Disaster Relief Trials, Bristol 2025

I've been buzzing with the idea of putting on a Disaster Relief Trial right here in Bristol for ages, ever since I started following those events in the US. Mike Cobb, total legend and incredible advocate for cycling for utility, cooked up the original event. It's all about mixing the fun of a cargo bike meet-up with the really serious and necessary element of creating community resilience in preparation for any potential disaster

We'll have two categories: e-assist and good old pedal power. The non-electric category is a real leg-burner that'll test your navigation smarts and problem-solving skills. No GPS or phones allowed for those riders!

If you're on an e-assist bike, you'll need to show us how you'd juice up that battery if the national grid went down. Tricky, huh?

There’ll be five checkpoints in total, including the start and finish, and you can hit them in any order you like. Do you go for the heavy stuff first or last? Fancy carrying the fragile load the whole way, or grabbing it near the end? Your call! It's gonna be fascinating to see everyone's strategies on the day.

We'll announce the checkpoints and what riders will be carrying on the day itself, and riders will get a laminated map with all the instructions just an hour before we kick things off.

We're not forgetting the little ones either! There'll be a family-friendly event with a shorter route and some fun challenges. It's going to be a whole day celebrating everything cargo bike, with some cool exhibitors and a load of lovely people. Can't wait!

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