how to build a cargo bike

Step 3 Wheels

the idea now was to mount the front wheels directly to the frame (see detail). looking at pics of original christiania bikes i saw that they put the wheel axis not in the middle but a bit more to the front of the frame. also i wanted to have a handlebar that can be adjusted in height, thus only two short steel tubes were welded to the back of the frame where i wanted to put the handlebar in.

EDIT: the wheel axis at christiania bikes is moved a bit to the front but still behind the pivot. mine was in front of the pivot... i changed it after riding the bike for a few months and now steering is much easier :-)

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[thewmas]

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[carkat]

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[spi]

Hello, I got triplets (1,5 year old) and I would like to made my own cargo bike, just to have fun with the kids, and to move around my village with the kids (Cardedeu, SPAIN). I have read all the instructions 3 times, any new comment or improvement? Do you have the final dimensions of the cargo bike available?
Best regards from SPAIN

[carkat]

hola ;-)
i added a last step to the instructable with some final considerations and measurements. hope this will help. if something is missing please let me know!
best regards from austria.

[Quoniam]

http://www.christianiabikes.dk/gml/facts.htm Looks like the wheel axis and the handlebar insertion to the front frame are in the same axis. Possible this not are the center of the frame.

[carkat]

damn, i wish i saw that page earlier... would have saved me a lot of time.... thanks for the hint!