Urbanisto, the modular cargo bike from Belgium

Urbanisto is an electric bike capable of turning into a cargo biker bike in the blink of an eye. A frankly interesting idea and an execution that seems successful.

In short:

• The town planning is a modular cargo bicycle that can go from urban bike to the twingor.
• This electric model is equipped with a Bosch Performance Line engine (75 Nm).
• The town planning is marketed from € 6,499.

The cargo bike has many virtues, but certainly not that of compactness. A biker bike is practical to transport your children and do your shopping, but when it is empty, this whole space becomes very bulky. This is where the idea of ​​Benjamin Declercq, creator of Urbanisto, takes on its full meaning, a cargo bicycle capable of becoming a classic bicycle again. And vice versa.

The concept of urban planning cycling is therefore to be able to adapt a rigid fork and a 27.5 inch wheel. Something to get a fairly classic electric urban bike with an open setting, easy to span. By winning the fork under the steering socket, you can then come to fix a biveur crate mounted on a 20 -inch wheel. This cash register also coming to the frame in front of the engine.

The system therefore allows you to go from a classic bicycle to a cargo bike in just a few seconds. You still have to reconnect the brake hose. Indeed, the town planning is based on a pair of Magura MT5 hydraulic disc brakes. It was therefore necessary to find a solution to disconnect and reconnect the brake hoses, without the oil flowing. Better will not be worth forgetting this stage when changing the fork, under penalty of a unpleasant surprise.

The manufacturer does not communicate on the weight that his cargo bike can withstand. The town planning is based on a Bosch Bosch Performance Line engine (and not a cargo line) which develops 75 nm of torque. This motorization is associated with a battery of 400, 545 or 725 Wh and a transmission by belt and hub with continuous variation in enviolo.

For the moment, the Modular Urbanisto bike is mainly distributed in Belgium. It is billed from € 6,499 in a stripped version, designed for the transport of equipment. The version capable of transporting passengers is sold from € 6,999.

Inevitably, this project recalls that of Gambade, of which we were talking to you a few months ago. A modular cargo bike also designed and manufactured in France.

Bike journalist, expatriate in the Luberon. Convinced of being a sniper of humor, which never misses its target.