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?

  • JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      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@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
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        2 months 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!