I saw this bike made by an independent bike shop for himself.
It's an electric longtail and can carry a 300kg europallet, plus the toolbox on the front, plus an extra person or material on the bike rack!
Here is the link to the shop website: https://www.cycles-penet.fr/
At what point does it become prudent to actually add brakes to the trailer like a truck would have? 300kgs (plus trailer, rider, etc) is a lot of weight for two bike wheels to stop.
I wonder what that would look like from a bike builders perspective.
How many Kombis could a Yuba Kombi carry if a Yuba Kombi could carry Kombis?
I understand this is an impressive amount to tow, and to haul, but how tf does it stop? That's a lot of weight and not a lot of brake.
At some point a small electric truck would be a more practical option. Nevertheless this is extremely impressive!
This looks hardcore to be honest. If I was an amazon delivery driver I would rather just sit in the protected hull of my car if I had to do this on the regular.
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