The urban ‘moving bike

Onno Sminia and Louis Pierre Geerinckx represent what we need more of. The two Dutch industrial designers simply felt there was a better way to move within their urban neighborhood without having to depend on their parents, renting a moving truck and/or finding parking, much less do it on any kind of regular basis. So they innovated and built their own solution.

The solution? A ‘moving bike’, small enough to traverse most any place a bike can, yet big enough to haul a couch. They then formed a new company around it, Vrachfiets, which means ‘cargo bike’ in Dutch. How’s that for problem solving? Two pedalers provide the added power needed for heavier loads, while the next version will have solar-powered electrical assist the up the towing capacity even more.

They already have their first interested customer, the City of Delft, in the Netherlands.

Slowly but surely, the emerging generations are creating their own pedestrian-only/carfree world.

Now if anyone can help translate what they’re saying in the video above, that’d be great! :)

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