Moving The World To A Greener Future
MOVE IT! by bike has been serving New Orleans by moving stuff since August of 2013 using a bicycle and a trailer that can haul 600lbs.
At the request of our client we enlisted the help of a pick up truck to haul most of our client's items from the 1000 block of Washington Street to the 2600 block of Marias Street a 4.8 mile trip. Just one piece of furniture did not fit into the truck so we MOVED IT! by bike.
The narrow passage we used from the back of the house.
Computer desk loaded and ready to go
A quick stop for a picture at The Irish House. After all it was St. Patrick's Day.
A 4.8 mile trip.
MOVE IT! by bike transported several boxes, a couple of trunks, a dresser, a book shelf and several musical instruments from the 2100 block of Magazine Street to the 600 block of North Murat Street. Our client lived in a second story apartment connected to the ground floor via beautiful winding stairs. This move took two trips, at 5.1 miles one way, and took 5 hours. Hunter and Stevie were the movers.
The steps
Hunter stepping down
Stevie also stepping down
Our first load ready to go. It was a rainy day so we covered the load wit a tarp.
This 5.1 mile route was taken a total of 3 times with two loads. If we had a second trailer this move could have been done in one trip. We thank our current customer for investing in us so we can get that second trailer.
Greg got a great deal on a leather couch at Costco and called upon MOVE IT! by bike to bring it to his French Quarter apartment. The challenge was to move the couch up some narrow and twisted stairs to his second story apartment but Greg and Tim got it up there. Greg cut his labor cost in half by participating in the move.
Greg celebrating the arrival of his new couch. There was more celebrating when we got the couch up the stairs behind him.
The trip was 4.2 miles.
Bikes At Work, the people who made our trailer, posted MOVE IT! by bike on their blog. Check it out http://bikesatwork.com/blog/move-it-by-bike-moving-service
Delivered two bikes to a storage unit. Took a picture at the AllWays Lounge and the Shadow Box Theatre along the way.
Delivered 5 tubs to a client so he can pack for his move later this week. Delivered them just with a bike but next time I think I will use a trailer. My bike is decked out for Mardi Gras : )
MOVE IT! by bike moved a solid wooden bed frame and two night stands from the 300 block of Bellaire Dr. to the 1000 block of Jackson Ave., a journey of 5.6 miles.
Two night stands along with massive head board and foot boards and rails.
Everything carefully wrapped in moving blankets and ready to go.
A quick stop at Magazine and Jackson to check our cargo and to take a picture.
A map of our route.
MOVE IT! by bike worked with Robert to move a couch, a kitchen island and a chair from the 2300 block of Laurel St. to the 1900 block of Esplanade. Only Tim was needed because Robert did some of the heavy lifting.
MOVE IT! by bike took two loads for a house move from the 2100 block of Pauger to the 1600 block of St. Phillip. We only brought out our camera for one of the loads unfortunately.
Yesterday (2-8) MOVE IT! by bike worked two moving jobs. One an unloading job in Hanrahan. The other transporting an Elliptical exersize machine in Algiers. Our client picked up our crew of Chris and Hunter to transport them to the job in Hanrahan and back avoiding a bike ride that would take over an hour. It did not take them long to do the job and soon Chris and Hunter were back in New Orleans enjoying the nice weather.
Tim, John and Paul had an 8 mile bike ride pulling our trailer to the pick up location in Algiers. Algiers is on the other side of the Mississippi from where we are. Problem is no bridges are safe for bicycles to cross them and I think they are not allowed to. The ferry that transports cars across is no longer in service but a ship does provide service for pedistrians and cyclists. Problem is we also have a trailer. So in order to get to the other side we unhitched the trailer and carried it aboard the ferry. On the other side we carried the trailer off, hitched it back on the bike and off we went to the pick up location about 7 miles distant.
But the hard part was not the getting there. As always, the hard part was getting the elliptical machine from its second story location onto the trailer and then from the trailer to its new home through a narrow L shaped doorway. But we did it.
All of these adventures and we only took one picture.
Paul and trailer on the bike trail on the levee in Algiers. The ferry terminal and the CBD in the background.
MOVE IT! by bike has launched a crowd funding campaign to add a second trailer to our fleet. We usually have two people working each move but since we have only one trailer the second person goes to the move in location empty. A second trailer will allow us to carry two loads in one trip cutting the trips we need to make and the total time moving in half. If you wish to contribute here is the link:
http://igg.me/at/trailer4MOVEIT/x/5998035
If money is short (like for us) but you wish to help, spread the word by posting the link on your page.
MOVE IT! by bike transported a queen sized mattress from the 1200 block of Columbus Street to the 600 block of Independence St.
Carefully wrapped and ready to go. Tom and Tim carried the mattress down the steps in the background.
A quick stop at Euclid Records to check our cargo and to snap a quick picture.
MOVE IT! by bike transported three trunks and two jugs of water for Twila from the 2000 block of Pauger to the 1600 block of St. Phillip.
It was a bit wet so we put a tarp over everything.
Three trunks? I only see two. Well, we managed to put one trunk inside another trunk.
MOVE IT! by bike is now registered with ThumbTack, an online bulletin board. We have won one bid so it looks like this will work for us. If MOVE IT! by bike provided you with services please review us. Here is the link:http://tack.bz/JTvI
Someone posted us on a forum in Grassroots Motorsports. I don't know why.
Hunter and Kyle moved some furniture and other things for movie director Glen Pitre. Mr. Pitre scripted and directed the move. Tim was behind the camera.
A couch moved from the back room to the front room. It was easier to go around the house than through.
Couch up and over the fence.
Relocating a bookshelf
It says nothing about bicycles.
Tom and Kyle moved a queen sized mattress set from the 500 block of Esplanade to a second story apartment in the 1000 block of Conti. This move took less than an hour.
Kyle and Tom stop for a picture at the Good Friends Bar.
Tom and Stevie moved a sofa-sleeper, dresser and a futon from the 8000 block of Sycamore to the 1500 block of N. Prieur. At a distance of 6 miles, this was one of our longest moves but miles don't upset us. The tough part was bringing it all out of a second story apartment down narrow and twisted stairs.
Dresser loaded on trailer.
This sofa-sleeper was just an inch or two smaller than the long and winding path it had to take out of the second story apartment. Here Tom and Stevie have just negotiated it through the outside door.
Loaded up and ready for the 6 mile trip.
MOVE IT! by bike's logo was created by Sameer Gurav. He is very talented and great to work with. You can see his other creations here http://www.sameergurav.com/
Tom and Tim moved two dressers from the 1500 block of Crete Street to the 1000 block of North Derbigany. On the way we stopped at Esplanade Studios for a quick picture. Here is a link to an article about Esplanade Studios: http://www.noladefender.com/content/san45ctua76ry-sound
Tom with dressers loaded and ready to go.
A quick stop at Esplanade studios Louisiana's LARGEST recording studio.
