Cargo bike

There have been many human powered wheeled vehicles designed and constructed specifically for transporting loads since their earliest appearance in the 19th century. They are referred to variously depending on the number of wheels — typically two, three, or four — and by their specific use. Adjectives used to describe the tasks to which the bicycles, dicycles, tricycles, or quadracycles are put include cargo cycles, freight cycles, box cycles, carrier cycles, and so on.

Sometimes they are also called cycletrucks, which uses a sense of the word 'truck' predating the automobile.

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