{"id":16080,"date":"2014-01-03T11:57:38","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T17:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16080"},"modified":"2014-01-03T11:57:38","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T17:57:38","slug":"cargo-bikes-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/cargo-bikes-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Cargo Bikes that Look Cool&#8230; Really!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tilt-action-cargo-bike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16081\" alt=\"tilt action cargo bike\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tilt-action-cargo-bike.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tilt-action-cargo-bike.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tilt-action-cargo-bike-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2010\/11\/cargo-bike-green-business\/\">Cargo bikes<\/a> look kind of clunky, which may explain why they&#8217;ve been slower to catch on in the US. Still, if you&#8217;re looking to go low\/no-car, a bicycle with room for groceries could go a long ways towards getting you there &#8211; they&#8217;d be even more convenient than the bus\/train for shopping trips. Denmark&#8217;s Butchers and Bicycles has figured out how to lower the clunky factor in a cargo bike: tilt action! Take a look at this post from sister site Planetsave for the deets on this sweet ride (that goes on sale this month):<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-97c70b0801a4e837ef6aa6d79111f646-top\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1VdeF\" class=\"rpuThumb\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/9597239\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:10px;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1VdeF\" class=\"rpuTitle\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>New Cargo Trike Rocks It! (VIDEO)<\/strong><\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1VdeF\" class=\"rpuHost\" rel=\"norewrite\">Planetsave<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">\nCargo bikes and trikes are just starting to catch on in North America, after a long history in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany. And now might be a great time to jump in and get one. Copenhagen-based Butchers and Bicycles\u00a0has\u00a0created a pretty&hellip;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- put the \"tease\", \"jump\" or \"more\" break here --><\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" style=\"display: none;\" \/><!--more--><!--break--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"at-page-break\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepostMain rpuRepost-97c70b0801a4e837ef6aa6d79111f646-bottom\" style=\"display:none;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><!-- How to customize this embed: http:\/\/www.repost.us\/article-preview\/hash\/2826fa09d7f90d4b2a1a017598c6dc9a --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Top image credit:<\/strong> screen capture from &#8220;MK1 &#8211; Tilt-action cargo trike from Butchers &amp; Bicycles, Copenhagen&#8221; video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cargo bikes look kind of clunky, which may explain why they&#8217;ve been slower to catch on in the US. Still, if you&#8217;re looking to go low\/no-car, a bicycle with room&nbsp;[ &hellip; ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":16081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[6683,4704,6684,6685,4707],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cargo Trikes that Feel Like a Two-Wheel Bicycle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Think cargo bikes looks clunky, even if they might be useful? 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