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Shady! 

6/11/2013

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Another fun Bullitt addition--shade! I have been checking out a trike canopy that has been in the shop for about a month and finally got up the nerve to play around with it. I realized pretty quickly that this could be exactly what I've been looking for for the Bullitt. With Tim's help and a few screws, we attached it pretty securely to the wooden box. It was surprisingly easy and only required some extra screws and snipping off a length of the front poles. The box finally had enough dings in it to not feel badly about drilling into it. Most of the hardware actually came with the canopy and just needed a little rearranging. We added longer screws to go through the wood and that was it. There are set screws to hold the poles in place, which I would have to remove if I took a larger person...say, maybe my mom...
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It was a little odd while riding home. On very sharp turns, my handlebars bump into the back rails but it's flexible enough to not cause any problems. It felt a bit harder to ride in the wind but that might have just been my imagination and the fact that I was hyper-aware of it being there. I was also trying to gauge the cover's shading--at 5pm with the sun at my back, it didn't seem to be making a big difference inside. 

However, the real test is when the boys are in it. It is going to be perfect for the noon-time heat and hopefully for keeping the seat cool when we are parked. I have plans (ideas) to add some sort of side cover, maybe mesh, for added protection. 

It's a start and it was really reasonable priced. So far, it feels stable enough. I can't wait to test it out tomorrow with my wee guinea pigs! 
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5 Comments
seth
6/11/2013 02:05:43 pm

nice! i'm working on same for ours... pix when done.

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Elle
6/11/2013 02:09:14 pm

Cool! Our bikes should hang out more often :) and us by default.

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Barton
6/11/2013 10:05:41 pm

Now you should head to a fabric store and get a cool sunbrella fabric to match the color of your bike! The drab olive (what it looks like on my pc screen) just doesn't seem to be lively enough for you all!

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john link
6/12/2013 03:47:03 am

Home James!

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Lamaia Coleman
6/12/2013 04:11:11 pm

We saw you riding today with the shade. It looked excellent. The older woman from church who's heard about my cargo bike obsession for the last year (and could never imagine what I was talking about) commented that, "That's some bike!" :)

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