Posts Tagged ‘Cargo and Utility’

Editor Note: This is our fifth winning entry in our March- May My Ride Writing Contest, Austin mom on two wheels Katie Jo Dixon. We want an autobiographical story about your experience riding a bike in Austin where previously you might have done so by car. Each week, Austin on Two Wheels will select a [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 morning’s Weekend Edition of NPR had an interesting story about Worksman Cycles, America’s oldest bike maker still in business. Their focus is cargo, utility, and industrial bikes, and Worksman is one of the few non-custom American bike builders to still build their bikes in the U.S. out of their Queens, NY factory. The thing [...]

My wife and I had great time this weekend putting our Xtracycle Free Radical conversion to work hauling our weekly purchase of groceries as well as our kids. Based on the amount of milk we have to buy to make it through the week, this was no small task. We got to try out our [...]

For the last 6 weeks, Austin Bike Blog has called for entries in our “What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. We got a lot of great submissions which we’ve share with you each week. For some reason people named Mark really like to haul things on their bikes. Now is the [...]

This article is part of a series we are writing on getting started biking for transportation. Articles include: Taking the Plunge Picking a bike for everyday transportation Putting it all together: The accessories you need to successfully bike for transportation Locking Your Bike: Will your bike (and wheels for that matter) still be there when [...]

I was very disappointed to hear today that my Xtracycle Free Radical kit is on back order for at least 30 days. (Thanks for psyching me out and thinking you had it in stock, eBikeStop!) However, I was heartened to find this video over at Bike Hugger of the Waffle Bike. The rider of this [...]