I was lucky enough to stumble upon these beautiful Dutch cargo bikes on my way to work this morning. They're distributed by the uber-friendly Jon Lind, founder of De Fietsfabriek, a company that distributes these useful bikes here in the US, where most people consider bikes to be impractical toys for either children or wealthy jocks. Jon has lived in Amsterdam and returns frequently, which is where he caught the bicycle bug big time. More pix of these sweet machines at my flickr photostream.
Free this weekend? Come meet Jon for yourself! De Fietsfabriek will be participating in the Save Scooby-Roo Rescue Ride this Sunday, meeting in front of the Healthy Spot dog supply store at 1110 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. Here's the official flyer.