Straight tubes, clear lines, beautiful details: the Omnium is not a typical shopping carriage for crates of beer and water, but a cargo bike that even sporty cyclists will fall in love with. The German sales department has designed it to be correspondingly long-distance orientated: In the "Rumfahren" project, rum was transported CO2-free from the Caribbean to Leipzig by cargo ship and then by cargo bike. An Omnium was part of the transport chain.
On the first unloaded laps, the steel Dane proved to be lively and downright sporty. Although the wheelbase is around 60 centimetres longer than a normal trekking bike, even slow and tight bends are relatively safe - other front loaders are much trickier. Over time, however, the riders' overconfidence increased to the point where they were carrying a 30-kilo punching bag as ballast. On straight stretches and with an anticipatory driving style, the Omnium glided over the tarmac with its usual confidence. However, during the "moose test", a few hectic, short steering movements, the vehicle swayed rather uncomfortably - even though the total weight was still 50 kilos below the manufacturer's limit. In our experience, low-loaders such as the Danish "Bullit" also cope better with heavy loads.
Nevertheless, the Omnium gets a "very good" from us - in a different area of use. The Omnium has its strengths more as a courier bike when bulky items need to be easily lashed down and transported quickly. It should also do well as a family tourer with a child seat at the front and panniers at the rear or even replace a normal everyday bike. The pannier rack, an empty aluminium tube frame, leaves all options open. The frame can also be purchased separately for 1030 euros. It is well made and has various threaded eyelets for mudguards or additional pannier racks. You could, for example ... ride around even more.
