Mail bike

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Three postmen from PIN , TNT and Deutsche Post with postal bicycles, January 2007
Delivery bike from PIN Mail Hannover GmbH, August 2007
Modern postal bike with auxiliary motor and fixed containers
Electric bike in Braunschweig
DHL cargo bike in front of the main entrance of the Technical University of Darmstadt

The postal bike , also known as the delivery bike , postal bike or cargo bike, with which postmen are on the move, is probably the best-known transport bike .

history

Bicycles were first used in the postal service in 1896. At the Deutsche Bundespost they were used by local, rural and express deliverers and mailbox emptiers as well as in the telecommunications fault clearance service. Today they are mainly used for the delivery of letters, and mailbox emptying takes place again in places by bicycle. In 2009, Deutsche Post AG had over 19,000 bicycles in use. Since 2014 there have been pilot projects for the delivery of DHL shipments (mainly express) by bicycle. Other parcel services are also trying out delivery by bike. Several private delivery companies are now using postal bicycles.

execution

The frame, which is usually painted in the company color, is deeply cut to make it easier to get on and off frequently. These are mostly frames with 26 "wheels to keep the center of gravity of the bike low. The special boxes or bags are attached at the back and front so that the load is distributed as evenly and weatherproof as possible on both wheels. The stable and wide stand These bikes are often equipped with an electrically driven auxiliary motor to support the driver. Deutsche Post AG in particular uses bikes with pedal assistance.

Manufacturers and suppliers

Deutsche Post AG was and is supplied by, among others:

Postal bike in philately

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Concise dictionary of the postal system, p. 263
  2. ↑ Deutsche Post DHL Group | Media service | August 2013: Alternative: the cargo bike. (No longer available online.) In: www.dpdhl.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016 ; Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Deutsche Post advertisement: We give everything for your letter every day, as of October 2009
  4. ↑ DHL now delivers parcels by bike . In: Welt Online . September 3, 2014 ( welt.de [accessed June 26, 2016]).
  5. ↑ Bicycles instead of trucks: 3sat report on UPS model project. In: cargobike.jetzt. Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Ecological - Post Bicycle - Climate-friendly travel ; Press release of the Federal Association of German Postal Service Providers , dated April 29, 2008

literature

Web links

Commons : Post bicycle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Post transport by bike  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files