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/// 📅 13-14 Oct 2025
/// 💡 ICBF: the original annual cargo bike event
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𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲?

In 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02, we took a deep-dive to try and answer this question. Follow along this week as, one by one, we highlight thinkers and doers featured in the article from Hamburg's cargo bike ecosystem.

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November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚛: 𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚝 𝚁𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚜 + 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚠.

𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 is an internationally-focused magazine featuring human-centred stories of people who ride cargo bikes. Published independently by the International Cargo Bike Festival.

Find a stockist ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/carrier/stoc...
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
⏱️🗣️🚲 "One of the biggest challenges is reducing the Total Cost of Ownership of cargo bikes – and this is where we add value"

We held a series of 2-minute pitches at ICBF 2025 – here's what happened when Ilse Michiels of PENDLR took to the stage 🎥➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8cZ...

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November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"𝑰 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅"

It's a year since devastating flash floods hit Valencia. Community responders on cargo bikes stepped in to deliver aid, challenging conventional notions of urban mobility in the process.

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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩: 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚"

Building bikes that allow anyone to ride is a noble aim, and a challenge. At ICBF 2025, Jolien Heeman, Head of Product at Dutch adaptive bike manufacturer Van Raam, discusses the design process when your goal is inclusivity.

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October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Earlier in the month Matt cycled off to Utrecht (yes, cycled) to the @cargobikefest.bsky.social

Read about his journey there and back, the amazing speakers, the bikes that caught his eye and the food served from a cargo bike!

keert.uk/blog/interna...

#cargobike #isleofwight
Keert
keert.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🇪🇺 🚲 "𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚"

That's the mission of the European Cyclists' Federation: @ecf.com. That organisation's President, Henk Swarttouw, opened the Dutch Mobility Summit by telling the International Cargo Bike Festival audience all about European Declaration on Cycling 👇
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Last week was the International Cargo Bike Festival! (@cargobikefest.bsky.social)

With around 800 visits made across the two days, exhibitors, speakers and visitors from across the world came to share knowledge and showcase designs.

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#DCEnetwork
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚲📦 𝗜𝗖𝗕𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙐𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙤 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚

💡💭 Exhibitors, speakers and visitors from across the world came to share knowledge, showcase designs and tackle pressing questions about the sector’s growth.

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October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🎂 🥳 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱!

Established on 18th Oct 1975, @fietsersbond.nl is arguably the most impactful cycling advocacy organisation ever. It's fair to say that Dutch cities would look very different today without their efforts. Here's to the next 50 years!

📸 Petterick Wiggers
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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...𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐁𝐅 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫...

A big, big thank you to everyone who made this such a special edition of @cargobikefest.bsky.social. You know who you are.

Many connections were made this year. Let's go out there + make them count!

See you all next year.

#MicDrop
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
...𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐁𝐅 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫...

A big, big thank you to everyone who made this such a special edition of @cargobikefest.bsky.social. You know who you are.

Many connections were made this year. Let's go out there + make them count!

See you all next year.

#MicDrop
October 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
𝕆𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕟𝕠𝕨...

Arieke van Liere moderates the afternoon programme (here she is repping Carrier magazine, available at the merch stand!). With LEVA-EU, Cargo Cycling, Zukunft Fahrrad, Fulpra, Stroom and the two-minute pitch session.

Details here ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/programme/#t...
October 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🙌 DAY 2 AT ICBF 2025 – LET'S GO!

Our doors are open. Come and meet the crème de la crème of the cargo bike industry.

Programme ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/programme/
Tickets & Visit info ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/your-visit/
Exhibitor List ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/exhibitors/

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
✨ 🅣🅗🅘🅢 🅦🅐🅢 🅓🅐🅨 🅞🅝🅔

Thanks to all of the amazing exhibitors, speakers and visitors who've made this first day of the International Cargo Bike Festival one of fantastic connections and inspiration!

See you all again on Day 2!

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October 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ICBF 2025 is.... OPEN!

Check out the programme ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/programme/

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
October 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
👕📚 𝗜𝗖𝗕𝗙 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵!

We're selling 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Magazine, ICBF Logo T-shirts and a couple of other interesting bits and bobs at ICBF 2025. Come over to stand 1.16, take a look and support our work!

(Yes, yes. We know. We need to work on our modelling skills.)
October 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🚲⚡📡 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 – 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙞𝙠𝙚

It does what is says on the tin; it's a fully-kitted-out broadcast studio on a bike ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/exhibitor/br...

🎬 Bart will be at ICBF 2025 filming every session for our YouTube channel. 2024 sessions 👀➡️ www.youtube.com/@cargobikefest
October 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Whilst the team are busy delivering on the island, Matt is on his journey to @cargobikefest.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🎬🍿🚲 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙽𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎: 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝙸𝙲𝙱𝙵 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻

Riding through the rugged Scottish Highlands with two small kids and fully loaded cargo bikes might sound like a logistical nightmare — but for Katrien de Smet, Manu Cattrysse, Aske (7) and Wietse (6), it was a dream adventure.

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October 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🤝📝😎 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕣: 𝕟𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕥 𝕀ℂ𝔹𝔽 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝

The ICBF is set up to help you make connections. Our Conversation Starter networking platform helps you connect with other professionals at the show. Check out in advance who will be there and set up meetings at a Meeting Point.

How?👇
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
👌🛠️ 𝙰 𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚗

With two decades of expertise in e-bike R&D, design and manufacturing, United Mobility provide value-driven e-cargo ODM Solutions; delivering products tailored to diverse markets and user groups.

🤝 Meet the team at ICBF 2025 ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/exhibitor/un...
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🚲💭 𝘾𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜

That's the argument Meredith Glaser will make in her opening keynote this coming Monday, as the International Cargo Bike Festival hosts the Dutch Mobility Summit in Utrecht.

📆 Mon 13th Oct // 🕥 10:40 // 📍 Beatrixzaal, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht

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October 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🇸🇪🦾 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝: 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥

Swedish designed and built using locally-sourced materials, including 3D-printed parts, each Packoped is tailor-made in-house.

👀 Check out their specially developed trailer hitch, making Packoped and NÜWIEL a cycle-logistics dream-team.
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM