The depth of the cargo bay, along with the beautiful trellis beams, offers a super-stiff, strong, and lightweight frame. This gives a wonderful instinctive handling and easy out-of-the-saddle riding.
The cable system offers precise control, a small turning circle, freedom in the design, and it is easily regulated. The system uses four cables and large-diameter pulleys to ensure precision and safety.
This bike was initially designed to carry dogs on long cycle-touring holidays. The cargo bay walls keep your dog safe and protected, the elastomers under the floor minimize uncomfortable vibrations, and the optional roof keeps your dog protected from the weather. This bike excels at many things, but it was originally made for my dog.
The walled cargo bay is an integral part of the frame, and it’s ready for use. No need to add the weight of an extra box or a floor, you can have a fabric-walled, open-top cargo bay or a roll-top bag. The short length of this bike and its large cargo area make it super useful and easily manageable.
I often make custom-sized framesets (frame, fork, stem, pulleys, cargo bag, and cargo floor) for customers to build them into full bikes. These framesets are typically made to this set of standards:
Frame, fork, and stem
25CrMo4 steel, d.r.k. cycles, custom built
Pulleys
aluminium, d.r.k. cycles, custom built
Axle standards
100x12mm front and 148x12 rear thru axle
Headset
ZS44
Steerer
1 1/8”
Seat post
27.2mm
Brake mount
Postmount (flat bar)/flatmount (drop bar)
Handle bar style
As requested
Wheel size
27.5" rear and 20" front
Cargo floor
Aluminium composite sandwich panel
Paint
Powder coated in a single RAL color
I am always happy to accommodate requests for a special set of components. Below is what I consider a fairly standard build with a sensible set of components for the d.r.k. cargo bike:
Groupset
Deore (flat bar)/GRX (drop bar) (2x or 1x)
Hubs
Shutter precision dynamo (front)/DT Swiss 350 (rear)
Headset
Cane Creek 40
Cassette
Postmount (flat bar)/flatmount (drop bar)
Cassette
Shimano 11-36
Handle bar
Ritchey Comp Butano/Ritchey Comp Flat 2X
Brakes
Deore (flat bar)/GRX (drop bar)
Rims
Ryde Andra 321/Ryde Andra 40
Lights
B&M Lumotex Myc N (front) and B&M toplight line small (rear)
Mudguards
SKS Bluemels (front and rear)
Each d.r.k. cargo bike is made individually. As such, there is plenty of room to customize your bike to suit your requirements. Much of the above specifications can be changed, but the size and shape of the cargo bay is pretty much fixed. For options regarding electric versions, get in touch.