Posts under ‘Cargo and Utility’

Yesterday, NPR ran a story on cargo bikes as a new market in the U.S. They brought up the concept of these bikes a green replacement for the minivan and their practicality among business users looking to reduce fleet fuel costs. The report included interviews with Bakfiets supplier Clever Cycles in Portland as well as [...]

This recent local broadcast of Fox 7 News gives a quick overview of biking to work with resources from the City of Austin, Bicycle Sport Shop and Mellow Johnny’s. It’s a nice cursory look at biking as an option but does spend quite a bit of time focusing on showers. Also mentioned is the free [...]

Urban Farm Bicycle Tour sponsored by Edible Austin returns for a second year this weekend and promises to offer great locally grown food in a bike tour open to families. We interviewed Edible Austin’s editor, Marla Camp, last year about the first tour and are happy to see it return. The connection between sustainable eating [...]

On Monday, we discussed how a community’s bike -friendliness and level of transportation cycling is tied to how well they address the needs and concerns of women. Essentially if you aren’t closing in on gender equity in cycling use, you are never going to make the strides toward real growth in biking as a viable [...]

UPDATE: Wytze van Mansum, a Dutch engineer who created this concept in conjunction with Cannondale, contacted me to let me know more about it. The photos from Carlton Reid are the initial prototype which is evolving with development (including the eventual inclusion of a kickstand.) The riding position is a little more variable with handlebars [...]

If you read this last week’s Austin Chronicle article about Copenhagen, you’ll realize how primitive Austin’s environmental initiatives are. While earlier this year Austin began a pilot program testing a single bike locker, Copenhagenizer is reporting Copehhagen is introducing lockers to accommodate cargo bikes.
If you’ve ever ridden a bakfiets, Xtracycle, or Madsen, you know they [...]

I love to race as much of the next guy, but when you are a grown man racing for the ultimate prize, you have to remember not to take yourself too seriously. Cyclocross has been the great levelizer on this, but unfortunately it appears some are starting to ruin the sport with their Type-A personalities.
Luckily, [...]

This weekend, the Oregon Manifest kicked off with their Oregon Manifest Constructors Challenge contest and race. The Oregon Manifest, their hand built bike show, has expanded this year from a long weekend highlighting local builders to a six week celebration of all things bicycle related. The schedule of events puts our annual Bike Month celebration [...]

I’m a big fan of cargo bikes. They add major utility to transportation cycling making the thought of living car-free even more of a reality. You can do a week’s worth of grocery shopping, transport small children or even adults, or pick up a couch. Best of all, you can do all these things while [...]

For those of you who read this site regularly, you know I’m a big fan of the Xtracycle. Whether its hauling my kids or going head to head with other cargo bikes, the Xtracycle deliveries on its promise of more freedom on two wheels. Plus you gotta love a company that lets its users develop [...]