In Vancouver, BC, a group of individuals have purchased a cargo bike, store it at a netural location, and take turns using it when they need it. GENIUS - Let's start a cargo bike coop in C-ville!Read all about it.
New Cargo Bike Cooperateive in British Columbia
In Vancouver, BC, a group of individuals have purchased a cargo bike, store it at a netural location, and take turns using it when they need it. GENIUS - Let's start a cargo bike coop in C-ville!Read all about it.
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That's really neat! I wonder how it does going uphill though!
Here's a good discussion on which cargo bikes are best for semi hilly zones like ours: http://carfreedays.com/2008/01/25/neighborhood-cargo-bike-share/
I drive for Happy Rickshaw, and I know that weight on Cville hills is possible! All it takes to haul hundreds of pounds of people/things across the city is good route-planning, mechanical advantage, and a little bit of sweat!
I'll never forget my first time arriving in Holland when my romantic husband picked me up from the train station with a cargo bike. I sat on my bag and rode in the bucket located on the front of the bike. It was WAY FUN and I think that this bike would be a great solution for a mom with very young kids or grocery shopping or all sorts of things like that. I just hope it will someday catch on here in the states.
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