▲ 70 ▼ If anyone claims you can't carry something by bike, I bet you can! (streets.mn) submitted 4 months ago by ianrbuck@slrpnk.net to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments Last year when moving from one apartment to another, I transported all my furniture and possessions by bike!
[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (5 children) E-bike and a trailer is some valuable context permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I'm pretty sure OP wouldn't be able to carry that by bike. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ianrbuck@slrpnk.net [S] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Carry what? Bet I can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago Maybe "wouldn't be able to" was a little strongly worded, for I've seen people carry the weirdest stuff by bike, from 65" flatscreens to mid-sized furniture, but it cannot possibly be comfortable nor safe to carry a sofa by bike (eg. not a trailer pulled by bike/car/pedestrian) for any significant distance. If you have any kind of trailer, then that's of course a entirely different story. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ianrbuck@slrpnk.net [S] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) The trailers were absolutely essential. All of my trips were done on acoustic bikes, some of my friends brought ebikes on the day we moved the stuff that required two people to carry up stairs. All of the loads could have been done without ebikes, but I probably would have had fewer friends willing to help on that day if we were on acoustic bikes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] venusaur@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago I didn’t know they were called electric and acoustic like guitars haha permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I'm pretty sure OP wouldn't be able to carry that by bike. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ianrbuck@slrpnk.net [S] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Carry what? Bet I can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago Maybe "wouldn't be able to" was a little strongly worded, for I've seen people carry the weirdest stuff by bike, from 65" flatscreens to mid-sized furniture, but it cannot possibly be comfortable nor safe to carry a sofa by bike (eg. not a trailer pulled by bike/car/pedestrian) for any significant distance. If you have any kind of trailer, then that's of course a entirely different story. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ianrbuck@slrpnk.net [S] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Carry what? Bet I can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago Maybe "wouldn't be able to" was a little strongly worded, for I've seen people carry the weirdest stuff by bike, from 65" flatscreens to mid-sized furniture, but it cannot possibly be comfortable nor safe to carry a sofa by bike (eg. not a trailer pulled by bike/car/pedestrian) for any significant distance. If you have any kind of trailer, then that's of course a entirely different story. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago Maybe "wouldn't be able to" was a little strongly worded, for I've seen people carry the weirdest stuff by bike, from 65" flatscreens to mid-sized furniture, but it cannot possibly be comfortable nor safe to carry a sofa by bike (eg. not a trailer pulled by bike/car/pedestrian) for any significant distance. If you have any kind of trailer, then that's of course a entirely different story. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ianrbuck@slrpnk.net [S] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) The trailers were absolutely essential. All of my trips were done on acoustic bikes, some of my friends brought ebikes on the day we moved the stuff that required two people to carry up stairs. All of the loads could have been done without ebikes, but I probably would have had fewer friends willing to help on that day if we were on acoustic bikes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] venusaur@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago I didn’t know they were called electric and acoustic like guitars haha permalink fedilink source parent
[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago I didn’t know they were called electric and acoustic like guitars haha permalink fedilink source parent