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I want one of these so bad. Slick, safe, and can carry a ton. Unfortunately they are made on the other side of the planet. Despite having a stellar biking network, we are just too far away, and domestic cargo bike options are few and far between. They also all share a very similar design language.
I love the modernity of this bike. Every ecargo bike should be festooned with lights, plenty of torque, and fat tires for tram rails and potholes.
So, I recently discovered this donky bike, and given specs, the price, how compact it is, I think it's almost perfect.
But I don't think they produce it anymore π
This is a Death Stranding type bike.
I was going to say I wanted to see video of it in action, but after search on YT (video was not much more than your picture) in the recommendations I saw the donkey bike (aka velocinno, or velocino?) that looks like a more interesting small (but odd) bike.
Odd because small front wheel (normal back wheel) and optional wraparound-behind-rider handlebars. Both gray footage (and British narration) and also many people chopping 2 bikes together (a child's bike for the front wheel) to make it.
No idea on how it is to ride (at least ~~inverted~~ behind-rider) though.
EDIT: Seeing video of the non-reverse-mounted handlebars, I'm not sure the claim about changing posture is even true (that's just about handlebar height, and it seems same either way). I think I'd prefer typical even just for mirror/shifting/bell/etc and mount-dismount (hop-back and tilt-bike-up if-needed).
I mentioned in another comment retro-direct drive, pedalling backwards for the low gear would make something like this even weirder/cooler.
Looks kinda like a Petit Porteur 
Nice, I didn't know it.
Beat up dahan folder I got off craigslist for a hundred and change.
Coupled with the free bus system around where I live it makes a normal bicycle obsolete, there is no practical reason to take my non-folding far superior bicycle out if I am using it purely for transportation.
Reasons My Dahan is my dream bicycle
I am tired just got of work, bus rolls up and I can finally get on and zone out, but the bicycle bus rack is full. It actually isn't that big of an inconvenience I can wait another 15 minutes for the next bus (what happens if by an unlikely chance that bicycle rack is full too though?) but when you are deep in that "just got out of work" energy 15 minutes can feel like an eternity. My dahan, I just shrug, fold it up and take it onto the bus as cargo.
If someone steals my Dahan, oh no! Damn you jerk! I am crushed. It already looks stolen, it isn't worth anything really though it works perfectly fine.
The small wheels actually make sidewalk navigation easier and lowspeed dodging of pedestrians a breeze.
Literally anybody with a car can give me a ride, no matter the situation. This coupled with the ease of using a bus system with the Dahan fires normal bicycles in my opinion as transportation devices. If I go downtown to the bar to meet up with friends, I can take the bus or bike into town and then get a ride back with anybody who is going in the direction I live, the Dahan folds and sits in the rear seat of any car no problem.
In no respects is my Dahan an engineering marvel, the handlebar is always a bit wobbly because of the folding mechanism, the smaller wheels give much less stability though the bicycle rides confident and smooth, the chain will come off sometimes and I have to wrestle it back on, nothing on the bicycle besides the seriously solid cargo rack (kudos to Dahan on that, it is a very practical stock accessory to throw on) is anything to write home about, but that is the beauty of the bicycle and what makes it my dream bicycle.
My dream is that one day this type of bicycle (electric powered or not) becomes so popular that the used market price drops to the point that stealing them isn't even worth it because they are everywhere.
I have a similar feeling for my barely-an-ebike (250w geared folder, ~45lbs, bought on-sale). I sometimes wonder how a non-e bike would compare, it seems like it might be easier so long as I'm half-in-shape (though I don't have a lot of incentive to ride, so I don't exactly stay half-in-shape, so I'd probably need a nice stationary bike too).
Wish I could try out a minivelo, probably not much chance of that in USA particularly not for a cheap price. Maybe a folder that's better-designed than mine (D4S), Brompton is almost a dream (aside from even tinier wheels than 20") except way too expensive. Similarly, a lighter-weight frame like magnesium or titanium would be nice but probably also no.
EDIT: I forgot to say, if I didn't go with a derailleur a retro-direct drive would be neat. Maybe even cool to make a minivelo with that myself, not that I have really anything required to do so (converting it, maybe). Better if it were somewhat easy to swap gears out (like per-season sort of thing).
For me where I live while I would love an ebike, the bus system is free and is pretty frequent so I will just take the bus up the brutal hills and mostly bicycle along flat routes even though the surrounding area isn't flat. I am lazy when I bicycle even though I still obviously get exersize from it lol. Yes though, at least in my narrow usecase scenario an electric bicycle might actually take more work to use, or it might be closer than you would think at least. I am not really lifting the bicycle up too much vertical and maintaining a leisurely pace on flat ground takes almost no effort so..
I would still love an electric version though, some day!
Just one dream bike? :D
I recently finished building up a 2023 Trek 920 from a bare frame and for this embodies everything a bike needs to be:
46cm handlebars? Doesn't this give you shoulder pain on long rides? (For that reason I recently switched from 42 to 36)
Negative This VO bar is my go-to on almost all of my drop bar bikes, with few exceptions. Anything narrower causes me horrible shoulder pain after about 20 miles. I have broad shoulders, and 46 to 48cm bars are the sweet spot depending on flare, ramp length, etc.
I just want something comfortable to ride with tires that can't go flat (so many pot stickers and glass out here, you're practically popping a tire every other time you ride π©)
A good seat is mostly all that's needed for comfort (though something with sturdy AF shock absorbers feels really nice) but IDK what to do about the flat tires. I tried those solid innertubes but they just ended up bending my rims π
Have you tried a tubeless setup with sealant?
I test rode a Hase Pino a few times. It's a sit/lie tandem where the person in the back rides and steers more or less like a normal bike and the front rider is semi-reclined over the front wheel peddling with their feet out in front of them. My wife lost a $100 bet when I convinced a disabled friend to ride with me who was afraid of bikes and they had a blast. Should have made it a $15k bet so I could actually afford to keep the thing. I occasionally daydream about riding the Pino up and down the street downtown offering rides and flirting with the ladies.
Image results for context: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=hase+pino&ia=images&iax=images
I own a Hase Pino Tour, and it's my daily utility bike. I used to own a Bilenky Viewpoint (both semi-recumbent). I'll spare re-writing my comments; I go into greater detail here: https://lemmy.world/post/32634328/18119635
So if you're in the market for a Pino Tour, I'll make you a great deal on mine. I bought this while my partner was going through chemo, so that I could take her to doctor's appointments. I can't stand a bike that doesn't get used, so it's been pressed into service as my daily driver.
Sad to say that I'm really fond of the Specialized Crux. Silly expensive but oh so nice.
Unless we're talking about going all out, practicality and affordability be damned in the name of every marginal gain possible, it's probably the road bike I already own:
Cannondale CAAD13 (alloy frame), mechanical 105 with hydraulic disc brakes and a set of alloy DT Swiss wheels (PR 1600).
I'm super interested in the Apollo Gravel bike from Priority cycles. I'm saving up and going to try and pick one up for my birthday in December.
That looks pretty nice.
Those brake cables should be cut much closer to the caliper though, you do not want those getting caught in the rotors.
I've had one as my main bike for over a year. I'm not sure what your needs are but here are my thoughts:
Iβd want the absolute best two-wheeled monster truck.
β A rigid steel frame with custom geometry built to my specs
β An extra-long frame, something in the vein of the Surly Moonlander
β 24 x 6.2" Surly tires
β A mid-drive motor with an integrated gearbox
β Belt drive
β Power output slightly above the legal 250W limit to make up for the added weight
β At least a 1000Wh battery
β AWD system from Christini, with a switch to engage the front wheel
β Matte camo paintjob
250w limit...? For 6.2" tires? Yikes. Mine is 750w with 4" tires and it feels slightly underpowered with any cargo loaded up.
Honestly don't see how 250w would be worth the extra weight, cost, and hassle of an ebike for very little assistance
I consider anything over 500 watts to be getting into motorbike territory. Iβm talking about a bicycle. All I need from the motor is enough assistance to offset the weight and rolling resistance of the big wheels - and then a little extra. I still like to pedal myself. My current bike has 5.05" tires, and 250W of pedal-assist is more than enough to take me anywhere I want to go. The limiting factor isnβt power - itβs range.
250W is a lot more than most casual bike riders can maintain for 10 minutes, so it's quite a lot.
I bought an old brown steel Salsa Fargo frame for cheap on a whim to build up with other parts I had lying around. The fork I thought would work did not, so I bought an old brown steel Surly fork for cheap. 1x10 mountain drive train, Jones H-bar, rack, fenders, and 50mm semi-slick tires. It is great for riding around the neighborhood. It is great for gravel, dirt paths, and fire roads. It is great for grocery shopping. It is fun once in a while on mild mountain bike trails.
I have a nice mountain bike that I have the most emotional attachment to. If I could only have one bike, I think I would have to pick my Brompton. But somehow this became the bike I ride the most.
I've settled firmly into the road-mountain hybrid groove so it's really just about having it be tall enough for me to fully extend my legs on the downstroke, and not have to hunch my back to grab the handlebars.
Though, druthers, it'd be electric lime green all over.
It just works, does not stop just working, and can't be stolen.
At the moment my dream bike is the Circe Morpheus tandem. My better half started having balance problems a few years ago and had to give up riding after a long lifetime of cycling. He gets bored riding on a trainer indoors and wishes he could join me. In the front recumbent seat of the Morpheus, he would have a low center of gravity and a clear view. Unfortunately, the price is a bit more than we can afford, between currency exchange rates, shipping, and import duties.