Freight bicycle
Freight bicycles or Freight tricycles are human powered vehicles designed and constructed specifically for transporting large loads. Vehicle designs usually include a cargo handling area consisting of an enclosed box (cabinet), a flat platform, or a wire bracket basket. These may be mounted between parallel wheels at either the front or rear of the vehicle. The frame and drivetrain must be constructed to handle loads serveral times that of an ordinary bicycle. Other specific design considerations include operator visibility and load suspension.
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Non-motorized vehicles are particularly attractive where motorized vehicles:
Common usages include:
Benefits
Common Usages
Because of the strong economic advantageous realizable by widespread proliferation of freight bicycles, Oxfam has designed the OxTrike and established local production at community workshops in non-industrialized countries for use in non-industrialized countries worldwide.
Dangdang, ChinaÃÂÃÂs biggest online bookseller, uses 30 bicycle courier companies in 12 cities to deliver goods and collect payments.
Related Articles
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