Really Useful Bikes

20/05/2026

Cargo bikes are reaching fleet maturity

London has set an ambition to replace 17% of van miles with cargo bikes by 2030. That would require roughly 12,000 cargo bikes moving goods across the capital’s streets. Today, there are fewer than 1,000. At the same time, van mileage on urban roads has increased by nearly 50% over the past decade...

19/05/2026

17/05/2026

hot news....a kid carrying Bullitt, available to order now and htting the street from the end of the month. price around £5900 inc tent and seats. Based on a E6100 (60Nm) with revised steering, riding position and more room in the tent....5 paint colours , yellow, dark blue, black, racing green and that lovely lizzard green. available to pre order via https://www.reallyusefulbikes.com/

23/04/2026

a nice read.....some sensible talk here, some good first hand experiences.

PRESS RELEASE - • New research shows that transporting a family is £4,000 a year cheaper by electric family cargo bike than car. • Broadcasters including Dr Chris Van Tulleken and Laura Jackson explain why every family should be able to use a cargo bike. • As fuel prices surge, families in fl...

12/03/2026

If you didnt know, we sell Larry vs Harry Bullitts..

"(...) It was raining heavily and he arrived soaking wet. We hung his socks on a radiator and made him soup, dried him best we could... He arrived on a bluebird Bullitt" The beginning Rob was a self described "fanatical forest rider in the early 80's" - back before mountain biking was really a thing...

19/02/2026

https://larryvsharry.com/blogs/the-bullitt-chronicles/the-bullitt-b-106

I have an analogue B106 frameset available...if anyone wants a shiny bit of limited edition Bullitt history come get it while i have it...(basically a chrome paint finish Bullitt....).sweet.

The Bullitt B-106 Some bikes are built to blend in. The B-106 isn’t one of them. It’s silver, it’s shiny, sharp as a razor blade, and designed to ride fast. This bike doesn’t need to scream for attention - it just takes it. Bold, rebellious, and unmistakably Larry vs Harry, the B-106 is a tr...

18/02/2026

Whats not to like... (we can take pre-orders...although its so new we don't know the price yet..) if you wanted its bigger brother...the mini V3 .. you can own one for £2500

Omnium, the Copenhagen-based makers of the best cargo bikes, according to our staff, just announced the official launch of its latest urban essential: the Nano. Designed in Denmark for agile city …

16/02/2026

We build Omniums, we like Omniums.. if you like little omniums...there is something coming that you might like..
https://www.instagram.com/p/DU01cqBjLTO/

10/02/2026

chatting to a customer on the phone...he reminded me of this...the most postitive progressive document for cycling and walking there has ever been been (feel free to dissagree) .. is it being too watered down? has government lost its way?

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f1f59458fa8f53d39c0def9/gear-change-a-bold-vision-for-cycling-and-walking.pdf

16/01/2026

brakes, noise and squealing..sometimes your TERN or Urban Arrow...or any bike...can suffer from brake squealing, there can be a few reasons for this....this Magura article highlights the issue and gives you some reasons and solutions. Here at RUB we recognised the issue a long time ago and as soon as we could, we bought a brake bedding in machine that has solved all of the issues we and our customers had with noisy brakes. All of the new cargobikes we supply and cargobikes in for service have the brakes bedded in as standard..it was impossible without the machine. we also sell the new Magura 4 pot brake pads with a sound deadening pad on the back..the MDP8+ , available via our webstore..

Vibrations, squeaking or other noises? With this guide, you can help your MAGURA disc brake achieve maximum performance.