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/// 💡 ICBF: the original annual cargo bike event
/// 📅 12-13 Oct 2026
/// 📖 Carrier Magazine
/// ⚡️ Year-round inspiration and knowledge-sharing #DecadeoftheCargoBike
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮: meet Verral Paul-Walcott, founder of London-based community support group @c86erz

In the face of sharp rises in rough-sleeping on London's streets, C86erz is stepping in to help bridge the gap with pedal power. Volunteers on bikes hand out essential items

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December 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁 • 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 • 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄

Save the dates: ICBF returns to Utrecht on 12-13 Oct 2026!

📈 With an exhibitor satisfaction score of 7.7 out of 10 in 2025, we're creating an event in 2026 where exhibitors and visitors alike can 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.
December 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
𝚄𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 "𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝-𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛!"

ICBF host-city Utrecht was recently named the most bike-friendly city in the world. But Utrecht isn't leaving it there; a new policy coming into effect on May 1st 2026 will restrict access for trucks and vans to the city's historic centre.

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December 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
💪⚙️🤝 𝙼𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙵𝚞𝚕𝚙𝚛𝚊'𝚜 𝚎-𝚇𝙰𝙲𝚃 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗

Built in-house, Fulpra's e-XACT intelligent drive system is the beating heart of their Triple and Quatro models. Engineering that delivers powerful torque, seamless acceleration, and reliability under heavy load – every single day.

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December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇧🇪⚰️🚲🌱"𝙾𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚋𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐"

Belgian funeral directors Thibaut DELA have rolled out a new cargo bike for more sustainable funerals.

"𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘦-𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴." -Stad Mechelen

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December 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Volunteers and cargo trikes from @portyenergy.bsky.social's bike library out delivering some @bethanychristiantrust.com Caring Christmas Trees in Porty yesterday
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December 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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🚲 𝟱.𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 parcels were delivered in 2024 in Belgium, compared to 3 million in 2023.
🚲 The cycle logistics sector supports 𝟲,𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 (excluding the platform economy).
🚲 Belgian cycle logistics operators rode 𝟭𝟬.𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗺 in 2024, a +30% rise vs. 2023.

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December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
💥🚲🇧🇪 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺: +𝟳𝟬% 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

That's according to record-breaking new figures published today by the Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation (BCLF). Unveiled at an event in Brussels this morning, the BCLF-comissioned, 71-page 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 report says 👇
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚲 𝙼𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚛𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚘 𝚋𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚛 𝙹𝚎𝚖𝚖𝚊 𝙱𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎

Jemma lives with her family in a village about 14 miles (22km) from Stirling, Scotland. But that doesn't stop her choosing the cargo bike for many of her trips.

"𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝑰 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒐 𝒃𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚𝒔, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚?"
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🚲🌍🌎🌏🥳 Happy World Sustainable Transport Day everyone!

💪🌱 Here's your semi-regular reminder that the cargo bike is a scalable, ready-to-roll solution that reduces emissions, improves air quality and acts as a social leveller while contributing to 13 #SDGs.

📸 CargoCult, Kyiv 🇺🇦

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🧬 "𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚞𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚈𝙾𝙾𝙽𝙸𝚃’𝚜 𝙳𝙽𝙰"

YOONIT was set up pre-corona by four Hamburg-based co-founders. In 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02 we interviewed Pia Cohrs and Sebastian Adler. What sets them apart? "We are not from the bike industry," — their perspectives came from creative + design fields.

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November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
💡 "𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎"

Hamburg-based cargo bike designer Sahabi Arouna refused to compromise. His challenge: full function AND easy storage.

His solution? The FOLD rides like a normal cargo bike.

“𝘈 𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩.”

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November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝?

NÜWIEL Founder & CEO Natalia Tomiyama had (a few times) – and turned a personal experience into an innovative product.

The solution? The eTrailer: weightless behind your bike. And proprietary sensor tech = effortless hauling; even when walking.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The story of XYZ CARGO is as unconventional as their sturdy, utilitarian designs, with roots in art and the city's alternative scene.

From 'Hamburg – cargo bike city', a deep-dive from 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02 highlighting the thinkers and doers from Hamburg's cargo bike ecosystem.

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November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"𝙊𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙯 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜’𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙤 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙨, 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨"

From 'Hamburg – cargo bike city', a deep-dive in 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 02 highlighting Hamburg's cargo bike ecosystem.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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.

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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!

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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