These guys never cease to amaze me:
But what about extreme utility cycling in industrialised nations? Gotoes.org has some examples, with the proviso:
Obviously, most people in North America and other "developed" countries don't truck around large loads on their bicycle every day - so the importance of the type of transport depicted above is rather small. These images are more for shock value - to bring upon the realization that a bicycle is not just a toy - it can actually replace a car! In some countries, these images would have no shock value, as people are frequently seen carrying significantly larger loads on much more rickety bicycles.
[Image credit: Imagine by HumanityAshore.org on Flickr]
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...and yet there's at least one person in Oz going this route. An acquaintance of mine via the triking community has moved some pretty silly loads by trike as you can see here
Trikes are pretty good for towing... :-)
Oh yeah, I've seen Moz's stuff before—just forgot about it when I was writing the above. That Megatrailer is pretty crazy. But cool.