Tag: cargo bikes

October 7, 2024

We just hit 10,000 miles on our 3-year-old family cargo bike

Our family cargo bike just rolled over to 10,000 miles. It took three years as our primary mode of kid transportation to get there. Even as much as I talk up how great an electric cargo bike can be as a family-hauling vehicle, I may still be underselling it. 3,333 miles per year is equivalent…
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tagged: cargo bikes, tern gsd
March 25, 2024

UW student’s survey seeks feedback on ‘rentable grocery bike’ concept

Cargo bikes and heavy-duty bike trailers are bulky and pricey, but so useful. While some people, like yours truly, are going to invest in cargo-hauling bike solutions, most people may not find themselves in situations where they need to haul stuff around by bike often enough to justify the cost and space required. And depending…
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tagged: bike share, cargo bikes, cargoroo, muhammad hasan
December 1, 2022

It’s officially the season for hauling Xmas trees by bike

My wonderful spouse Kelli hauled both a tree and a kid home. I definitely want to see your Seattle tree-by-bike photos. Tag them #SEAbikes if you post photos on social media. Or email them to me and I’ll add them to this post. [email protected] UPDATE: Here’s reader Duncan with two kids and a tree. Love…
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tagged: cargo bikes, christmas, christmas trees, SEAbikes
November 28, 2022

Boeing workers use cargo bikes to get around their massive facilities

Saw this making the rounds and had to share it with you all: Boeing workers have long relied on bicycles to move around their enormous facilities, and they started switching to cargo trikes back in 2015.
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tagged: boeing, cargo bikes
May 31, 2022

Building my kid’s loft bed by bike

A water pipe burst inside the wall of my kid’s bedroom a week ago, so it has been a stressful and expensive week of sleeping at a friend’s house, cleaning stuff and waiting for stuff to dry. So much waiting. However, the whole fiasco did give me the push I needed to finally build the…
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tagged: cargo bikes
March 11, 2016

A big effort is underway to save G&O Family Cyclery after the Greenwood explosion

NOTE: G&O Family Cyclery is not only a Seattle Bike Blog advertiser, but co-owner Davey Oil is a close friend. He even officiated my wedding (and was amazing). I note this for disclosure, but also to emphasize that this shop is very special. I can’t wait to see it back open better than ever. G&O…
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tagged: #greenwoodexplosion, cargo bikes, davey oil, family biking, g&o family cyclery, greenwood, tyler gillies