Posts under ‘Cargo and Utility’

As a cargo bike aficionado, I’m living in some pretty good days with everyone from Trek to Puma putting out car-replacing offerings. Interbike, the bike industry’s annual trade show, is this week and with it the roll out of some new products. First, cargo bike maker Madsen has come out with a new and improved [...]

It has been observed that if we really want to accelerate transportation cycling into mainstream culture, a focus on the needs of women is needed. Cycling in America is male dominated with a report 2:1 or more ratio of men to women choosing two wheels. In addition to expanding the pie, women have a larger [...]

Earlier this week, I wrote about some new electric versions of tried and true cargo bike designs that are set to hit the market in the coming months. Also on the horizon is this prototype electric trike called the Biquattro
 Electric bicycle that converts between what is essentially a bike for everyday riding and a [...]

Cargo bikes have been making real in-roads in the last few years. Bike companies as varied as Trek, Kona, and Yuba have taken the long tail design made successful by Xtracycle and developed their own versions of go anywhere cargo bikes. Madsen has gone the route of combining the useful and child friendly box design [...]

Editor’s Note: Austin on Two Wheels would like to welcome our latest guest writer, Sally Miculek. Sally is a friend and mother of two young children who is attempting to drive less and ride more to get around Austin. She has a nice introduction here but if you liked my wife Amy’s articles about her [...]

A couple years ago, I did a head-to-head comparison in cargo bike design between the long tail design made popular with the Xtracycle and the Bakfiets, the traditional box bike of Amsterdam and Copenhagen. At the time, I gave the Xtracycle the edge in its balance of day to day utility with generally fun ride. [...]

Welcome to the third installment of my month-long series about me and the 30 days of biking challenge.  Over the month of April, I will take my bike out for at least a short ride every day.  I’m also hoping to reduce my car use and perhaps even shed a pound or two. You might [...]

Welcome to the second installment of my month-long series about me and the 30 days of biking challenge.  Over the month of April, I will take my bike out for at least a short ride every day.  I’m also hoping to reduce my car use and perhaps even shed a pound or two. You might [...]

Register before Saturday and Save $5. Bring a friend & save $5 more. This Saturday, Austin on Two Wheels will hold our Taste of Downtown Tour, the first in a three part social ride series called Discover the City on Two Wheels. The ride will include stops at three great downtown restaurants to sample some [...]

Hi.  My name is Amy McFadden.  You may have seen me, or read about me, in some of Elliott’s other posts, such as the one about taking our son to kindergarten on my bike.  Over the past few years I have become a pretty regular bike-rider; being married to Elliott, it would be hard not [...]