Custom cargo bikes · Copenhagen · Est. 2016
A cargo bike built around you.
Lumen Cycles hand-builds cargo bikes to order in our Copenhagen workshop — sized to your streets, your cargo and your family. One frame at a time, and no two alike.
The range
Three frames. One workshop.
Every Lumen starts as one of three proven long-john platforms, then gets cut, boxed and geared around you. Prices are entry points — your build is quoted fixed before we weld.
Long John
- Cargo volume
- 180 L
- Max payload
- 100 kg
- Wheels
- 20″ front · 28″ rear
- Weight
- from 20.8 kg
- Gearing
- Deore 10-speed or Enviolo automatic
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc, 180 mm
- Best for
- Kindergarten runs, family weekends, one-trip shopping.
How it works
From first coffee to first ride.
Four steps, one workshop, zero call centres. Most builds finish in eight weeks.
Say hej
Tell us what you carry. We’ll match you to a frame and take you for a test ride along the harbour.
Day 1Design & fit
Sizing, box size, motor, colour. You approve the drawing before we cut a single tube.
Week 1The build
Frame welded, box fitted, wheels laced, cables routed — photographed at every stage.
Weeks 2–7Delivery & first service
We fit you on the finished bike, ride it out the door, and see you again at 500 km — free.
Week 8Build & price
Spec your Lumen.
Honest, fixed pricing — the number you see is the number you pay. Change your mind as often as you like; the estimate updates live.
Long John · Bosch Cargo Line · Birch box · No canopy · Standard colour
€200 refundable deposit · quote locked for 60 days · EU shipping flat €190.
EST. N° L-2025-031 · VALID 60 DAYS · VAT INCLUDED
The workshop
Built on Refshaleøen.
Our workshop is a former shipyard hall on Refshaleøen — steel, salt air and the harbour fifty metres away. Frames are welded, boxed and wired under one roof by four people whose names are on the door. Come see a frame in the jig, or take the test fleet out along the water.
Fit before specs
We start with your body, your route and what you actually carry — then choose the frame, not the other way round.
Honest materials
CroMo steel, birch ply and components we can service for a decade. Nothing sealed, nothing disposable.
One roof, no middlemen
The people who weld your frame also lace your wheels and bleed your brakes. You can watch.
Service for life
First service free at 500 km, same-week slots after that — for as long as you ride the bike.
- Visit
- Hall 7, Refshalevej 167A
1432 København K - Hours
- Thu–Fri 10–17 · Sat 10–14
Sun–Wed by appointment - Call
- +45 31 62 08 40
- Write
- hej@lumencycles.dk
Six-bike test fleet — ride the harbour loop any Saturday, no appointment needed.
Riders
What the city says.
Three winters of kindergarten runs, sleet and salt — the Lumen hasn’t missed a morning. The oak box just keeps looking better.Mette F.
Family Cruiser · Nørrebro
I sold my van after two months. Four deliveries a day across Indre By and I’m still home for lunch.Jonas K.
City Hauler · Courier
They designed the box around my double bass. Try finding that in a catalogue.Astrid L.
Long John · Custom build
Good to know
Questions, answered.
You can order straight away, but we recommend it. Test rides run Thursday to Saturday from the workshop — bring the kids, the dog or the tools you actually carry.
Six to eight weeks from deposit to delivery. Custom paint or an oak box can add up to two weeks. You’ll get build photos at welding, box-fit and final assembly.
Your first service at 500 km is free. After that, same-week workshop slots for life — most repairs are done while you wait, coffee in hand.
Anywhere in the EU. Bikes leave partially assembled in a crate, with a video call for final setup. Shipping is a flat €190.
40–90 km on a charge, depending on load and hills. With 60 kg of cargo in city traffic, plan on about 55 km.
Yes — a 30/70 split, or 24–36-month financing through our partner. Ask at your visit or in the message field when you reserve.
Ready when you are.
Book a test ride, or spec your build online — we’ll hold your slot for 14 days, deposit-free.