For all-purpose transportation and utility, I’m starting to look at the Yuba Mundo.
From the Yuba website…
Mundo Utility Bike Models
The Mundo Utility Bike is designed to promote affordable, scaleable transportation for cargo and people, particularly for developing parts of the world that rely heavily on human-powered mobility in rugged conditions. Of course, it works just as well carrying tools, sport equipment, running errands around town, or hauling a new piece of furniture home that you just picked up at a garage sale. It’s a bike built for anyone, anywhere.
Key features include:
Large, integrated cargo platforms for easy loading
Room to transport up to 3 passengers safely
Scaleable frame with low top tube for riders of different sizes
Reinforced dropouts for cargo or passenger transport
V-Brakes, gears.
High tensile steel frame
Reinforced rims, axles, cranks, cargo-strength tires.
The U.S. Distributor, Rock The Bike, put together a video to see the bike in action.
of all the cargo bikes I have been looking at lately I like this one the best. Simple, rugged, versatile, easy to upgrade and now theres even a 18 speed option.