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Beware of Maxpro Pedicabs copies
In the recent months the strreets of London and Amsterdam have been flooded with a number of fake pedicabs and rickshaws of Maxpro Pedicabs. majority of those are of the turkish origin and treded by turkish nationals. The copiped pedicabs are mainly EcoTaxis. Read the full article how poor these machines actually are. Full article here
Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police from Charing Cross Police Station started an illegal campaign against pedicab riders and operators
In the recent few weeks there has been a significant number of pedicabs (rickshaws) impounded in the areas of Soho and Covent Garden. Pedicab riders are being arrested for minor road traffic offences such as stopping on the double yellow line.
Full Westminter Police Article
Sram DualDrive - good or bad solution for pedicabs and rickshaws
There has been recently a lot of talk on the rickshaw forum about how Sram Dual Drive is suitable for pedicabs. In the past few years there has been a lot of good publicity about the system. Originally designed for urban style bicycles Sram Dual Drive has found it's application in tricycles, cargo bikes, rickshaws and pedicabs. The only problem with the system was the price and low reliability...
For full text go to full Sram DualDrive article
Perfect twin disc brakes - Big Magura Twin
Many pedicab rickshaw builders often try to find the perfect solution for braking. There always questions and confusions which braking system it’s best to choose and what size of disc should we use. There is a simple and effective solution from Magura. Big Magura Twin hydraulic disc brakes system is one the most effective twin systems for lightweight vehicles such as pedicabs or rickshaws or cargo tricycles...
Go and read Big Magura Twin full article
Maxpro EcoPromo at the society wedding of the summer
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That was the most spectacular wedding of this summer if not the year. Spectacular not because the new Maxpro EcoPromo took a part of it but because of the''Royalities'' that showed up at the scene. Prince William together with his girlfriend Kate Middleton Prince Harry showed up at the wedding of Nicholas Van Custem and Allice Hadden Paton. The groom together with a bride decided to depart from the reception in a cycle rickshaw ( Maxpro EcoPromo). Everyone was very pleased with the style of the new modern style pedicab. We wish all the best to the just married couple.
The pedicab has been supplied by In Wheels We Trust - the professional pedicab rickshaw company Photo by ''Hello Magazine'' |
Choosing a pedicab rickshaw???
Building a rickshaw is actually more difficult than it seems to be. The features that good pedicab should have are not always easy to implement considering the fact that most of them do not go in pair very well. So what the good pedicab or rickshaw should actually have, which ones are the most important??? The answer, the aren't any, it all depends on what you are looking for! We have however listed some of the major feautures that are required by good quality pedicabs. To read the full article click here