THE GUIDE
An electric cargo bike replaces the second car: kids to school, groceries home, the dog to the beach, with a motor doing the hard half. We are an Australian-owned company that makes exactly four of them, each for a different kind of family.
This guide compares the styles so you can pick the shape first and the bike second.
Kids ride up front where you can see and hear them, in a box that swallows school bags, groceries and the dog as well. The classic Dutch bakfiets shape, and the one to pick when you are carrying two to four kids at once. Ours is the Tribe Original.
Tribe Original · Best for: 2-4 kids, dogs, heaps of stuff
An extended rear rack instead of a box, so it parks, corners and rides like a normal bicycle. The right fit for one or two kids and for anyone short on storage space. Ours is the Tribe Evamos Longtail.
Tribe Evamos Longtail · Best for: 1-2 kids, rides like a normal bike
Also called a rickshaw: a three-wheeler with a bench seat up front, built to carry adults comfortably. Steady at any speed, which is why trishaws are the choice for older passengers and accessibility. Ours is the Ricky Rickshaw.
Ricky Rickshaw · Best for: accessibility + joyrides
A lockable cargo box on three wheels for businesses moving goods without a van: couriers, cafes, site work. Ours is the Triberoo.
Triberoo · Best for: delivery + lockable cargo
Prefer the full tour? Meet the bikes properly or let us help you choose.
Most cargo bikes sold here are European brands with a distributor. We are the other kind: an Australian company run by parents who ride these bikes daily, with a workshop in Morisset, NSW you can visit, spare parts on the shelf, and a phone number a human answers. Read our story or browse real rides from the Tribe.
Book a test ride →No. A 250W pedal-assist electric cargo bike is treated as a bicycle under Australian road rules, so there is no licence, registration or CTP. You pedal, the motor helps, and assistance cuts out at 25km/h.
Two-wheelers like a longtail ride the way you already know how to ride, and they are narrower through gates and bike paths. Three-wheelers stand up on their own, which makes loading kids or passengers easier and slow-speed riding steadier. Neither is better; they suit different streets and different passengers.
It depends on the shape. The front-box Tribe Original is set up for two to four kids; the Tribe Evamos Longtail carries one or two on the rear. Both take child seats for younger riders.
Yes, and that is how most people decide. Book a test ride at our workshop in Morisset, NSW, between Sydney and Newcastle, and bring the kids: the point of the test ride is riding with the load you will actually carry.
We deliver door-to-door. Every bike page gives an instant delivery quote for your postcode before you order.