[TrueGeek]

In The Netherlands 3 wheel bikes are fairly common to haul kids and dogs.

I can easily get mine on two wheels if I take a sharp, fast, turn - but after you do it once you learn the limits and it's a very stable bike.

[clan]

Same in Denmark. It is almost a must have for inner city families. Much more common than two wheel Long Johns.

Two very common models are:

https://www.christianiabikes.com/classic/

https://www.ladcyklen.dk/ladcykel/nihola-ladcykler.html

[dendrite9]

There's even a rear steering cargo trike company in Denmark. It's weird but I had an explanation that it was meant for low speed and maneuverability with cargo rather than as an exercise machine or high speed transportation.

I've ridden a few trikes like you'd use for a small food stand and they aren't so bad to drive around. Would I take one mountain biking or on a hill climb? No, but that's beside the point. I also don't use my phone for all my CAD work.

[xarope]

I rode something like this as part of a tour in switzerland, when turning left I was told to lean to the right (which is obviously different to a two wheeler where you lean in the direction of the turn), otherwise you'd pop-up on two wheels easily enough!

And you really have to push the handle bars, for steering. Again, very different to a two-wheeler.

[OvbiousError]

I imagine the two wheels being in the back and the driver positioned relatively high from the ground makes for very different turning mechanics in OP's linked bike though?

The only "trike-like" bicycles I see are used by elderly people, everything for cargo/kids is either two wheels or three with two wheels in front.

[wink]

With these probably taking up even more space, where do people keep them? (Living in a German apartment complex without a garage I can stow away some normal bikes, but if just 10 families in this 40-unit house had one of those... oof)

[cycomanic]

The common aspect is that both the Netherlands and Denmark are flat. The danish/Dutch trikes are really just unsafe when you pick up significant speed like down a hill. I am a long time cyclist, who raced for years. I've never felt as unsafe on a bike as when I tried riding and a fast bike speed on a Christiania.

[tda]

No they are not popular in the Netherlands. Easily 90% of cargo bikes are two wheeled, because tricycles are really only for novice/disabled cyclists. Going above say 20km/h is just plain dangerous with a tricycle, definitely not stable at higher speeds in even the most gentle curve

[Xylakant]

There are a couple of advantages of tricycles that go beyond novice/disabled. They don’t need a kickstand, so they’re easy to park when loaded. They don’t need balancing at stops. They generally have better load capacity.

There’s also tricycles which can lean into a corner which makes them similarly agile as two-wheeled bikes. They’re still wider, though.

Trikes are certainly not for long distances and a sporty style, but as a short distance cargo/kids hauler, they’re cheap, reliable and effective. I know quite a few people Who are happy with them.

[TrueGeek]

I'm in Limburg and I'd say three wheeled cargo bikes are closer to 30 to 40% of the market