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Tell Us Your Favorite Cargo Bike & Win A Cargoli

24. January 20173. March 2017 Sven

Next to our big bikes we now have a new little cargobike in our hearts: It was sent to us from Berlin, home of the Cargoli. I like the Cargoli, because it is extremely easy to park: it easily fits into my smallest Ortlieb-RackPack. … Continue reading Tell Us Your Favorite Cargo Bike & Win A Cargoli

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Cargobikes and christmas trees

spruce wants bicycle – a christmas tree bikeride

20. December 201620. December 2016 Sven

When Christmas comes around I am counting the days until the tree has to be chosen, picked  up and brought into the cozy christmas-home. What a beautiful piece of load the christmas tree is: the smell, the friendly appearance and … Continue reading spruce wants bicycle – a christmas tree bikeride

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Motherload: A Documentary about cargobikes in the US

5. November 20165. November 2016 Sven

After Lin got hooked on cargobikes, she realized that there are lots of people out there, who -like her – make a change in family-mobilty. So She started a documentary on the US-American cargobike movement. The Movie “Motherload” is currently … Continue reading Motherload: A Documentary about cargobikes in the US

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Cargo bike review: The Family Roller Coaster by Butchers & Bicycles

26. October 2016 Sven

Cargo tricycles are often said to be the safer decision when it comes to a family cargo bike. Yet this subjective plus in safety comes at the price of fun and riding dynamics. By 2016 quite some cargo bike manufacturers … Continue reading Cargo bike review: The Family Roller Coaster by Butchers & Bicycles

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Promoting a carfree life: interview with a family magazine

21. October 2016 Sven

Some months ago the german family magazine Leben & Erziehen interviewed us about our carfree live. It came out really good and makes a nice read. The funny part is, that the journalist interviewing us, just got her Babboe some months after … Continue reading Promoting a carfree life: interview with a family magazine

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2nd Cargo Bike Picknick Augsburg

16. October 201617. October 2016 Sven

After our first cargo bike picknick in July was so beautiful and more people came than expected, we decided that it’s worth doing a cargo bike … Continue reading 2nd Cargo Bike Picknick Augsburg

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Cargo bike makers interview: Hans Fogh from Larry vs Harry

15. September 201618. September 2016 Sven

In this series of interviews, we want to introduce the people behind leading cargo bike companies. We talk about what drives them, their view on mobilty and the secret behind the bikes they produce. Starting the series we are glad to … Continue reading Cargo bike makers interview: Hans Fogh from Larry vs Harry

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admiring fine engineering

impressions from the eurobike show 2017 – a cargo bike family roadtrip

4. September 20169. September 2016 Sven

We turned this year’s Eurobike show into a little family roadtrip for dad and daugther: As Jess was not feeling fit, Anouk and I took the train to Lindau. Grandpa’s place was our homebase for two days of bikeshow and some beautiful … Continue reading impressions from the eurobike show 2017 – a cargo bike family roadtrip

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the omnium cargo bike is now a kids-carrier

Turning the Omnium Cargo bike into a fast kids carrier

24. August 20165. November 2016 Sven

We already showed you our solution for a bobike seat inside mom’s Urban Arrow. As our daughter gets bigger and dad also wants to take her for a ride, it’s time to get the Omnium Cargo ready for child transportation. Not only … Continue reading Turning the Omnium Cargo bike into a fast kids carrier

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review: the I:SY Car:Go cargobike - a solid little workhorse

Cargo bike review: the I:sy Car:go – a little solid workhorse

22. August 201624. August 2016 Sven

I wanted to review this bike ever since I had a tease ride about a year back and wanted to take a closer look. As I had surgery on my knee done, the testride had to wait for quite some months. Finally, when … Continue reading Cargo bike review: the I:sy Car:go – a little solid workhorse

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A comfy child seat on the family cargo bike

13. April 201618. September 2016 Sven

We love the Urban-Arrow as a family cargo bike, a lot. Especially for riding with kids, it is an awesome bike. Thanks to the optional mounting for baby car seats we were able to take our daughter on rides at … Continue reading A comfy child seat on the family cargo bike

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About Cargobikes and Living with them [interview]

28. August 201518. September 2016 Sven

A student-project from Augsburg, germany called e-transform made a video about energy-saving lifestyles. The students asked us for an interview and to introduce our chosen mode of transportation. We were glad to be able to contribute and to promote a … Continue reading About Cargobikes and Living with them [interview]

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