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I'm working on a photobash and want to include the solarpunk equivalent of a pickup truck - is there a utility cycle/wagon/rickshaw type design you'd like to see? (slrpnk.net)

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I honestly have no idea if this is practical, the closest I ever came to utility cycling was riding with small furniture in a handlebar basket. I am working on a photobash where a salvage co-op is recovering technology from overgrown buildings, and I wanted to put some kind of vehicle out front. My first instinct was a wagon with tires/suspension from a car, but I thought this might be an opportunity to show off alternatives to horse or oxen, - is there some kind of larger-than-average contraption you'd like to see here?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Heavy stuff on a trailer is quite risky (car or bike) if the trailer doesn't have its own breaks and so on. So maybe the trailer could have its own break and propulsion system (incl. batteries) that could also help with navigating the stuff once uncoupled from the bike.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's a good catch, I'll have to figure out how to show that