Makerslink bike

You may use the bike for any purpose if you are a makerslink member and follow the guide.

• With a shared cargo bike at Makerslink, we can efficiently carry stuff around.
• From large oversized shelves that don't fit in a car to just groceries from ICA.
• Visit Tornby, go to Linköpings Stål to buy steel/aluminium/copper,
• haul slabs of wood,
• bring sheets for the CNC,
• move machines between workshops,
• or move luggage easily if you're relocating.
• If your washing machine is broken,why not just bring it here with the cargo bike so we can fix it!

The goal is simple: Make Carrying Easy Again

How to Use

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• book: fill in the paper form at "VELO MOBILE" bike repair station about estimated take/return time and your slack name.
• key: The key is hanged at the "VELO MOBILE" bike repair station.
• use: The bike is parked at the South exit of the Makerspace building. Go Forth and Carry!  
• return bike: park at same spot, hang the key back, draw a line off at your booking in the table to mark you have finished, report if it has issue.

Please join the #cycle slack channel of Makerspace Linköping for information and reporting issues. Feel free to post your haul in Slack #show-and-tell or the Facebook group { \bf Carrying Shit Olympics :)

Law and Risk Assesment

• You are on your own risk of using the vehicle
• Watch out for other people, bikes and cars, Watch out for the glass doors and narrow path
• By Swedish/EU law, The vehicle is classified as a Human Powered Vehicle, which means there is no stright weight or size limit set by the law, it should use the bike-path. If encontered with police, please clarify its legality. Please obey the road-law and drive safe with care so risk and complication can be avoided.
• To use at night please attach your own lights and wear helmet all the time.

Recommended Practice

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• Practice a bit before take off! Especially how to maneur through turning with slow speed! Once familiar with the steering, it should work out.
• The Aluminium bike stand, which will smash hard back since it is powered by springs, please release it slow so it does not make tons of noise : ) To set it up or release it, all can be done with left foot.  
• Recommended load weight not exceeding 100kg since over that it will become a bit hard to steer, however if you are confident, weight limit is somewhere at around 250kg.
• The vechicle can be driven inside the Makerspace, and it is comfortable to follow the path shown to enter/exit Makerspace.

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Secure the Load

The cargo bay length is about 92cm in length and 53cm in width, Make sure the bike stand is firmly standed when loading/unloading.

• To secure large objects like a shelf or a washing machine, there are elastic ropes with hooks.
• To carry muliple bags (when going to groccery), first find a box, the box is no need to fixed to the bike as soon as you drive slow and correct its position.   
• It is not very comfortable carrying full sheets(1.2m x 2.4m) from Tornby, maybe we need a special sheet carrying devices for that.  but at Bauhaus they can cut it  for you, as soon is a it is not too wide and too long, carrying should be no big deal.
• To carry kids watch out for the metal tubes since it might be risky for colliding with head.

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Service

• The bike is 100\% made in Sweden, which means there is very light responsibility on worn/damage, We can quickly fix it up  so always prioritise your safety when traveling.  
• You can service it at your own will, there is nothing complicated.
• If the steering get slopy over time just report so we can pump oil in it and tighten it back.
• Add your contribution if you like, need no discussion, just do it : )  

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