MICROMOBILITY
XYZ CARGO
Rebecca Morley speaks to XYZ Cargo’s MJ Somerville on building functional, modular, and repairable cargo cycles
I entered this industry to continue the work of cycling for emancipation and freedom versus sport and profit” - said XYZ Cargo’s MJ Somerville, who I recently sat down with to talk about the cargo cycles and how they came to be involved. And I can honestly say I was nothing short of inspired during our conversation. XYZ Cargo was started in Copenhagen in 2011 by Urban Realm Art Collective N55, in collaboration with Till Wolfer, who decided to use bikes as a way of addressing aesthetic, ethical, social and environmental issues. They also wanted to work in a very direct way with public space and urban planning, Somerville told BikeBiz. “One of the major aims of XYZ Cargo is to develop an
alternative small business model based on principles of fair and local production,” they said, “meaning that we try to produce as much as possible in a socially sustainable way.” XYZ Cargo UK is also a Bicycle Association member and all the models it builds in the UK are CE rated and conform to EN15194:2017 for electric systems, using components only from reputable manufacturers.
32 | January 2024
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