Dublin Bikes Plus One

Doctor Bob

Found this in my inbox this morning. (The image, not the trailer!:)) Thought it might be of interest here, and I don't recall it being posted before. (Apologies if I've duplicated.)



From a bit of snooping around, it seems that the design was a runner-up in the 24 Hour Universal Design Challenge 2009, run by the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (part of the National Disability Authority).

More images and info here: http://www.hhc.rca.ac.uk/CMS/files/TeamG.pdf (I especially like the subtly modified DB logo!)

Stark

Looks a bit like the CuffeMobile.

tomasrojo

I'd love if they were available. In fact, I wouldn't mind one for my regular bike. I have two trailers now (goods trailer/Bike-hod and child trailer/Cougar Chariot). Perhaps I could have a collection of trailers for all occasions.

SerialComplaint

I was at the 24 hour challenge, and I reckoned that this was a far better idea than the load of bollards that won out in the end, but maybe that was just my pro-cycling bias...

Victor

I'd hope for a larger mudguard if I was the passenger.

tomasrojo

Very good point. I've had to tuck the corners of a plastic garbage bag into the frame of my goods trailer to stop the carradice bag getting permanently discoloured from all the mud thrown up by the rear wheel.

monument

I was thinking the other day rental cargo bikes would be useful, on street or other.

[I currently don't have €2,000 or so for one of these, plus at least €500 for locks to be able to leave it in the underground carpark! ]