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Reader Submitted: Nimble: The Urban Cargo Scooter
Nimble Scooters is a California based startup that specializes in people-powered cargo transportation. The first sketches and prototypes came out in 2011 when the founders, a group of friends who met in the Industrial Design program at California State University Long Beach, were looking for an easy way to get around campus or even their workplace while carrying projects, gym gear or groceries. They wanted something smaller and simpler than a bicycle, just ideal for shorter distances of 12 mi. With the growing congestion in cities and the desire for lastmile solutions, it seemed like other commuters could benefit from a solution as well. The team tinkered with modified bikes with trailers, but often were upset with the maintenance, cost and bulkiness of a bicycle. After gaining feedback from the US and European market with their Nimble Classic launched in 2014, they are concentrating on a more urban consumer design.
http://www.core77.com/projects/52279/Nimble-The-Urban-Cargo-Scooter