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I'm working on a photobash and want to include the solarpunk equivalent of a pickup truck - is there a utility cycle/wagon/rickshaw type design you'd like to see? (self.utilitycycling)

submitted 1 year ago by JacobCoffinWrites to c/utilitycycling

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I honestly have no idea if this is practical, the closest I ever came to utility cycling was riding with small furniture in a handlebar basket. I am working on a photobash where a salvage co-op is recovering technology from overgrown buildings, and I wanted to put some kind of vehicle out front. My first instinct was a wagon with tires/suspension from a car, but I thought this might be an opportunity to show off alternatives to horse or oxen, - is there some kind of larger-than-average contraption you'd like to see here?

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[–] poVoq 3 points 1 year ago (9 children)

https://mark.stosberg.com/hauling-couches-by-bike/

[–] JacobCoffinWrites 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Thanks! These are good examples - it seems like the most practical designs are probably a single bicycle with a narrow trailer (though some are longer than I expected). Is there anything you'd do differently if this was going to be the only thing on the road? Would tandem bikes or multiple bikes per trailer be practical or just goofy?

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Those are my photos and no- not much I would change. Even bigger loads require electric trikes. You can also chain electric trailers but that’s rare.

[–] JacobCoffinWrites 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! It's cool to hear from you! Here's what I ended up making based on feedback from here:

That was the first - I've included cargo bikes in a few other photobashes I did later:

I'm still making solarpunk art so if there's anything you'd like to see feel free to let me know!

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