@benbuiltworkshop.bsky.social

@benbuiltworkshop.bsky.social

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Avid utility and touring cyclist. Dedicated maker of useful things. Be involved, renew and reuse.

A cargo bike stopped in an alley that’s a sheet of ice.
1 inch square aluminum light mast attached to a bike trailer. At 10 degrees F the metal bends and cracks easily.
A 1960s era US Army M274 Mule flat beed utility truck on display with a Jeep and a Dodge 1/2 ton truck in the background.
Cargo bike covered with snow after a 45 minute mocha break
Bike helmet covered in melted snow. A cup of mocha and a steamed window with snow outside
Cargo bike with trailer carrying red shelving unit.
Chocolate Lab resting his head on the rump of a black Lab
Rolhoff SpeedHub about to be mounted to a Yuba Spicy Curry longtail cargo bike
LED lights on the cargo bike trailer’s brake light mast. Red on either side and white facing forward to illuminate the rider and hand signals.
Two cyclotourists pushing their bikes along a stretch of the Old Turnpike in Vermont. We are one mountain north of RT4 just west of Killington. GO BACK" but being who we are we just kept going. Two miles of rocks and ruts 3 hours later pavement restored some speed to our travels.
Some guy in a blue jacket on a longtail cargobike hauling camping gear for two people.
Ash the Lab in his trailer heading home from an evening on the town
New fence with now quiet Ash the Lab. All materials and special tools moved to site via cargo bike and trailer. 144 BF of 5/8"x6" cedar. 320Lbs of concrete mix. 4@ 4x4x8'. 6 @ 2x4x6'. 1 box deck screws. 1 100 lb gas auger.
Unimog truck cowering behind a Yuba Mundo Deluxe bicycle
A load of lumber on a cart next to a bike trailer. Will it fit?
Just a guy in a cargo bike with a dog skeleton, two Labradors in a trailer and an upside down American flag.
Gas power auger stowed for transport on a cargo bike trailer.
Cargobike trailer full of groceries being inspected by head chef
Two Stand Up Paddle boards on a custom trailer towed by bicycle
Two Labs basking in the sun by resting their heads on the trailer railing.
Large 6”? Wilton Machinist vise on a blue steel work bench at the CTA Skokie Repair Shop.
Intrepid cyclo-tourist crosses rivulet from beaver dam on a boulder strewn road (Old Turnpike and Wildcat Roads) in Vermont. Near Pico mountain. The bike is a Specialized Creo II set up for touring with Tubus racks and Ortlieb panniers. The bar bag is from Specialized/Fallraven. Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700x38c tires. More on the build at BenBuilt Workshop on FB
Two Labrador Retrievers in a a bike trailer with a sign “THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCIST (sic) AND FOSSIL FUELS. ”
Updated PV cutoff box with circuit breakers for positive and negative leads. New surge protector to right. Won’t protect from a direct hit (the garage will burn down anyway) but effective for induced currents.
Cyclotourist in yellow jacket pushing his loaded touring bike over a beaver dam on a very sketchy back back road on the wrong side of the mountain near Killington VT.
A diverse group of cyclists in an Out Our Front Door ride the Lake Front Path in Evanston.
Black BMW parked in a bike lane in a No Parking No Standing Anytime zone to get an ice cream. Parking available on other side of street. Driver’s need for convenience more important than other’s safety. We had a chat. Note the hidden front plate.
Ash and Shadow - American Field Labradors - enjoying a bike trailer ride to the farmer's market and then on to the dog beach
Comparative chart showing impact on roads of vehicles by weight.
Another load for the fence project. 80 pounds of concrete mix and a roll of temp fencing on the heavy lift trailer. The 4x4s to the left came in on an earlier cargo bike trip.
Another load for the fence project. 80 pounds of concrete mix and a roll of temp fencing on the heavy lift trailer. The 4x4s to the left came in on an earlier cargo bike trip.
Screen shot of the Putole Air air quality map showing a 183 reading. Max is 200.
Yuba Spicy Curry cargo bike towing a trailer with 3 8’ 4x4 posts.
Sysco Chicago tractor trailer blocking a two way bike lane that’s protected by parked cars. How he got in there well he shouldn’t have.
150 pounds of landscaping materials on a custom built bike trailer towed by a Yuba Spicy Curry e-assist long tail cargo bike parked in the Skokie Sculpture Park with sculpture in back ground.
Three Labrador Retrievers (Ash, Hazel and Shadow) enjoying a ride to the dog beach in a trailer towed by an e-assist cargo bike. That’s 175 pounds of happy Labs.
Old guy standing behind a Creo 2 touring bike in downtown Chicago.