Denny: The ultimate urban utility bicycle

A new concept design hailed as the ultimate urban utility bicycle is to be manufactured and sold by Fuji Bikes.

The Denny won a public vote on the strength of its ingenious handlebar lock design, clever mudguard system, automatic gear shifting and stylish cargo shelf.

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The competition saw large design consultancies team up with local bike builders. The winning project was collaboration between Seattle frame builders Sizemore Bicycles and Teague, a product design company whose portfolio includes the Polaroid camera, UPS truck, Pringles canister and the Xbox.

It's encouraging to see the Denny originating from the land of the car. Elsewhere in Europe, the bicycle is considered a practical alternative to motorised transport and certain designs have evolved so that they can carry loads of up to 250 kg. Such cargo bikes tend to be, by their nature, big and heavy and relatively slow, but a new tilting trike aims to alter the way cyclists think of the cargo bike.

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Butchers & Bicycles is the start-up business, based in the meatpacking district of Copenhagen (hence the name), behind the MK1 - a cargo bike designed to retain the performance and fun of a conventional bike.

The MK1 is on sale for 3,395 euros.

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