I’d be so worried about crashing, but its sounds fun

I signed up for it (Muay Thai)

What can’t zip ties do?

I was worried it was going to be for people banging elephant hookers and was relieved to learn it was just a building that looked like an elephant.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it though, nothing wrong with being inspired by other sites.

Go around them?

I have some really shitty roads where I live and it seems like it could help keep that rear wheel down and putting down power. Leaning toward picking one up at least for my hardtail MTB turned commuter, maybe my ebike too. Kinda pricey though.

I do this with every bike already!

Nice, Koolstop Salmons are good rim brake pads if you can’t upgrade to disc brakes.

I sure hope people don’t spam it with garbage information.

!micromobility@lemmy.world would probably appreciate pics and a rundown of your build when it’s finished. Cargo bikes are awesome!

I’d think the limiting factor most mounts would be the seat stays on any given bike. Mounting to the seat frame could take some of the pressure off, but even so, 310 lbs seems wildly optimistic because don’t forget: The whole bike has to support you, your cargo, and all the extra parts/bags. The wheels themselves also have a weight limit and with a loaded down bike with a bigger rider, you could easily get into 500lb+ territory.

The seatpost rack would probably be OK, just don’t try to load it down with more than a fraction of that 310 lbs (if not for structural reasons, then for practical ones). Bike trailers are another option for expanding capacity without adding more wear and tear to the bike itself (just be extra careful with how you load it up, putting weight on the wrong spot can make handling increasingly difficult - the general rule is to place 60% of the weight in front of the axle and 40% behind which applies to bike trailers and vehicle trailers alike).

Another important thing to do is make sure you have good brakes: That’s very important, but even more-so when you’re using a cargo bike. If your rim brakes aren’t up to snuff, consider upgrading the pags to Koolstop salmons, they’re very well regarded and new pads aren’t a big investment. Make sure that your braking system as a whole is up to snuff/in good repair because the more weight you carry, the sketchier stopping can get.

I’m late to the party but I use my Trek 820 as a combo commuter/grocery getter and have not had luck finding a front rack/basket that works with my front suspension (though I haven’t really made a dedicated effort yet).

For now, I’ve settled on just using the rear rack with pannier bags combined with a saddlebag and a big frame bag.

It’s not quite as versatile as my ebike with 50liter pannier bags, but I am still regularly impressed with how capable a cargo bike it is despite being an old singletrack MTB.

If you find yourself struggling with front cargo options, it might be worth swapping to some sort of touring fork which can support not only a front rack/basket, but bags on each side of the fork as well.

Good luck and I hope you’ll keep us posted on your progress!

Are you familiar with the term “whitewashing”? That’s another good one, and it happens frequently when it comes to history classes in southern states.

Stuff like silica gel can work fine, but you need to use a lot of it in an enclosed space (even better if you can circulate warm air through it) but, yeah, airflow does work just fine pretty much anywhere.

That’s only because of how they are.

I learned the hard way lol, glad you can learn from my mistake!

Damn, that would’ve been a good username.

Acrylic for sure, I think it can damage some screens too. Acetone will definitely mess up a lot of stuff.

Immediately remove the battery/power, then use a bunch of silica gel packs that have been dried out instead of rice: They’re commonly available and won’t get into things and cause problems down the road. Alternately, just take it apart as much as you can and set it in front of a fan to dry out.

Keep in mind, it might be too late but it’s worth a try.

If you really want to try and save it and are tech savvy, try tearing it down and giving it an isopropyl alcohol bath but if you aren’t, it’ll do more harm than good. Keep in mind ISO can damage some parts.