cycle truck ?

[ben swift]

so- I'm in the market for a cycle truck (cargo bike, baker's bike, postal bike, etc...)

and I've found a bunch of makers online like Ahearne, Civia, Worksman, and a bunch of european companies, but I'm wondering if any of you guys know of other shops / companies that might carry or build their own?

I'm not really looking for a bakfiet or a long tail cargo bike, but links to those are welcome too! thanks!

probably what I can afford:
Industrial Bicycles from Worksman Cycles

these are pretty ok looking too:
Civia Cycles

so nice, but can't afford:
Cycle Truck - Ahearne Cycles

a nice long-tail:
Madsen Cycles — Welcome

amazing cargo:
CETMA Cargo

[B-DROID]

Someone on here has a really nice one, I can't remember who though. If I remember right it's one like one of the CETMA ones.

[squeegeethree]

Order a Pizza and when the dude goes inside to deliver you've got a new truckbike if your fast enough. (well maybe they don't use these where you are but they are everywhere here)

[ben swift]

yeah, I thought I remembered someone posting one a while back... can't remember.-


-- and - pizza delivery here is all cars... can you get me a bike? I can nearly guarantee that NYC pizza delivery is all Worksman bikes. so cool.

[ben swift]

just found out about this place in Brooklyn:

Rolling Orange Bikes

[Father of Odin]

My co worker tested an Ahearne Cycle Truck and had a lot of good things to say about it. Review: Ahearne Cycle Truck | Bicycle Times Magazine

She also road around on the Civia and thought it was a bit hard to handle with a load in front. I believe they currently only make one size which doesn't necessarily fit all...

I'm quite taken with these bikes Brown Cycles of Grand Junction, Colorado. I love the the fact that you can interchange a basket and a child's seat, but I have kids. That may not be a selling point for you.

Good luck with whatever you decide on.

[dspring]

poke around here: http://cargocycling.org/

[caribou]

freaky

[Dan Apparatus]

Await Mr. Jay Ryan's chime-in. He recently assembled a CETMA cargo and loves it I do believe.

[jayryan]

yep: cetma cargo. picked up the frame from portland on the day of mike king's wedding last fall, then drove it back to chicago. assembled over the winter as i could afford parts. love it, love it, love it. we've got the new baby, and i bolted a base for her car seat into the box, so she goes out for rides basically all weekend. once she's older, we'll put in the bench and she'll be able to sit up, looking forward. it's not a racing bike - i go about 10 mph comfortably, instead of the 15-18 i'm used to on my road bikes.

the box is big and can carry a ton when it's not filled with baby car seat.

look at the cetma cargo site. my bike is like all the rest of them on there. i don't have a pic of the whole thing on this computer. here's isabel (and her little friend tueben) in her seat, as seen from my POV, earlier this spring.



you can get bullitt brand or some other perfectly fine chinese made complete bike for less, but i wanted to get this one for slightly more money from a one-man shop, where lane kagay builds each frame by hand.