Tag Archive: Splendid Cycles

Weight Reduction (wittco posted on December 20th, 2012 )

Clean #cargobike = less weight ;0)

I got my cargo bike back from Splendid Cycles and it weighs less. Well, probably not a great deal less, but during the routine tune up, they cleaned the bike–top to bottom, wheels and all. The only other time my bike was this clean (or light) was when I bought it. I am sure it weighs less with all of the mud and dried leaf residue of the year removed.

DRTpdx “Results” (wittco posted on July 3rd, 2012 )

#DRTpdx

Disaster Relief Trials Top Finishers
(7 Checkpoints, 30 mile minimum distance, 100 pound accumulated payload) Read the rest of this entry >>

A post DRT post (wittco posted on June 19th, 2012 )

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This year’s Disaster Relief Trials harnessed the energy in Portland for cargo bikes and preparedness, two things for which Portland will be known.

Disaster Relief Trials (DRTpdx) started out as a conversation last winter over beers between Ethan Jewett, Mike Cobb, and Travis Wittwer. Read the rest of this entry >>