How-To: Build a cargo bike

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June 22nd, 2010 6

After a trip to Copenhagen, Instructable user carkat saw that a lot of people used cargo bikes (with a cargo area in the front) to transport their kids around. He couldn’t afford to buy such a bike, so he cannibalized a couple of junkers, some square steel tubing, and some some sort of what looks like laminated wood (he doesn’t say), and built a nice three-wheel cargo bike. [Thanks, Shawn!]

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6 thoughts on “How-To: Build a cargo bike”

BlankaJ says:

June 24th, 2010 at 1:16 am

That laminated wood he does not mention, is concrete moulding plywood.
Stephon Garnett says:

June 24th, 2010 at 1:41 am

I love this cargo bike. Reminds me much on the toyota camry parts that i turned into a hybrid car.fantastic!
Concrete Polishing says:

April 5th, 2011 at 10:59 am

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How-To: Build a cargo bike

By Gareth Branwyn