http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "The Potential of Delivering Goods By Bike" (uses for cargo bikes) en Sun, 31 May 2026 06:40:57 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-374213 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:09:07 +0000 chdot 374213@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Things have moved on in 10 years!</p> <p>“</p> <p>XYZ Cargo is based in a shared makers space at the <a href="https://www.edinburghopenworkshop.co.uk">Edinburgh Open Workshop</a>, Somerville continued. They said: “This means that not only can small producers thrive, because we have lower overheads, but it also gives me access to everything from drill presses and chop saws to laser cutters, industrial sewing machines and cnc machines. Name it, we have it. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://micromobilitybiz.com/how-xyz-cargo-is-building-modular-and-repairable-cargo-bikes/amp/" rel="nofollow">https://micromobilitybiz.com/how-xyz-cargo-is-building-modular-and-repairable-cargo-bikes/amp/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mj-somerville-b7ab6694" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mj-somerville-b7ab6694</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-117502 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:37:27 +0000 chdot 117502@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=706950449330435&amp;id=352399998118817&amp;set=a.354073294618154.111155.352399998118817&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=706950449330435&amp;id=352399998118817&amp;set=a.354073294618154.111155.352399998118817&#038;amp</a>; </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-117376 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:00:48 +0000 chdot 117376@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Cargo Bikes: The New Station Wagon</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://m.europe.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887324328204578572011343756542" rel="nofollow">http://m.europe.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887324328204578572011343756542</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-117159 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:14:05 +0000 SRD 117159@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice. Saw lots of cargo bikes in London yesterday </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-117158 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:11:30 +0000 chdot 117158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.eliancycles.com/bicycles-01-cargo.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.eliancycles.com/bicycles-01-cargo.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anotherflickr/sets/72157632019697723" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/anotherflickr/sets/72157632019697723</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-114609 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:32:43 +0000 Smudge 114609@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wfb, no, it's a special technology Raleigh developed during the war to help our troops get heavy things uphill more easily, thus enabling us to defeat the beastly hun.<br /> Of course after the war the evil petroleum companies bought up the technology and bikes such as the one pictured were recalled and their low gravity units removed and destroyed.<br /> It is rumoured that some french authorities may have worked with the petrol giants to kill off this technology as they were worried that if it became widespread there was a slight risk that a British cycle team might manage to win the Tour de France. This would of course spell the end of all cycling in France as no true Frenchman could possibly engage in any sport in which a Briton might be seen to be superior to them.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-114605 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:26:16 +0000 wee folding bike 114605@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't quite understand the low gravity feature. Is it a Star Trek thing? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-114582 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:11:53 +0000 chdot 114582@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Monica Magnussen (@twitmomag)<br /> 16/06/2013 15:20<br /> Visited @edfoc @copenhagenize photo exhibit @thehubroyalmile Very inspiring! LOVE the bike cargos, and that 80% still cycle through winter!</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-114549 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:39:39 +0000 chdot 114549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://transportland.org/2013/06/cargopalooza" rel="nofollow">http://transportland.org/2013/06/cargopalooza</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wv/sets/72157634038908169" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/wv/sets/72157634038908169</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-93928 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:48:13 +0000 chdot 93928@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> The World’s petrol obsession is under attack. As a result, work-bikes and trikes are being manufactured again and re-introduced into factories. Businesses are starting to use them too, for local deliveries. Perhaps its time to get my old Pashley grocery trike out of storage?</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://tradesmansbike.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://tradesmansbike.wordpress.com</a></p> <p><img src="http://tradesmansbike.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/petrol_rationing.jpg?"></p> <p><a href="http://tradesmansbike.wordpress.com/brochures-raleigh" rel="nofollow">http://tradesmansbike.wordpress.com/brochures-raleigh</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9068#post-93479 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:49:46 +0000 chdot 93479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Niels Hoe (@nielshoe)<br /> 05/12/2012 10:27<br /> European Cyclists' Federation – Cargo Bike Crazy: The Potential of Delivering Goods By Bike <a href="http://shar.es/6wkRR" rel="nofollow">http://shar.es/6wkRR</a></p> <p>" </p>