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Green Idea: Nihola Tricycle

Green with envy. The Nihola Tricycle is the Dutch urban starlet of transport bikes. We like the balanced aesthetic - the cycle is all old-world charm, the chariot is clean and sleek.

But what we love most is the lifestyle the Nihola inspires.

We're used to American-style bike trailers for kids, attached to the back of ten-speeds, racing down dedicated bike paths on Sunday afternoons. But the concept of a carrier bike to move young kids and sundries as an everyday mode of transportation is foreign to most of us living State-side.

Thus, Nihola seems more like a concept than a reality (in our city at least). Nevertheless, we love the Nihola and others like it.

PROs:

Looks

Green living

Fun

High head turning quotient

Stable - three wheels instead of two seems to provide more stability; front chariot means kids are in your view at all times

CONs:

Storage - where would we park it? Where would we store it when home?

Safety - fighting with cars down K Street

Price - we hear it costs over $2000

Comments (2)

If only everywhere were as bike-friendly as Holland!

I'd be much more likely to use this than my bike with a child-carrier on the back (hate that thing!). The price isn't unreasonable (or maybe I've just gotten used to costs here in Europe).

posted by mschatelaine on August 1st 2007 at 8:59am
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I love it when interests collide on the internet. I was looking at all different kinds of cargo bikes and there was a very recognizable site talking about a specific one!

They're Danish, though.

posted by fjernsyn on February 22nd 2009 at 12:59am
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