Many people think of the bicycle as rather limited in transport capacity. But unnoticed by most of the population of Europe and many other regions worldwide, a very interesting new category of bike has been evolving.
 

 
Velomobil

Ideally suited to the bicycle ›expressways‹ which are ever more widespread in the Netherlands, the Velomobil Versatile is also available as a pedelec with the Daum crank motor, and this ensures that it’ll make speedy progress not just on the flat but also uphill.

>> Bakfiets

>> Kindergarten pedelec

>> XXL load carrying

>> Fleet bikes

>> Hire Pedelecs

Copy: Hannes Neupert, prepared within the EU GoPedelec! project: GoPedelec! Handbook (German version)

>> Go Pedelec! Handbook in Czech, Dutch, English, Hungarian, and Italian

Translation: Peter Eland (www.electricbikemag.co.uk)

Picture: FLEVELO International

Online release: Angela Budde

6 December 2012