Can This Replace Your Car? (Omnium MiniMax Review)
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Review of the Omnium Mini Max. Learn more about Omnium bikes here: omniumcargo.com/
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Thanks! Love the new direction of the channel. Living car free with high quality utility bikes is the gift that keeps giving.❤
I would love more cargo bike content. This was great!
I am a bike messenger in Santiago de Chile, I have had the Cargo WiFi model for a couple of years, equipped with 2x11 Deore m5120 11-42 in cassette and 38-28 in crank, this transmission is really useful on climbs of more than 15% at full capacity (about 160 kg total weight including me)
The bike feels agile and fast with or without load, in the first months it was somewhat unstable due to having a high center of gravity, but over time you get used to it and you can take very tight corners.
My setup weighs around 25kg with dynamo, extender bar, fender and rear rack, you can maintain on the flat about 30-35km/h when unloaded and about 20-25km/h fully loaded
It is the best bike I have and I would definitely buy it again. I loved
la raja, nunca he visto una omnium en chile
In the US $1530 for frame only and a little over 3K for full bikes. Thanks for speaking to the handling and and weight distribution compared to most other cargo bikes.
The Omnium is the perfect practical city cargo bike - lets have more Cargo Bike content !!!
You know what, I lug my commuter bike up and down a 32 inch wide, 45 degree basement staircase at least twice a day, and seeing you basically form-fit that Minimax into an elevator gave me new confidence that maybe I could lug a lightweight cargo bike up and down the same staircase.
Thanks for the review, I've wanted one of these for ages. A review of the Le Petit Porteur would also be great.
I own a Omnium Cargo and living in a big city I feel like it’s way more convenient than a car. I’m a musician and I often carry my instruments plus effect pedal board and an amp around on it. The flat platform is so good for awkward loads like that. I also use it for my 10 mile commute and it feels surprisingly sporty when unloaded. Also works really well for some overnight camping trips. And despite all the carrying capacity it’s still light enough that I can carry it down to my cellar. If you need some carrying capacity in your life but you don’t fancy owning a car I highly recommend checking this bike out. I’m not exaggerating when I say this bike has changed my life (or at the very least my back).
same here with my bullitt, it also changed my life 😊
I've been riding my daughter around in a Yuba Supermarche bakfiets (now called Supercargo) since 2019. It's huge and heavy and I love it. It's been the family pickup truck of bikes.
There’s also the Bombtrack Munroe Cargo. Looks sweet with that triple tubing and it’s way cheaper than the Omnium mini!
I always wondered why cargo bike builds run 1x when it is this exact application a 2x or even 3x makes more sense. Hope you make a vid of that conversion
I like cargo bikes and I have a bootleg one, a 26" mountain bike with an e-bike conversion kit from Green Zone Bikes and a Schwinn trailer made for young children yet useful for boxes and groceries, too. And who knows, maybe cargo bike racing will take off like gravel bike racing. We tend to race everything, good times. 😀
Cool review. Another option is a trailer, I have a kids carrying trailer for grocery shopping with my eBike & can use it in stroller mode as a shopping trolley plus can unhitch it for normal bike use.
The omnium cargo bikes look cool for people who want a light cargo bike to also use as a daily bike!
Personally I got a Larry vs Harry bullitt because it's a lot more stable especially with heavy loads, but I can definitely imagine the Omnium would be a bit less cumbersome to use for normal day to day stuff. Not an issue for me since I have a regular touring bike too though.
Your clip of the first time riding the omnium does feel suuper relatable to when I picked up my Bullitt though, I was all over the place with that linkage steering just like you hahahah
After a few weeks of only riding the Bullitt I was also caught off guard when I rode my regular bike again for the first time, but once I got used to switching between the two, I don't even have to think about the way they steer anymore.
+1 for a lvh bullitt, so handy for nursery and shopping runs in and around town.
+1 for the wobbles to start with too it's hilarious
Oh man, I just experienced the switch back to regular bike feeling you mention. I wasn't expecting it. Got back on my road bike and the steering just felt weird! For a few minutes.
I don't think the issue is the steering linkage, although I don't know what it is. I was riding a Gazelle Cabby (also a long john) for years which felt completely easy, no wobbles whatsoever at the beginning or switching bikes. But I hopped on an LvH Bullitt and immediately was challenged keeping it upright and then riding a straight line on the road. I don't know what the difference is. That said, I'm pretty comfortable on the Bullitt now. And that bike actually feels sporty and fast.
@@TheJohnreeves oh yeah so I wasn't imagining that I had less trouble riding an urban arrow cargo bike once. Maybe it's the combination of the front wheel being so far away with a linkage and the handlebar and stem.
@@hananas2 yeah, I bet it's related to the perfectly vertical head tube. Turning the bars is just a little different. Feels normal after a couple hours though.
currently we use a Nihola Family to haul the kids around, but #1 is now already bike path ready (riding since he is 3yrs, never with small wheels, and now he got completely hooked off the Follow-me), and the Omnium MinMax is already on the list for when we might want a non-kids-hauling cargo bike...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I've got a belt drive Mini-max scheduled for delivery this week, and I stoked! I'm hoping it can replace my current daily commuter. The size and weight of the bike was a big reason I picked it over something like a Bullitt. No elevators to my apartment so it should be easy to get in and out of.
Mine is the orange "copperhead," it's not here yet, but you've already got me regretting not going for the Blurple 😅
That's a great color; you won't regret it when you see it in person.
Cargo bikes are a lifestyle that gets its grips into you , it’s my go too over my other bikes so much that I hardly ever ride any other bike it’s just easier I put jacket or anything in the front and can pick stuff up on the way home.
Stonking bike, looks sweet! I feel that a cargo would be the reason I go for an e-bike. My home town is full of large hills between me and the shops, so I feel like I wan the boost of power. Would really help me adjust to doing shopping but we also have high crime in our Town, so I do worry about theft from outside shops. Great video as usual!
There is definitely a cargo bike in my future. I'm leaning towards the Surly Big Dummy just because I like Surly bikes and the load in the back. I have a grandson now, and I want to be able to take him on rides.
I really like cargo bikes both for usability and for looks. But given their high price (and the fact of having one more bike to store) I much prefer bike trailers. Yes, they look dorky. But they are just as versatile as cargo bikes, much cheaper, and when you don't carry cargo you can use the "same" bike.
Let me know if you have a different opinion!
Easy enough to modify an older steel frame bike if you put some thought & sweat into it. One of my friends has done 3 already. ✌️
i'm planning to Getthe Mini...with the Carbon belt drive!! Fun...Practical 'Grocery-Hauling'.. Low maintenance..is My 'Style'!..Cheers!
I agree with you about that color. Love it.
I have a Raleigh Lorry to which I added a TSDZ motor assist and here in Seattle it’s brilliant! I can ride up the hill to my house with 30 pounds without breaking a sweat! Next bike will be be an Omnium e-assist bike.
Very nice review. And very nice colour!
I see one every now and then around the place where I work: it’s sweet but I prefer my bakfiets/long john to ferry around kids. Shout out to the guys in Modena who built it: Officine Re:cycle. Check out their stuff, it’s great.
BTW: cable actuated discs can and do work beautifully also on cargo bikes, as do curly bars with a flare😎
The Clydesdale fork is similar in that it handles best when there's a load on it.
I love my Clydesdale. Moved house with it about a year ago. It makes grocery runs do much fun when the cashier sees my helmet after checking 4 gallons of water, a watermelon, and a 5 pound bag of potatoes.
@@splicetape9435nice, I love mine too. Can carry a ridiculous amount of stuff and still rides very well. I guess you actually need to try one to know. 🤷♀️
it's the best bike to ever own. I rode Omniums as a bike messenger and didn't doubt when I needed a new bike. This cargo bike is very versatile: It carries loads of groceries, our 2 children (2 and 5y old), dogs, friends,..; I went touring with it, going on gravel roads and bikepacking is the next plan... It rides like a normal bike, it feels light and even in a town like Ghent where cargo bikes aren't new it's a headturner.
Living car free with an Omnium Cargo since 9 months, absolutly no regret
Awesome video! Can you please fix the misaligned rear mudguard? Can’t unsee it 🙈
use old tubes for carriage mounting/fixation - use a rack in the back for paniers :)
Great vid Russ. I'd love more cargo bike content!
I got a minimax with the belt drive this spring and totally agree with everything you said. I have a different belt and sprocket on order to get the gearing down a bit, but I absolutely love the bike.
Wanted one of these for so long. Glad to see your thoughts on it for sure!
I have the e-cargo (long) version. When you talk about the feel, remember that the weight on the Mini Max really sits directly over the wheel compared to the longer frame. Agree that steering is odd at first, especially in turns where you can feel the front is turning but it looks like the platform is still going straight ahead!
I have the standard cargo and have been riding it daily as a commuter/errand runner/delivery vehicle. I’ve used it for local gravel rides and loaded with trail tools for maintaining the local trails. I’m absolutely smitten with it. It’s done everything I’ve asked of it and then some. The only thing i don’t like about it, and this is a nitpick, is finding a tubeless compatible front tire that fits in the meager clearance on the fork. I have had to trim the knobs on a tour to get it to fit. Other than that though, easily my favorite bike right now.
Nice review, we do see them more often even here in France. Maybe I'll add one to my collection too, but so far I'm using a Bob YAK trailer to move things by bikes and it's perfect almost all the time 😅. Anyway I agree about kickstand, if you have a big or long bikes, get a double kickstand, it's just amazing.
This is so badass I ride to work daily and use my bike for my errands
I've had one for 3 or 4 years now, they Rock for loads up to 30-40 kg. No load its just like a normal bike! And there seems to be an Explosion of them in Berlin in the last 6 months!
I too made the switch from bilenky to omnium. The Ti version is great, and though it will take a while to make, like the artisinal frames it can be modified to your liking, as they make it after you commit to it. love mine..
I had a Mini classic frame but built it with smaller fatter wheels 20x2.4 & 27.5x2.2
Great bike, mild regret selling it but replaced it with a Clydesdale fork on a 1990’s specialized MTB
I know trailers come with a whole different set of pros and cons but I still feel like it's a better option than a dedicated cargo bike.
Depends on the trailer.
Depends (also) on what you want to carry and the quality of car traffic around you.
I only need a full cargo bike about one in every five rides and I have no fun sized little people to transport. I got a large sized dog trailer 3 years ago with a 250 litre cabin and 60 x 80 cm floorspace as an intentional cargo trailer for weekly shopping and anything else and it was a fantastic and very practical decision for me personally.
Fully enclosed. Just load everything into it the same as a car, zip it up and go. Nothing will fall out.
Then I got an actual cargo trailer with the same floor space for large and bulky items that wouldn't fit into the dog trailer cabin like a full sized lawnmower or anything else. The front and back panels drop down for much longer loads. I found I could fit a 400 litre storage box I already had which gives it massive space. I've had over 70 kg in both of them with no problems. Although I still use the enclosed trailer 90% of the time because it's self contained and weather proof and it's still a pretty big space.
I have racks, bags and baskets for every use for my ordinary hybrid bike as well so I can have pretty massive capacity if I need it.
Yes I know my system isn't as perfect as a large capacity bakfiets but it's pretty damned good for mostly 13 km round trips to my local town.
My trailers cost €131 and €105 respectively. Put either of them on a €600 ordinary hybrid bike and you have pretty much the equivalent of a €6,000 cargo bike and a real world practical alternative to a car.
@@PathLessPedaledTV Love all your content! Would love to see a video discussing pros and cons of trailers vs cargo bikes for moving things around. Thanks for all the great videos!
@@tconnolly9820What cargo trailer do you have?
I didn't think any company's still made low gravity carrier bikes
Would like to see more cargo bike content.
Looking for a rig to haul firewood. Secretly from the forest at night....
How about doing a show on the Day6 bike. I’ve had one for the last few years and it’s super comfortable! 🙂
Not only does it hold its speed, but also the paint job froth worthy?! Seems like it's all about the package.
I have a Kbo ranger e-cargo bike. Capacity of 400 lbs. I just crossed 4,000 miles. (Also I just did a range test 33 miles.) I use it for commuting and carrying equipment for trail work. I paid 1,600 I think they go for 1,300 now.
Buh muh car!
Hey Russ, see if you can try out a YOONIT or a Monopole!
I'm a Blurple Cargo Wi-Fi (non-e-bike) owner, and it's genuinely one of the best purchases I've made in a long time. I can load up the front with as much as I can balance. While moving apartments, I've tipped it over a few times with uneven loads over 80 kg, but that was really pushing the limits. Tipping usually occurs more during loading than riding, though I did tip it once while riding after a heavy load shifted.
When it's empty, this bike rides like a dream and feels almost like a regular bike, just in cargo form. I don't find this bike heavy at all; I can maneuver it effortlessly. I've taken it off-roading multiple times and I completely disagree with any claims that it's hard to get going. Sure, it's a bit more effort when it's loaded, but that's comparable to riding a normal bike with a 40 kg backpack.
I've pushed this bike to its limits many times, and believe me when I say you're more of a danger to others than to yourself. This bike can carry more than you might feel comfortable with; I've often taken my daughter and her mother on hour-long rides around the city and on light gravel trails. My only regret is that I can't take this bike on a train, so my bikepacking trips are limited to how far I'm willing to venture from home.
Straight top tube > stand over height. Mini velo cargo vibes 🔥🔥🔥😂
Betteridge's law of headlines
Great looking cargo bike.
Come on, America!
Beautifully ride cargo/family bicycles and tricycles!
Oh, yeah!
In UK 20 years ago ended the century + of Bicycle postal delivery.. now diesel vans.. what your showing has all been done before... visitany cycle museum in UK... For tiedowns .. old inner tubes.. Cargo bikes work in level mega cities.
I would venture to guess that if one were to dual out the rear, add an electric motor system, this would be something I would find interesting.
I do see alot of kid carrying bikes with the kids out front in kind of a tub and a small front wheel which seems similar to these in general design. This is in Cambridge, MA so may or may not reflect bike buying habits in more normal (lol!) neighborhoods.
Hey ! Great video ! I have a question, which has nothing to do with the bike (because I already own one and love it), but what's your brown handlebar bag ? Looks perfect !
Thanks !
Have you seen the Brau_cycles? It folds up quick, has 20inch wheels and gets really tiny
How do you like the cargo platform vs a cargo basket? Platform seems nice for big stuff but not convenient for smaller or loose things
Now test the Ginkgo please! :D
I just got dropped by Brompton was electric so I’m not fussed now
Is it possible to put a direct mount Transmission derailleur on it?
So neat
do you recommend e version if you live in a area which has a few hills ? Thanks for the review 😊
The absence of fixing places for a back rack is serious shortcoming, in my opinion.
This looks like a great option for people who might want a proper bakfiets, but the size and weight of the bakfiets is a deal breaker
the Om,nium Mini is not good choice, the mini max is good for urban travel in train combo -- got me a Moustache alt bar in reverse orientation to fit it 'like' drop bars with mountainbike shifters and break handles ;)
front racks seem fashionable at the moment. really I think they have a lot of downsides - it would make sense too me to have the majority of your weight on the stiff rear ¯\_༼ •́ ͜ʖ •̀ ༽_/¯
2:45 an unprotected bidirectional bike lane? What a travesty! It adds rather than subtract the speeds of the bikes and the motor vehicle traffic.
Its grade separated.
Too bad you can't get the CETMA any more.
He’s building bikes again, I’m not sure if it’s all enabled on the site or whatever, but I think he’s mentioned it on insta. I have a Largo and I love it.
The vast majority of Americans driving pickup trucks do it to role-play of a blue collar persona: big and rugged like themselves, m'right? Maybe they carry their paddle board or MTB @ the bed once in a while. 99% of the utility offered is stroking their ego as they cruise through suburbia, and would never consider a cargo bike, just like they would not consider a minivan. It is all about the image.
Hey thats the Same we do with our Cargo Bikes. Once in a while we carry a load but most of the time its to look Big and rugged xD
Sorry mate, big dummy is still the perfect cargo bike ;D
The only thing that can replace my truck is another truck!
lol looks ridiculous
Ridiculously awesome.
I have a Raleigh Lorry to which I added a TSDZ motor assist and here in Seattle it’s brilliant! I can ride up the hill to my house with 30 pounds without breaking a sweat! Next bike will be be an Omnium e-assist bike.