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— or cargo bike — to pick up your tree.
(Photo: Carl Larson)
Portland not only has more people who use their bikes for transportation than any other major U.S. city, we are also the epicenter of cargo bike construction, sales, and appreciation. Given those two things, it’s not surprising that a lot of Portlanders pick up their Christmas trees by bike.
I’ve noticed several of you posting photos of your tree pick-ups to various social media sites with the hashtag #christmasfeats. To encourage more of this behavior, I figured I’d share some of those photos…
Here’s Travis Wittwer and his boys in front of their home in North Portland:
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And Brian Davis opted for a small tree that fit nicely on his rear rack:
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And then there’s none other than Emily Finch (not shown: 2 kids, 3 dozen eggs, 4 lbs butter, baker’s sugar, 5 boxes tree lights, birthday candles, construction paper):
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Give it a try for yourself and if you’d like, upload a photo with the hashtag #christmasfeats for all to enjoy.
Thanks for reading.
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If available where you buy your tree, I recommend using the tree netting. Made transporting our tree last night easier. instagr.am/p/SzYocRH482/
Tell that to her. 🙂
Shouldn’t it be #Christmasfiets?
People associate that with bakfiets; I’m pretty sure that Travis (@wittco) was trying to be inclusive of other bikes in the twitter convo where a tag was picked.
And Yuba Bicycles is having a holidays by bike photo contest where the winner gets a Yuba Bread Basket and Timbuk2 bag. Check out their website.
Oh, and been doin’ it for years.
Well after seeing some of the other photos here, I’m almost embarassed I didn’t go for a bigger tree!
No dude I like your setup the best. Actually I think you should keep the tree on there permanently and decorate it with some battery-powered lights.
I’m pretty sure that photo of Carl is of him transporting a used tree to a post-Xmas bonfire.
I neither confirm nor deny that claim.
yeah, that was an awesome one!
I hope Travis Wittwer didn’t ride around with a tree blocking his view…
It’s cool. He had a spotter.
Nice. If anyone in N/NE wants to borrow an Adam Bamboo Trailer to haul a tree drop me a line. ted101@gmail.com
Ted Buehler
I think Carl’s vintage Moulton with built-in racks qualifies as a cargo bike.
I once raced PIR with a christmas tree stuck on my rack. It may have been a twig I found on the side of the road, but it was a tree to me!
Carl, what is that rad bike?
about two post above you…moulton
This does not seem very safe- but I love it! Lets see more pictures…