I’m teaching a couple of silk-screening workshops to grade 4s this week at a school out in Point Grey on the west side of Vancouver. Thing is, I need to take several screens, silk-screen ink, squeegees and various other supplies. That’s where the trusty cargo bike comes in. I loaded it up with my supplies and it didn’t even look or feel full. This bike has seen almost everything: full-size ironing boards, coolers, ladders, groceries, camping equipment and passengers. It gets a ton of use in our house, and I highly recommend a long-tail bike for cycling trips or to anyone who likes to carry stuff on their bike on a regular basis. Some cities have cargo bike-share programs if you’re not into figuring out how to store another bike.
Tests on paper with the BMX silkscreen
Cargo bike loaded up and ready for the ride to the west side (30-40 minute ride)
Loading up the bike outside of the school after the workshop.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Meg - Sydney // Apr 30, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Hey Erin, great BMX silk screen design! How good’s that bike? I haven’t seen them before, are they Canadian made?
2 Renee-Boston // Apr 30, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Very cool! I’ve been looking at some sort of cargo system for grocery shopping and came across this…xtracycle
3 Renee-Boston // Apr 30, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Here is the website…http://www.xtracycle.com
Is that what you have??
4 Erin - Vancouver // May 1, 2009 at 2:41 am
Yes! It’s an xtracycle. It’s an extension kit that you use with a regular bike. In this case the bike is an old Rocky Mountain that has worked like a dream. Not the prettiest, but it gets the job done.
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