Long tails are becoming more and more common these days. Are front-loaders soon to follow? I just got an email from Lane Kagey from CETMA, the maker of fine front loading racks for your bicycle with a little heads-up on his latest project–a cargo bike!
It looks to be fashioned after the Long John design, carrying the load in the front and very low to the ground. The bike currently weighs in a bit under 50lbs. One of the options he has been considering is building the bike with NuVinci hubs and disc brakes.
Perhaps the most striking feature of the bike, is that it will be “bi-partable”, which means the front and rear ends of the bike will be swappable. Not only does this give you options (long or short in the front), but it also allows for a bit easier shipping!
The bike is still in the prototype phase but it will be one to watch out for in 2009.
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