Be careful not to tip it on the first corner. You have to actively steer it, rather than just leaning. I assume people get used to it, but I didn't really like riding one.
With three wheels these obviously aren't bicycles.
Be careful not to tip it on the first corner. You have to actively steer it, rather than just leaning. I assume people get used to it, but I didn't really like riding one.
With three wheels these obviously aren't bicycles.
Perhaps someone Dutch can correct me if I'm wrong, but from my understanding, bakfiets is Dutch for a bin-in-the-front style cargo bicycle (Google translates it as "bin bicycle"), and there is also a company that takes its name from this style of bike and makes cargo bikes and trikes in this bin-in-the-front style. I'm referring to the two-wheeled type, ie a bicycle, and I assume everyone else is, since that's what the video is about.
Yeah, 3:10 - 3:20.
Yes, bakfiets just means "cargo cycle", of any type. The company Bakfiets makes cargo bicycles and cargo tricycles.
I've never ridden a cargo bicycle, so I can't comment on handling or stability. The tricycles are much more common in Copenhagen.
The only thing I'm missing really from tricycles is the canopy, the roof, some of those have. I haven't seen a bakfiets cover high enough for tall-but-young kids, and it's really annoying to resort to ponchos or other garments to keep water away... I'm almost in the mind of building one, if only I was a better woodworker...
Buying my second bakfiets short in 2 days, couldn't be happier to fork the cash over...