CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
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To mark its 60th company anniversary, VELO DE VILLE is launching a special charity campaign: Under the motto “60 Years – 60 FR8s for a Good Cause”, the bicycle manufacturer from Altenberge will donate a total of 60 individually configurable cargo bikes (FR8) to non-profit organisations, associations and social institutions in Germany and Europe.
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https://bikebiz.com/velo-de-ville-launches-charity-campaign-to-celebrate-60-years-in-business/
Thank you Velo De Ville! ;-)
Campaigns like this sometimes just make it harder for local businesses and manufacturers to survive. We've already done the free bikes thing to clear a cargo bike no-one wanted. Basically small shops churn the money of private individuals and collect tax for HMRC. Most cargo bikes are for family use and the GR8 addresses that with a big foam box like the UA. So let's hope their free £5k+ Bosch Smart System cargo bicycles 'grow the market' and that they are nice to ride and easy to service with good spare part availability.
From a 'Scotland as a country in Europe' point of view the 60 bike offer could mean just under one lost sale I suppose. (Scottish 5m is one hundredth of European
500m).
I reckon they are more of a PIA to Aerial down in Dumfries. That's a shame as he's actually making stuff here to order.
Who needs electric…
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