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Apples

So. I bought some groceries and didn't have room for the apples on the front rack. That's what the hook on my back rack is for .

Saturday Morning Ride to IKEA on the Cargo Bike

One of life's necessary evils is a trip to Cheaptown - aka IKEA. Like everywhere else on the planet, IKEAs in Copenhagen are located in big box areas outside of the city. There are two within 10 km of our flat and I headed out to one of them to buy some boxes for my son's room. He has 15 kg of LEGO and when we redid his room we figured some stackable shoe boxes on the wall would be great for the LEGO. If we need some bigger things from IKEA, we will usually grab a car from our car share programme . But on a Saturday morning I hopped on the Bullitt cargo bike and headed off to get the boy his boxes. As you've probably gathered by now, there are separated bike lanes basically anywhere you want to go in Copenhagen. Even places you DON'T want to go, like IKEA. Here's a little photo series of my Tour de IKEA 2009. In the above photo an onramp leads to one of the main motorways into/out of Copenhagen. The bike lane I'm on continues down under the ramp, while the cars...

This is Driving Me Crazy - Shopping Bikes

Years ago I read an article in a design magazine about new bike designs. I saw a prototype for a shopping bike with up to 20 litres of space in the built in basket. The bike was built, not just a drawing. I haven't seen it since and my friend Marie found this picture in an online pdf. Does anyone out there know of this design and do you have any photos? I'm fascinated by this design.