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Perhaps the only way to be “greener” than someone who rides a cargo bike is to be someone who rides a cargo bike made from recycled bikes. Introducing North Cargo Trikes, a cargo trike company from Pittsburgh, PA. The mastermind, Eric Cruit, showed up at our recent bike polo tournament and gave people the chance to ride one of his creations, or to be carted around in one. His machine featured a considerable sized basket for hauling heavy cargo, and three gear options—freewheel high, freewheel low and fixed. Why fixed? So you can pedal backwards and make difficult k-turns possible.
To the right we see one of Eric’s newest projects—a full-suspension cargo bike.
[It's] gonna have a platform in the back to sit on and pedals to put passenger feet on, kind of like an inline rickshaw.
Eric’s website is under construction, but for the time being you can email him at northcargotrikes@gmail.com.
At the local bike co-op we have been trying the same idea with a shopping cart. We are trying to make one with a quick releast so the bike can be removed and used as a bicycle. Have you tried this. Our problem is how to keep the bike frame verticle on turns. See triobike.com for a pix of what we are trying. Any ideas how to make this work? Dan.