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*[https://www.road-bike.co.uk/articles/average-speed.php According to this] 15km/hr seems like a reasonable "cruising speed" with a bit of variation | *[https://www.road-bike.co.uk/articles/average-speed.php According to this] 15km/hr seems like a reasonable "cruising speed" with a bit of variation | ||
*May want real world data | *May want real world data | ||
*From Wikipedia: "Cargo tricycles can typically carry 100–300 kilograms" (also said human endurance/power is the main limit) (and 50 kg for bikes with basket only) | *From Wikipedia: | ||
**"Cargo tricycles can typically carry 100–300 kilograms" (also said human endurance/power is the main limit) (and 50 kg for bikes with basket only) | |||
*From the quora answer: | |||
**"Our experience has been that most people can comfortably pull 300 lbs (137 kg) with a typical mountain bike and cargo trailer or cargo trike. How quickly a person can move load of that weight will depend on his or her physical condition. Someone in reasonable physical condition can generally pull a 300 lb load at 10 mph (16 km/hr) on level ground if there's no wind. A person exerting the same effort could pull a load of 600 lb. (275 kg) at a speed of about 8 mph (11-13 km/hr), and a 1000 lb load at about 6 mph." | |||
*'''Guestimating 250kg at ~10km/hr?''' | |||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towing#Towing_capacity The Wikipedia Page on Towing Capacity] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towing#Towing_capacity The Wikipedia Page on Towing Capacity] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_bicycle The Wikipedia Page on Freight Bicycles] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_bicycle The Wikipedia Page on Freight Bicycles] | ||
*[https://www.quora.com/How-much-weight-can-be-towed-using-a-bicycle#:~:text=According%20to%20this%20site%2C%20%22Our,his%20or%20her%20physical%20condition. A Quora Answer on This] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:14, 15 July 2020
Basics
- This page aims to determine the towing capacity produced by the average person on an average bike
- May add other categories later
- Mainly used to determine the reasonable capacity of a non-dedicated cargo bike setup (ie a trailer etc)
- According to this 15km/hr seems like a reasonable "cruising speed" with a bit of variation
- May want real world data
- From Wikipedia:
- "Cargo tricycles can typically carry 100–300 kilograms" (also said human endurance/power is the main limit) (and 50 kg for bikes with basket only)
- From the quora answer:
- "Our experience has been that most people can comfortably pull 300 lbs (137 kg) with a typical mountain bike and cargo trailer or cargo trike. How quickly a person can move load of that weight will depend on his or her physical condition. Someone in reasonable physical condition can generally pull a 300 lb load at 10 mph (16 km/hr) on level ground if there's no wind. A person exerting the same effort could pull a load of 600 lb. (275 kg) at a speed of about 8 mph (11-13 km/hr), and a 1000 lb load at about 6 mph."
- Guestimating 250kg at ~10km/hr?