The Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets)
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When we were moving back to Canada, we knew we'd need a car, but we couldn't afford one after the move. Thankfully, we found an electric bakfiets, and not only did it take the place of a car, it also saved us thousands of dollars in the process.
https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes to get a discounted subscription to Nebula (and support this channel, too)!
Thanks to Modacity for the photo used in the thumbnail: https://mobile.twitter.com/modacitylife
Thanks to @Propelbikes for providing some of the footage used in this video. If you'd like to purchase an electric bike or bakfiets in New York or LA, check them out:
https://propelbikes.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/PropelbikesUSA
Thanks also to nrbi who provided footage of a cargo bakfiets in action in Toronto:
https://www.nrbi.co/
Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes
Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes
NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw
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References & further reading:
Short history of the cargo bike
The cargo bike: Undervalued all-rounder with promising future
https://cargobikefestival.com/news/short-history-of-the-cargo-bike/
Belading DC_2 per bakfiets. Vliegtuig PH_AKJ Jan van Gent, op Schiphol, onteigend door Duitsers mei 1940
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/6a3739b7-e3d3-5b2c-f371-4c5fa853be01
Een bakfiets van warenhuis Metz & Co., Keizersgracht 455, in een rijwielstalling.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/588fd902-ac8a-751f-7da7-a085c1680680
Bakfiets met kinderzitjes
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/030f7d29-60d9-e479-aa2b-93f68c5a984b
Een bakfiets van A.P. de Zwart Czn., Stadhouderskade 61.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/c282f197-ead9-6985-2862-1f8f41a950c8
Met Floriadepark; Europaboulevard
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/bb1d62c6-0ae7-7df8-6b10-6ee331d025d1
Linksvoor Nieuwe Achtergracht 29-31 en daarachter de voormalige brood- en meelfabriek Nieuwe Prinsengracht 55-57
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/446e4ba1-9948-fa11-2412-0a6e7e098f4c
Op de voorgrond de Nieuwe Prinsengracht, gezien vanaf het dak van gebouw Ceres.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/8fbdb1de-692b-5edd-3608-5e2770336eef
De toegang aan de zuidzijde van de Coentunnel.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/32f5399d-470d-8272-3d8c-cfb7cfb30ff9
Overzicht straat - Frederik Hendrikstraat
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/06cfe161-3756-c315-dc8d-9febcae1baf9
Welcome to AutoShare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3AeNVjHqBA
What is 5-Year Cost to Own?
Kelley Blue Book
https://www.kbb.com/new-cars/total-cost-of-ownership/
What Is the Total Cost of Owning a Car?
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-cost-owning-car
Kinder- und Warentransport-Pedelec, von Urban Arrow, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main (modified)
By Bigral - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78965978
Waste receptacles or dumpsters bearing the “BFI Canada” logo (a division of IESI-BFC Ltd.) Photo taken at Calgary, Alberta, Canada (modified)
By User:Seerig - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11200442
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:48 The Bakfiets
1:31 Mikey likes it!
2:18 The history of the cargo bike
2:55 The modern electric bakfiets
3:40 The bakfietsmoeder
4:13 Bakfiets as a second car
4:48 The money talk
6:14 Nebula ad
6:27 The stuff we hauled
7:10 Commercial bakfietsen
7:57 The twitters
8:49 But the streets aren't safe
10:00 Bakfietsmoeders of the world ... UNITE!
10:35 Patreon shout-out
#bakfiets #cargobikes #carryshitolympics
Видео The Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets) канала Not Just Bikes
When we were moving back to Canada, we knew we'd need a car, but we couldn't afford one after the move. Thankfully, we found an electric bakfiets, and not only did it take the place of a car, it also saved us thousands of dollars in the process.
https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes to get a discounted subscription to Nebula (and support this channel, too)!
Thanks to Modacity for the photo used in the thumbnail: https://mobile.twitter.com/modacitylife
Thanks to @Propelbikes for providing some of the footage used in this video. If you'd like to purchase an electric bike or bakfiets in New York or LA, check them out:
https://propelbikes.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/PropelbikesUSA
Thanks also to nrbi who provided footage of a cargo bakfiets in action in Toronto:
https://www.nrbi.co/
Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes
Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes
NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw
---
References & further reading:
Short history of the cargo bike
The cargo bike: Undervalued all-rounder with promising future
https://cargobikefestival.com/news/short-history-of-the-cargo-bike/
Belading DC_2 per bakfiets. Vliegtuig PH_AKJ Jan van Gent, op Schiphol, onteigend door Duitsers mei 1940
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/6a3739b7-e3d3-5b2c-f371-4c5fa853be01
Een bakfiets van warenhuis Metz & Co., Keizersgracht 455, in een rijwielstalling.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/588fd902-ac8a-751f-7da7-a085c1680680
Bakfiets met kinderzitjes
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/030f7d29-60d9-e479-aa2b-93f68c5a984b
Een bakfiets van A.P. de Zwart Czn., Stadhouderskade 61.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/c282f197-ead9-6985-2862-1f8f41a950c8
Met Floriadepark; Europaboulevard
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/bb1d62c6-0ae7-7df8-6b10-6ee331d025d1
Linksvoor Nieuwe Achtergracht 29-31 en daarachter de voormalige brood- en meelfabriek Nieuwe Prinsengracht 55-57
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/446e4ba1-9948-fa11-2412-0a6e7e098f4c
Op de voorgrond de Nieuwe Prinsengracht, gezien vanaf het dak van gebouw Ceres.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/8fbdb1de-692b-5edd-3608-5e2770336eef
De toegang aan de zuidzijde van de Coentunnel.
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/32f5399d-470d-8272-3d8c-cfb7cfb30ff9
Overzicht straat - Frederik Hendrikstraat
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/06cfe161-3756-c315-dc8d-9febcae1baf9
Welcome to AutoShare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3AeNVjHqBA
What is 5-Year Cost to Own?
Kelley Blue Book
https://www.kbb.com/new-cars/total-cost-of-ownership/
What Is the Total Cost of Owning a Car?
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-cost-owning-car
Kinder- und Warentransport-Pedelec, von Urban Arrow, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main (modified)
By Bigral - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78965978
Waste receptacles or dumpsters bearing the “BFI Canada” logo (a division of IESI-BFC Ltd.) Photo taken at Calgary, Alberta, Canada (modified)
By User:Seerig - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11200442
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:48 The Bakfiets
1:31 Mikey likes it!
2:18 The history of the cargo bike
2:55 The modern electric bakfiets
3:40 The bakfietsmoeder
4:13 Bakfiets as a second car
4:48 The money talk
6:14 Nebula ad
6:27 The stuff we hauled
7:10 Commercial bakfietsen
7:57 The twitters
8:49 But the streets aren't safe
10:00 Bakfietsmoeders of the world ... UNITE!
10:35 Patreon shout-out
#bakfiets #cargobikes #carryshitolympics
Видео The Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets) канала Not Just Bikes
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