers because they take up remarkably little storage space and I don't have to worry about hitching them; just get on and go. By the same token if I'm out on the Longtail spontaneous errands are simple because extra capacity is already there.

Think you're brave with un-nickable, i now have a ''normal'' Gazelle with the same kind of lock, but have a extra lock for if i park longer than a few minutes. and not without reason came back to my bike a few weeks ago with all my wheel nuts loose, they tied to steal my rear wheel.(Nexus 7 internal gear hub often mistaken for an electric engine.)
But long story short seeing the money most transport bikes go for, i wouldn't be to sure about being ''un-nickable''