In spring 2021 I had to electrify my cargobike. The combined weight of 2 kids just became too much. It’s a “bakfiets.nl”, first generation, so the Bafang engine didn’t easily fit. Nothing a bit of cutting and welding couldn’t fix :-).
I also upgraded the back brake and strengthened the cargo part.It used to be painted with Shaun the sheep, but Shaun had shed a lot of his wool so the kids were allowed to choose something new.
The fat unicorn is based on a internet GIF, that I can’t find the correct source for. The shark is my own design.
After 9 months and ~3.500 km, the biggest challenge is that I have to recharge often (really not that superb quality battery-management wise). Bolts and stuff tend to come loose faster. On the other hand I only had to invest ca. € 800 to have a functional and very unique electrified cargobike.
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