Dialing in the cargo bike

This was one of the more complicated flat tires to repair. The Madsen Cycles cargo bike weighs about 75 pounds, which makes it pretty difficult to flip over or move around to get the wheel out from underneath it.

Afterwards, I swapped out my modified Ergon GS3 grips to the Madsen. You mean you're townie doesn't have grips designed for ultra-endurance racing on it?

Welcome home kg271

A few weeks ago I got a DM on Twitter from @madsencycles... And then I wrote about Urban Utility afterwards. Well, kg271 arrived yesterday, just in time for the snow to start falling.

Urban Utility...

After getting a halfway suspicious direct message from MADSEN Cycles on Twitter last week needing to confirm my eligibility for the free bike give-a-way, I quickly called the number I was given. I told the MADSEN employee that yes, I was indeed over 18 years old and I did indeed live in the USA, and confirmed that I lived in the great state of Colorado, he laughed. 'People are going to think this bike-giveaway is rigged because you're the third person to win from Colorado." 

"Well, hot dog. I'll take a bike with a bucket please!" Once the MADSEN crew has settled from Interbike, they'll be shipping off a new townie to me. I should expect to see it on my doorstep and in my garage in about three weeks.