Nihola Family
This is Nihola’s most popular model and carries up to two children or loads up to 100 kg. The box is build to provide sufficient head room for up to the age of 7-8 year. A low centre of gravity makes the Nihola feels very stable and extremely easy to ride. It is also suitable for beginners and even none cyclists. Equipped with complex but reliable ‘Ackermann’ steering it provides an easy and intuitive ride. Alternatively a cot or car seat can be fitted to the bottom of the box and a child or adult can sit on the bench. The bench can be easily removed without tools (if for example you want to transport bulky items).
The box surrounds and protects children, provides extra safety thanks to it’s robust steel frame. It is made of closed double tube frame without corners consisting of top and bottom frames that are welded together with 5 vertical steel reinforcing tubes.
Fitted with Shimano Nexus 8 speed with freewheel, V brakes and Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres for ultimate puncture protection.
The price includes; Box colour (8 choices), Bench with seatbelt, 1 y – belt, cushion for the bench, frame lock, quick release for the saddle, transparent front, security straps for baby car seat and Schwalbe Marathon plus puncture proof tyres.
- Total length: 2 meter
- Total width: 89 cm/85 cm with turned front wheels
- Weight: 32 kg
This package includes:
- Security straps for a car seat/carry cot
- Transparent front (on request)
- Cushion for the bench
- 1 y-belt
- Bench including seatbelt
- Selle Royal saddle
- Quick release BBB
- Approved lock
- Choice of box colours: black, dark grey, light grey, white, blue, green, red, yellow.
- Shimano Nexus 8 speed (with pedal or V brake)
- Total length: 2 meter
- Total width: 89 cm/85 cm with turned front wheels
- Weight: 32 kg
- Max. load: 100 kg + rider
- Height from cabin floor to rain hood: 104 cm
- Height from child bench to rain hood: 78 cm
- Transport box height: 50 cm
- Max. width in cabin: 62 cm
- Max. length in cabin: 88 cm
- Schwalbe puncture proof tires
- Double wall alloy rims, black colour
- SKS mudguards
- Shimano brakes for freewheel
- Dog belt
- FSA pedal arms for electric model
- Alloy Promax pedal arms on normal models
- Magura parking brake
- Alloy handlebar
The price does not include a rain cover.
- Choice of 8 hood covers: Black, blue, green, red, bordeaux, orange, beige, purple.
“According to our test the nihola was the fastest and easiest to steer cargo bike of all and provided the most pleasant ride….,” so the judgment of the renowned Dutch Association of Cyclists (Fietsbond) concluded in their thorough test of popular cargo bikes.
What’s more, nihola Family is ideally suited for everyday use with smaller children. Any weather can be mastered with its rain hood covering the two-child bench. Increasing numbers of new families have discovered the virtues of nihola bikes. nihola bikes take the kids safely to the nursery, kindergarten or school, they carry all the shopping, and more.
History
In 1998, mechanical engineer Niels Holme Larsen attended a bike exhibition in the heart of Copenhagen. The following day, a critic from the Danish newspaper Politiken concluded that bicycles would only be able to compete against cars when they could transport two children and groceries at the same time. After having read the review Niels decided to build such a bicycle, which resulted in the now well-known nihola bikes.
Today, 15 years after, nihola develops, produces, sells and provides service on proprietary tricycles for families, Rehab/handicap-, institutional- and commercial use.
The goal and vision of nihola was then to become the market leader and innovator on the Danish market. With more than 10.000 nihola bikes in Copenhagen alone this goal has been fulfilled. The goal and vision is now to stay competitive on the Danish market while obtaining higher market shares in Europe and North America – we currently have dealers in 15 European countries, Canada and the U.S.
Products
nihola has eight products, which can be categorized into the aforementioned four product groups.
nihola Family, nihola Dog, nihola Rehab, nihola Low, nihola Flex, nihola BIG, the Posterbike, bikes for the Danish Post and the nihola 4.0, which was introduced in June 2013.
The first three bicycles are based on the nihola Family and are therefore variants of it. nihola Low is specially designed for easy and stable solo riding, while the nihola Flex is a specially designed model for wheelchair users. nihola BIG is the largest model and is primarily used by institutions, as it can transport up to six belted children and the Posterbike is specially designed for advertising and commercial use. The bike for the Danish Post is a furtherdevelopment of the nihola Flex. The nihola 4.0 is especially useful for a bit larger families and institutions.
