Utility Cycling Technology: ON FIRE

The Burning case for a Green new deal

This is a really good book that everyone needs to read or listen to. But she did not tell how badly we need many hundreds of bike building co-operatives. We need to be cranking out large heavy duty cycle truck hybrids in ever city in the USA, just to begin to get rid of those energy wasting S.U.V.'s that are poisoning our air. There could be co-operatives to setting up solar-power systems in millions of houses and suburban market gardens with real cycletruck delivery. And it will need to be done on sliding pay scales with some volunteer work. (ie: if you want a vehicle and don't have enough money or credit). Every one must stop burning gasoline right now, not ten years from now, the world is On Fire!

Energy Decent Action Plans:

There needs to be mass movements to start building the things we need to get the capitalist petroleum power monopoly out of our lives. There are a lot of ways to build electric vehicles and all a co-operative would need is some idea of how to give people what they need. everything from heavy duty cycle trucks to light weight pedal-electric hybrid trike cars. Entrepreneur produced vehicles will not solve the problem any more than new electric cars will simply because capitalism is not capable of building a human centered world.

Tell your friends and relatives to help fund a co-op or else!. Go to welding school, get a welder or at least a brazing torch, build a frame building jig and get a few other tools like the ones on this page clean out your garage and start having fun: http://commutercycling.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-build-cargo-bike-from-mountain.html

I have been specializing in designing vehicles that can move heavy cargo up steep hills because that is what we need where I live. But if you live on flat land it will be a little easier. But no matter what your hills are like, heavy duty utility cycles need heavy duty wheels. Motorcycle tires are not only much stronger but actually cheaper than bicycle tires. And they will eventually be made of Biodegradable materials. There needs to be educational programs helping people to apply mid-drive motor kits to their bicycles. This could be a fist project.

Part of these vehicles can be made from recycled materials. There is no need to use high tech aerospace materials like some people think. Square tubing is much easier to use than round tubes, and cheaper to buy new. But if you are smart enough you can use round tubing from old bicycles. Take lesson from “AtomicZombie.com”

Motorcycles would be a good thing to build if they have more room for cargo and batteries. “Keeping up with cars on a bicycle” is an insane concept, but motorcycles are made for longer faster trips; and you don't need pedals.

Personally I like to keep my speed below 16mph on my hybrid cycletruck with 21”O.D. motorcycle tires they fit on BMX rims:
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97335#p1425730.

Then there should be educational opportunities to help people convert their cars to electricity. There is no reason that people cannot get local grants to start doing these things right now. If you have a public broadcasting station in your town, demand airtime to present a case for starting a transportation co-operative. Or even go door to door spreading the word. And you could harass your local food co-op to get help to start something beyond food. Don't take NO for an answer.

And it looks like cars can run on steam produced by electricity.

Or this clean burning engine?

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