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by asix66 404 days ago
In Copenhagen, Denmark, these are used all over the city to, well, deliver cargo.

Then, annually they have a fun cargo-bike race called "Svajerløb" [0]

The event is based on traditional races that took place between the 1930s and 1960s. In the race, riders typically complete four laps - the first lap ridden with an empty cargo bike, then stopping to load up their bikes with cargo before completing three more laps with the full load. [1]

It's super fun.

[0] https://www.facebook.com/Svajerloeb/

[1] https://copenhagenize.com/2017/10/arrange-svajerlb-cargo-bik...

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Are there many of this configuration? (Load in the back as a tricycle). I see lots of good cargo bikes (and I LOVE cargo bikes), just not many of this design. But facebook doesn't let me browse much without an account.
I'm across the strait in Malmö and it's very rare to find the cargo in the back. Mostly senior citizens ride a variant of this bike with two wheels in the back, a small pannier. Maybe because it suits their balance better.

But recently a coffee bike has been turning up here in Malmö with a classic 50s design just like the Cycleauto one, but the wheel is not mounted under the rider.

https://gastro-bike.com/en/coffee-bike/ This is not it but it's close. The one we have here is more of a rounded 50s design on the carriage. I don't have any pics.