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Nimble Scooter Pacific Blue

Nimble Cargo Scooters is a company that manufactures cargo scooters in Irvine, California. The scooters start at $450 and are built with aircraft aluminum and baltic birch. You can order them with custom colors and graphics. They ride amazing well and are extremely stable with their low center of gravity.

At only 25 lbs, they’re very lightweight and compact. Also, they’re much smaller than a regular bicycle. While test riding a Nimble last week, we were able to walk into most stores like Target without the workers batting an eye. Think of it as a running stroller you can ride.

If you’ve always wanted a bakfiets but couldn’t afford it. Then look no further. Try out a Nimble Cargo Scooter, which is easily a fourth of the cost of a good bakfiets or long bike.

Links:
nimblescooters.com

]]> http://cargocycling.org/2012/04/nimble-cargo-scooter.html/feed Bergmoench http://cargocycling.org/2012/03/bergmoench.html http://cargocycling.org/2012/03/bergmoench.html#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:29:03 +0000 admin http://cargocycling.org/?p=842

Bergmoench is a folding mountain bicycle that you carry with you when hiking uphill so that you can bomb down hill on your way home. In this case the cargo is the bicycle.

They are distributed from a variety of dealers around Europe. Although they normally retail for around 1000 Euros, some of their dealers are selling them at 700 Euros.

If you are an avid mountain bicyclist and live around a lot of mountains or hills, this is a very nice idea.

Links:
http://www.bergmoench.com/en/

]]> http://cargocycling.org/2012/03/bergmoench.html/feed Hopworks Beer Bike http://cargocycling.org/2010/07/hopworks-beer-bike.html http://cargocycling.org/2010/07/hopworks-beer-bike.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:03:45 +0000 admin http://cargocycling.org/?p=590

This is just plain cool. Beer, Pizza, and Bikes! Who could ask for more. Another great idea from the brains at Metrofiets.

Links:
• Hopworks Micro Brewery
• Metrofiets Beer Bike Photos

]]> http://cargocycling.org/2010/07/hopworks-beer-bike.html/feed Grocery Cart Bicycle http://cargocycling.org/2009/10/grocery-cart-bicycle.html http://cargocycling.org/2009/10/grocery-cart-bicycle.html#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:58:52 +0000 admin http://cargocycling.org/?p=308 This is a great idea. Not sure how well it works, but you’ve got to give Ryan McFarland kudos for coming up with this idea and for recycling. He’s got tons of other interesting projects he’s built on instructables.com and his blog which is worth checking out.

]]> http://cargocycling.org/2009/10/grocery-cart-bicycle.html/feed Mobile Graffiti Trike http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/mobile-graffiti-trike.html http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/mobile-graffiti-trike.html#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:50:51 +0000 admin http://cargocycling.org/?p=267 A really cool platform for projection or laser graffiti artists. If you don’t know what projection graffiti is check out Graffiti Research Lab’s Blog. It’s really cool.

Link:
Graffiti Research Lab

]]> http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/mobile-graffiti-trike.html/feed PedalPub: Drunken Riding? http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/pedalpub-drunken-riding.html http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/pedalpub-drunken-riding.html#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:30:37 +0000 admin http://cargocycling.org/?p=226 Heh heh… I ran across this gem while doing a search on “product liability”. This is one awesome bike! 17 riders pedaling together around town while drinking beer, eating food, and enjoying the sites. Couldn’t think of a better way then the PedalPub (Het Fietscafe in the Netherlands). What can I say, simply a great time…

Links:
• PedalPub (US Distributor - www.pedalpub.com)
• Het Fietscafe (Netherlands Maker - www.fietscafe.nl)
• Fietscafe in Action (Flickr)

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(AP Photos/Jacques Brinon)

(AP Photos/Jacques Brinon)

A friend sent me this photo of Google employees using a tricycle to map places where cars are not allowed. They’ve got it hooked up with the same camera and GPS equipment that their specially equipped cars use to capture street views all over the world. Pretty cool idea…

Link:
- Associated Press Article
- Google Maps Street View

]]> http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/google-maps-tricycle-street-view.html/feed Deutsche Post Bicycle Delivery http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/deutsche-post-bicycle-delivery.html http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/deutsche-post-bicycle-delivery.html#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:57:24 +0000 admin http://cargocycling.org/?p=197 Ran across these photos on the web of Deutsche Post using bicycles for inner city delivery.

]]> http://cargocycling.org/2009/08/deutsche-post-bicycle-delivery.html/feed Paris: Cargo Bicycle Delivery Network http://cargocycling.org/2009/06/paris-cargo-bicycle-delivery-network.html http://cargocycling.org/2009/06/paris-cargo-bicycle-delivery-network.html#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:09:25 +0000 admin http://cargocycling.org/?p=154 La Petite Reine (little queen) is a French nickname for bicycle. It’s also the name of the small company that operates a fleet of over 60 cargocycles for various client companies such as express delivery service DHL.  Everyday these cargo bicycles and tricycles make their way through congested parts of Paris to deliver parcels with an efficiency that Fedex would be proud of.

Besides the suped up messenger services. La Petite Reine also sells and rents these cargo tricycles to the public.

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HC and I were skateboarding at the beach the other day and we met a guy who was riding a mobility tricycle. The rider was mobility impaired, but someone had designed this great bicycle for him. It was completely adapted for his needs. The gear ratio was low for easy pedaling and he had foot straps to keep his feet on the pedals.

We weren’t able to talk for long, but it was great to see that he was enjoying the beach and weather as much as we were.

It really reminded me that for the vast majority of people, bicycling is more about enjoying the ride than about trying to win a race.

Keep on riding dude! and see you around.

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