Hipster alert: the ingenious hybrid of gravel and cargo
The bottle of Fritz-Kola, a reader for the Audi car key or the Ferrero Mon Chéri packaging: the design comes from the pen of the Berlin-based company Werksdesign. The Werksdesign makers also seem to have a real soft spot for bicycles - and have come up with a very eye-catching hybrid of cargo and gravel bike and brought it to life in renderings.
"4Forest" is the name of the study that was created in Berlin. The cargo bike offers tilting technology, uses four wheels to provide a unique off-road capability and, with a permissible payload of 220 kg, is a veritable cargo bike.
A Bosch motor provides the drive, the gears can be shifted via a Rohloff gearbox and belts, a differential and two cardan joints ensure that the power reaches the two rear wheels. To keep the vehicle transportable, the frame can be split and the handlebars folded down, similar to a folding bike.
According to the Berlin design specialists, the hybrid off-road and cargo bike will not remain a concept study; they are working on a realization and are still looking for interested partners.
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