Cargo bike in SA?

[Whipme]

Hi everyone, I'm looking for options for a cargo bike in SA and I can't seem to find much online other than an adult trike with a little basket: http://afritrike.co.za/products/

 

The reason I'm looking is because I live in a big estate and our maintenance workers currently walk everywhere, carrying their tools (spades, rakes, picks, etc). I'd like to offer them a more efficient mode of transport that actually has some cargo space.

 

I was hoping Qhubeka made something, but I'm not sure how much you can strap to the cargo rack on the back

https://qhubekabicycle.myshopify.com/

[m-squared]

Why not a trailer attached to a bike?

[Gandalf]

Hmm, yeah not many around. Have you thought about a bike trailer?

[Whipme]

A bike trailer might be our only option in the end. Any suggestions that can carry a bit of weight?

[MORNE]

Soma Tradesman ( google it)

 

Call David at everyday cycles, he is the importer/local distributor for Soma bikes

 

https://www.everydaycyclesupplyco.com/product

[shaper]

Am sure you will find something suitable http://swiftcycles.co.za/home_page_marage_004.htm

Edited August 21, 2019 by shaper

[fanievb]

Sportsmans use to sell them as well

https://bike-addict.co.za/collections/schwinn/products/scwinn-town-and-country-cruiser

[MORNE]

No man get a few Soma Tradesmen...none of this fixyie bs on a cargo bike....how the hell do you haul 30kg on a SS...fml.

 

Yea they are pricy but super rad and you can claim them as a business expense as it sounds lol

[Shebeen]

Am sure you will find something suitable http://swiftcycles.co.za/home_page_marage_004.htm

Joh that website looks dated!

 

Seems like the best option.

You want a bakfiets

https://www.bakfiets.nl/

But they are €€€€ so I think a local version would do well

[MORNE]

Soma Tradesman ????

[Gandalf]

Joh that website looks dated!

 

Seems like the best option.

You want a bakfiets

https://www.bakfiets.nl/

But they are €€€€ so I think a local version would do well

or the premium

https://www.urbanarrow.com/

[MORNE]

Thought he wanted cargo bikes...not bobsleds????

[Whipme]

That looks more like what we'd need in a South African setting. Especially since we mostly have dirt roads in the estate. Thanks!

 

Am sure you will find something suitable http://swiftcycles.co.za/home_page_marage_004.htm

[MORNE]

So you actually wanted an icecream bike?????

[dasilvarsa]

http://www.johnsonmvs.co.za/pages/products.html

[Whipme]

So you actually wanted an icecream bike?

 

Ice cream bike, cargo bike, maintenance bike, all different names for similar products 

I know them as cargo bikes because that's what they're called in Europe, in SA they haven't really caught on as a versatile domestic product