Lumen 1 · 80 cm bed — Trade
Flat bed
For everything that refuses a box: planks, plants, crates, a very calm dog. Oak platform with cleats, 80 × 60 cm.
From€3,400
Cargo bike workshop — Refshaleøen, Copenhagen
The cargo bike,
built around your life.
Lumen is a two-person workshop on Refshaleøen. We build front-box cargo bikes to order — one conversation, one drawing, one frame at a time. No showroom, no stock, no compromises.
- Welded & painted in-house
- 30 · 40 · 30 payment
- 6-year frame warranty
Next spring slots — 2 left · Lead time ≈ 12 weeks · From €3,400
Fig. 01 — Lumen 1, low box · side elevation · scale 1:10Your drawing arrives in week one
0Years building in Copenhagen
0Cargo bikes on the road
0Year frame warranty, no weasel words
0Year spare-parts promise
01 — The beds
One frame. Three ways to carry.
Every bed is made to order — length, wood, paint. These are starting points.
Lumen 1 · 72 cm box — Family
Low box
The daily default. Birch plywood with a 3 mm steel rim. Two kids, one dog, nine bags of groceries — still upright at a standstill.
From€4,050
Lumen 1 · 90 cm crate — Trade
Tall crate
40 cm of side wall and a lockable lid. Plumbers, florists, cheesemongers, marketeers. 26 kg empty, 200 kg rated.
From€4,350
Bed length, wood and paint are all made to order — the conversation decides, not the catalogue.
02 — The process
Four steps. No showroom, no pressure.
From first call to handover: about thirteen weeks. We take six bikes at a time — a queue we can actually serve.
01Week 0
The conversation
Forty-five minutes at the workshop or on a call. What you carry, where you park, who rides. We measure your cargo, not just your inseam.
02Week 1
The drawing
You receive a technical drawing and a written quote within five working days. Change anything — before we cut steel, it costs nothing.
03Weeks 2–12
The build
Reynolds 725 frame, TIG-welded in Refshaleøen. Painted, assembled, tuned. You get photos at every stage — brazing day included.
04Week 13
The handover
Ninety minutes of fitting, a ride through the neighbourhood, and your first service at 500 km — on us. Then: fifteen years of errands.
03 — Components
Parts you can pronounce, from suppliers we can phone.
No proprietary mystery parts. Everything on a Lumen is standard, stocked and serviceable — by us, by your local mechanic, or by you, with a hex key and an afternoon.
No planned obsolescence.
If we stop making bikes tomorrow,
your bike still gets serviced.
FrameReynolds 725 heat-treated steel, double-butted, TIG-welded and aligned in our own bay6-yr warranty
DriveGates CDX carbon belt with Shimano Alfine 8-speed hub — no chain, no oil, no noiseIncluded
BrakesShimano hydraulic discs, 180 mm rotors, both axles — rated for a loaded descentIncluded
LightingSON 28 dynamo hub, Busch & Müller Edelux II front, Secula rear — no batteries, everIncluded
TiresSchwalbe Marathon Plus, 35 mm front / 45 mm rear, puncture-resistant casingIncluded
SaddleBrooks B67 sprung leather, or your choice from our fitting wallIncluded
BedBirch plywood, linseed-oiled, steel-rimmed — panels individually replaceableMade to order
ElectricShimano Steps E6100 mid-drive, 504 Wh battery integrated in the down tubeOption +€1,450
04 — Configure
Price your Lumen 1.
An honest estimate, live. The final quote comes after the design conversation — nobody picks a saddle over a form.
Lumen 1 — live specificationScale 1:10 · Side elevation
Your build№ 0114
Estimated total€5,500
Reserve this build — €200 refundable
Prices in EUR, incl. Danish VAT. Final quote after your design conversation — drawings, advice and test rides are always free.
05 — The workshop
Two people, one welding bay, eleven years in.
“We started Lumen because we couldn't find a cargo bike we'd trust with our own children. So we learned to weld.”
Mads & Sofie — founders
Lumen Cycles is a two-person workshop on Refshaleøen, the former shipyard island in Copenhagen harbour. We build six cargo bikes at a time — never more — and we answer the phone ourselves. Every frame is drawn, welded, painted and assembled forty metres from where you collect it.
MLMads LindbergFrames & welding
SCSofie CarstensenDesign & fitting
The workshop
AddressRefshalevej 163A
1432 København K, Denmark
1432 København K, Denmark
HoursMon–Thu 9–17 · Fri 9–14
Open workshop: first Saturday, 10–14
Open workshop: first Saturday, 10–14
Phone+45 33 12 40 40 — we answer
Emailhej@lumencycles.dk
VisitBy appointment, or just show up
the first Saturday of the month
the first Saturday of the month
06 — On the road
512 bikes. Here's what their riders say.
Unedited, from our service book and the odd coffee. Names shortened for Danish modesty.
“It swallowed the school run, the weekly shop and my catering boxes. Three years, 9,000 kilometres, one service visit.”
KHKasper H.Valby · Lumen 1, low box
“The drawing stage sold us. They questioned every assumption before cutting steel. I've never owned anything so considered.”
E&TElif & TomNørrebro · Lumen 1, flat bed