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When we were moving back to Canada, we knew we’d need a car, but we couldn’t afford one after the move. Thankfully, we found an electric bakfiets, and not only did it take the place of a car, it also saved us thousands of dollars in the process.
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Thanks to Modacity for the photo used in the thumbnail: https://mobile.twitter.com/modacitylife
Thanks to @Propelbikes for providing some of the footage used in this video. If you’d like to purchase an electric bike or bakfiets in New York or LA, check them out:
https://propelbikes.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/PropelbikesUSA
Thanks also to nrbi who provided footage of a cargo bakfiets in action in Toronto:
https://www.nrbi.co/
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References & further reading:
Short history of the cargo bike
The cargo bike: Undervalued all-rounder with promising future
Belading DC_2 per bakfiets. Vliegtuig PH_AKJ Jan van Gent, op Schiphol, onteigend door Duitsers mei 1940
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/6a3739b7-e3d3-5b2c-f371-4c5fa853be01
Een bakfiets van warenhuis Metz & Co., Keizersgracht 455, in een rijwielstalling.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/588fd902-ac8a-751f-7da7-a085c1680680
Bakfiets met kinderzitjes
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/030f7d29-60d9-e479-aa2b-93f68c5a984b
Een bakfiets van A.P. de Zwart Czn., Stadhouderskade 61.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/c282f197-ead9-6985-2862-1f8f41a950c8
Met Floriadepark; Europaboulevard
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/bb1d62c6-0ae7-7df8-6b10-6ee331d025d1
Linksvoor Nieuwe Achtergracht 29-31 en daarachter de voormalige brood- en meelfabriek Nieuwe Prinsengracht 55-57
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/446e4ba1-9948-fa11-2412-0a6e7e098f4c
Op de voorgrond de Nieuwe Prinsengracht, gezien vanaf het dak van gebouw Ceres.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/8fbdb1de-692b-5edd-3608-5e2770336eef
De toegang aan de zuidzijde van de Coentunnel.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/32f5399d-470d-8272-3d8c-cfb7cfb30ff9
Overzicht straat – Frederik Hendrikstraat
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/06cfe161-3756-c315-dc8d-9febcae1baf9
Welcome to AutoShare
What is 5-Year Cost to Own?
Kelley Blue Book
https://www.kbb.com/new-cars/total-cost-of-ownership/
What Is the Total Cost of Owning a Car?
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-cost-owning-car
Kinder- und Warentransport-Pedelec, von Urban Arrow, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main (modified)
By Bigral – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78965978
Waste receptacles or dumpsters bearing the “BFI Canada” logo (a division of IESI-BFC Ltd.) Photo taken at Calgary, Alberta, Canada (modified)
By User:Seerig – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11200442
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:48 The Bakfiets
1:31 Mikey likes it!
2:18 The history of the cargo bike
2:55 The modern electric bakfiets
3:40 The bakfietsmoeder
4:13 Bakfiets as a second car
4:48 The money talk
6:14 Curiosity Stream & Nebula ad
6:27 The stuff we hauled
7:10 Commercial bakfietsen
7:57 The twitters
8:49 But the streets aren’t safe
10:00 Bakfietsmoeders of the world … UNITE!
10:35 Patreon shout-out
#bakfiets #cargobikes #carryshitolympics
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YouTube descriptions have a character limit, so I'm posting this here: thanks to the following orange-pilled Twitter users who contributed photos of their bakfiets hauls:
@AM_Drost
@Akilou_Q
@AmericanFietser
@Archidux
@BIKABOUT
@BikeBikeYYC
@BikeGillian
@BrianShannon123
@CJ_Malesky
@CREVITN
@CargoBikeDaddy
@CargorooBike
@CycleCalm
@DIsaac8
@DaveLikesBikes
@Davevdbwpg
@DougSchickler
@FBorgal
@Gaspard_PO
@Gerannosaurus
@IhmistenK
@JRogers202
@JeppeButhler
@JerppaM
@JohannSchnei
@Jono_Kenyon
@KipBurgess
@LenaGReynolds
@LorenParry
@Luciensheppy
@MattSwoon
@MichaLaeuft
@MikeCword
@NikitaCunskis
@Ollie_Cycles
@ProfAnneLaura
@RemoteLongitude
@San_person
@VelotaffeurN
@WHands80
@ZacheryEllis
@ZealousRanter
@_JeLuF_
@aizpurunen
@ajaycapers
@alikulovz
@alongthepike
@bafe
@bakfietsdc
@bike4climate
@bikey_mike
@bromptonymous
@brroubrro
@brroubrrou
@cargobk
@casmatix
@christine_gotth
@ckuosman
@corineterlouw
@ct_degroot
@cwood1855
@drdagly
@eigengott
@electricfelix
@elles80333252
@etataurov
@fyxl
@genepedia
@geodarcy
@geologiser
@gjmf
@hansthetruth
@hfxcargo
@hiavata13
@ianwalkerwpg
@ievalange
@ilyanep
@ipickmynose
@irenecrisologo
@jbuckca
@jeffnovich
@johne_erhardt
@josh_orita
@justinvanriel
@jwetz
@matiasavallone
@maurakdudley
@mikoyne
@mpusto
@mrwulf
@noneck
@oli_obk
@optimal_taxer
@pekkatahkola
@peteretlewolff
@philboutelle
@plepe
@quixoticgeek
@rikahlberg
@robertorfischer
@roule_galette
@samoli
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@squeed
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@sustainawave
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@zacdevries
Living in Southern Ontario and finding your channel makes me really frustrated at how car dependant all our cities are. 😑
I remember being bewildered by the idea of navigating the world as a child.
Until the age of 9, my world was a sleepy village of 500 people.
Despite its best efforts to drape itself in the sprawling garments of North American infrastructure,
it was… 'walkable'. Less so for the kids that attended the local school from the neighboring village about 10 miles away.
The sidewalks were often overgrown and poorly maintained, some of the slabs had sunk so far into the earth you'd have a ramp on one end and a trip hazard on the other.
This village is a prime candidate to receive a Dollar General, but only after I moved had the 'rash' spread to my hometown.
A local gas station served residents before this. It was and is still accessible by the forlorn sidewalks, the Dollar General that had recently appeared is not.
Anyways, whenever the family and I drove out to one of the larger cities to do our shopping, my parents would sometimes ask me what city we were in. From the back seat I could see only the shop signs. I would get the answer wrong every time.
Americans watching this be like: oh look, Europe's still stuck in world War 1 times with everyone there not knowing what a car is or air conditioning. Look at starved and how skinny they all are.
Cargo bikes are amazing!
8:23– thick
I love the "bakfiet" that just looks like a golf cart.
In Indonesia, we have these tricycle taxis called "becak" (pronounced as beh-chuck) where the driver sits in the back and 2 adults sit in the passenger space in front. As a kid, my grandma would bring me with her to various plazas and wet markets by hailing one of these tricycle taxis. Seeing the thumbnail on your video immediately reminded me of the becak and I just thought I should share that with you. If you do a Google image search for "Indonesian becak", you can see what these tricycle taxis look like. As a kid, I remember how much I enjoyed being able to see the world (and life in general) pass by slowly on those becak trips.
What do you think of the recent imposed law in the UK of 20mph speed limits for cyclists?
The ‘power to weight ratio’ alone makes this a superb eco+ concept in electric assist format. Add to that the carbon saved due to their longevity of service and it’s a winner all-round.
ok i live in a suburb and im legally not aloud to drive i think im going to get an E-bike with the charging pedals im wondering if i can still get around on the highway and stuff is it the right way to go? i really dont want to rely on my friends to help me
man i totalled my bike last year and these videos make me want to cycle again but i don't have the money for a new bike :/
Just a few days ago, I saw a woman here in Florida with a bakfiets – child happily riding in the bin. I was very excited to see it. While we have many cyclists and recreational bike riders, any type of cargo/bin bike is a rarity. I personally would love to have one.
I would love to see a comparison of trailers and bakfiets.
Trailers are a lot cheaper and one has the option of leaving at somewhere (e.g. at the daycare), cycle with just a normal bike to work and let the other adult pick up the trailer with their bike. Child trailers can also be converted to strollers once at the destination
(Disclaimer: we own a trailer but not a bakfiets 😉 )
in Denmark we have the Christiania bicycle that's been popular for i don't know how long.
I feel dumb that I didn’t know about Bakfiets. What a great thing. I am glad I live in a city, Portland, where I can use one. My og home town, Los Angeles, is a nightmare for bikes.
The bicycle is the best invention of all time, hands down.
In Spain there is still too much to do, cities like Madrid are not safe enough for bikers. Some people is trying to change this situation but mayors from right parties don't beleive in bikes as solution to traffic jams or even polution ☹
In my country (Hungary – a wery poor country compared to other european country) you literally get laughed or even mocked, if you use a bike like this one. I am happy, not every countries mentility is retarded like mine.
Your videos are a treasure
Bakfiets are the truth and the way.
Once in a while, just watching these vids of you appreciating the culture of the country I myself am not that amazed by. It makes me happy and actually learn to appreciate it a little bit more 😊
Thanks!