As the popularity of bikes for transporting people and products grows, innovative pedal-powered designs continue to pop up. Our latest spotting? Vrachtfiets, a new concept by two students at the Delft University of Technology. Primarily created to help people move house without renting a van, the Vrachtfiets is a two-person vehicle. As explained by the bike’s designers, moving furniture usually isn’t a solo effort, so why not have two people work the pedals, too? The bike also includes an electrical assist, which will be solar-powered in upcoming versions.
Having worked on Vrachtfiets for two years, Onno Sminia and Louis Pierre Geerinckx recently presented their final design to their first customer, the city of Delft. Quiet, emission-free and capable of hauling substantial loads, cargo bikes like Vrachtfiets will no doubt become increasingly popular for short-haul urban transport.
Website: www.vrachtfiets.nl
Tags: Bike Design, bike news, green travel, Louis Pierre Geerinckx, Onno Sminia, Vrachtfiets
pool entries
Great concept.
Great initiative.
Well done.
Or a delivery bike for postal services.
So simple, it makes one wonder why no one has come up with the idea before.
Brilliant.