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Self-test: On a delivery tour with the postal bike

Self-test: Hannes Wallner from "Radkrone" on the road with a fully loaded postal bike: "Quite a wobbly affair and not at all easy!"(Bild: Hannes Wallner)

Whatever the wind and weather, more than 200 Austrian Post delivery staff are out and about on their bikes. But how does a fully loaded, bright yellow postal bike ride? The "Radkrone" dared to test it out for itself and reveals why it has nevertheless become a thing of the past at Austrian Post.

It's hard to believe, but between Lake Constance and Lake Neusiedl, postal delivery staff cover 3400 kilometers by bike every day. Mostly in the cities, of course, because the streets and narrow alleyways are quicker and more maneuverable.