Tag: cargo bike
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Three interesting bikes from Eurobike 2015
It’s that time of year again. Bike show season kicked off on Wednesday with the opening of Eurobike 2015 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. One of the big stories from the show this year seems to wireless electronic shifting. SRAM’s new RED eTap system is getting a lot of positive press, and FSA is showing a prototype…
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Bringley, a compact cargo bike by Lawrence Brand
In 2008, Lawrence Brand, of Porterlight Bicycles, decided that he needed a cargo bike, but he didn’t have a secure place outside his London apartment to store one. He found that existing cargo bikes on the market were too long and heavy, so out of necessity the idea for Bringley was born. The bike…
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Douze and Kiffy- a pair of French cargo bikes
I have been traveling for work the past couple weeks, so I am a bit behind on the blog (as usual). Recently though, reader Pierre Fabre shared a couple of interesting French cargo bike designs with me, so I want to take a minute to share them with you. The 4/ A modular cargo bike…
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The Donky Bike and the Rizoma Metropolitan
I have posted a few of Ben Wilson’s pedal powered creations in the past. His designs like the ARTIKCAR, the SeeBikeSaw, the Bike_Kar, and the Pocket Rocket 2 may have been one-off art projects, but his latest bike is a product that you can actually purchase. The 20 inch wheel, 3-speed Donky Bike features a…
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Taiwanese basket bike and a crowdsourced MTB
A couple of months ago, I mentioned the Peugeot DL122 concept bike, which featured a slot compartment in the main triangle area designed to hold a briefcase. Robert, from Ascend Cycles, pointed out that 20 inch wheel bikes with a similar compartment in the frame are a pretty common sight on the streets of Taipei.…
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Cargo bikes from Johnny Loco
JP Magis, the Design Director for Johnny Loco in Amsterdam, mentioned one of the company’s cargo bikes to me recently. At a weight of 28 kilos (just under 62 pounds), the aluminum frame bike is lighter than many similar cargo designs on the market. I like the way the shape of the frame tubing carries…
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Eurobike 2011 and a new cargo/utility e-bike
It’s hard to believe that it is already the last day of August, but Eurobike is now underway in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The show, now in its 20th year, kicked off with a demo day yesterday that broke the previous attendance record. Bike Biz reports that 350+ new products will be debuted at Eurobike this year.…
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Le Tour bikes and other Friday links
Wow, that was an exciting day in the Tour! I won’t give anything away for any of you who didn’t watch it live, but I will say that watching the stage this morning put behind a bit on work that I need to get done today. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen, but…