Tom Parr
pomtarr.bsky.social
Tom Parr
@pomtarr.bsky.social
✍️ Editor of Carrier Magazine
🤸‍♂️ Co-organiser of @cargobikefest.bsky.social
📍 Amsterdam
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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
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"I wanted to bring our products up here, but they simply wouldn't fit on the stage!" - Ilse Michiels

📡 Stay tuned and subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to see more 2-minute pitches from ICBF 2025 as they are released.

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"I wanted to bring our products up here, but they simply wouldn't fit on the stage!" – Ilse Michiels of PENDLR during her on-stage 2-minute pitch at ICBF 2025.

We're releasing all on-stage sessions on YouTube. Subscribe to our channel to see them as they're released: www.youtube.com/@cargobikefest
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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To read more stories like this and to support our independent journalism, buy 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 in print:

At one of our stockists ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/carrier/stoc...

Or from our website ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...

Photos 📸 Nacho Durá
Stockists - International Cargo Bike Festival
Stockists of Carrier CANADA Allo Velo 141 du Shannon (Griffintown), Montreal, QC, H3C2J4 velolifestyle.com @allovelomtl GERMANY MORE Cargobike Bouchéstraße 12 // Halle 20 12435 Berlin more-carg...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Read the inside story through the eyes of Pablo Alcañiz, who was on the ground at the heart of the response, in this excerpt from 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02 ➡️ cargobikefest.hflip.co/carrier-02-v...

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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"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
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👀 Watch Jolien's full ICBF 2025 presentation ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQs4...

#DecadeoftheCargoBike

📸 Van Raam and Sanne Paul
🎥 Bart Buerman
Designing inclusive mobility. With Jolien Heeman of Van Raam
YouTube video by International Cargo Bike Festival
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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"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.

cont 👇
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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...a landmark joint political statement signed in April 2024 by the European Parliament, Council, and Commission, recognising cycling as a key mode of transport and a strategic priority.

👀➡️ youtu.be/vAPIMid_BC8

#DecadeoftheCargoBike

🎥 🚲 Bart Buerman of Broadcast Bike
📸 Sanne Paul
🇪🇺🚲 The European Declaration on Cycling. With ECF President Henk Swarttouw.
YouTube video by International Cargo Bike Festival
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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🇪🇺 🚲 "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.

buff.ly/UajfsHz

#DCEnetwork
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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👀 Full story ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/news/from-ni...

ᝰ🖼️ ICBF 2025 Recap Gallery ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/features/gal...

#DecadeoftheCargoBike

📸 Sanne Paul
October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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🚲📦 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
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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
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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
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🙌 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
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🚲⚡📡 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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This intrepid family of four found what they were looking for; challenging terrain, adventure, inclement weather and unforgettable stories; but do they find Nessie?

📆 Mon 13th Oct
🕥 16:30, ~20 mins + Q&A
📍 Jaarbeurs, Utrecht

🎟️👀 Grab (free!) ICBF tickets ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/your-visit/
Your visit - International Cargo Bike Festival
Your visit to ICBF 2025 Get Tickets When you sign up, you'll also receive an invitation to our Conversation Starter networking platform. Join us in Utrecht on 13-14th Oct for the original annu...
cargobikefestival.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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🎬🍿🚲 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
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ℹ️ Register for a free ticket now and we'll drop an invite to Conversation Starter in your inbox ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/your-visit/
ICBF 2025: 📆 13-14 Oct // 📍Jaarbeurs, Utrecht

#DecadeoftheCargoBike

📸 Sanne Paul
Your visit - International Cargo Bike Festival
Your visit to ICBF 2025 Get Tickets When you sign up, you'll also receive an invitation to our Conversation Starter networking platform. Join us in Utrecht on 13-14th Oct for the original an...
cargobikefestival.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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🤝📝😎 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
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Glaser, CEO of the @urbancyclinginstitute.org and Professor of Cycling at Gent University, will be there to kick off proceedings with an interactive, thought-provoking speech you won't want to miss.

📝 Register now – it's free! ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/your-visit/

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
Your visit - International Cargo Bike Festival
Your visit to ICBF 2025 Get Tickets When you sign up, you'll also receive an invitation to our Conversation Starter networking platform. Join us in Utrecht on 13-14th Oct for the original an...
cargobikefestival.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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🚲💭 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

....cont👇
October 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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🤝 Meet the team and take test rides at ICBF 2025 ➡️ cargobikefestival.com/exhibitor/pa...

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
Packoped - International Cargo Bike Festival
Packoped designs innovative cargo bikes to redefine mobility, helping industries [...]
cargobikefestival.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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🇸🇪🦾 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