I saw this bike made by an independent bike shop for himself.

It’s an electric longtail and can carry a 300kg europallet, plus the toolbox on the front, plus an extra person or material on the bike rack!

Here is the link to the shop website: https://www.cycles-penet.fr/

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  • Cruxifux@feddit.nlEnglish
    37·
    3 days ago

    The people who think you can’t haul shit in a bike have seriously never tried. As long as you’re on flat surfaces it’s just as easy as riding a bike without a load imo, save some learning curve for turns.

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
      15·
      3 days ago

      They didn’t even realise that it’s a possibility at all, that’s what usually happen when someone is driving or being driven their whole life

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Ehhhh starting from stopped is hellish when you have a heavy load behind you, and maintaining momentum on the flat definitely takes a lot more. I recently got a trailer to transport my kids and where I might be able to go 20 miles on just my bike, I struggle to make it more than 3 miles with the extra 2 wheels and 80 lbs of kids behind me. Granted I live in a hilly area, but I can definitely tell that it isn’t just the challenge of hills given how much slower I go on flatish sections and downhill

      • Cruxifux@feddit.nlEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        Really? Because I am basing this on my own kid transport setup I had when I was 20 babysitting my niece and nephew and I found it to be pretty easy to get them around with.

        • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Makes me wonder if a better trailer would be noticeably better then. I’m just using a budget trailer that I picked up at a garage sale. Some grease on the moving bits and pumping more air in the tires certainly helped (the tires lose air pretty rapidly too) Hard to beat $20 for a bike trailer though!

      • Cruxifux@feddit.nlEnglish
        162·
        3 days ago

        Nobody hauls shit like this on their bikes, nobody ever does on their bike that has a blind spot. That’s why this picture is impressive and crazy.

        I’ll tell you right now though, as a contractor, who has hauled many trucks for my company, with trailers, and for other people, blind spots are definitely a huge issue for hauling with vehicles. But yeah, guy hauling shit on his bike with blind spots is the issue.