What’s an ice cream bike?

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The ice cream bike is a freezer and bike combination with a stable three-wheel design. It can be used for advertising or as an independent business, with various freezer styles and safety features available. It can also carry frozen treats other than ice cream and has optional music systems and decorative murals.

An ice cream bike is a combination freezer and bike. Including equipment such as an umbrella and bells, the ice cream bike uses a three-wheel design to create a stable platform for the operator to serve customers. Three basic freezer styles are available for the ice cream bike: household electric freezer, battery operated ice chest, and frozen.

The bike is capable of working equally well as an advertising device for a local ice cream parlor or as an independent business. Many versions of the ice cream bike offer a large umbrella to protect both the operator and customers while the ice cream is being sold and served. The operator can ring bells positioned on the handlebars of the ice cream bike, which function to alert potential customers to where the freezer full of ice cream is parked. The cycle’s trike design allows the bike to ride smoothly across the boardwalk and into a driveway or parking area.

Offered as a single, multi-speed bike, the ice cream vending machine can be operated from a permanently identified operating location or as a fully mobile ice cream operation. Many mobile ice cream machines use dry ice to maintain the cool temperature of the freezer contents. Most models are capable of maintaining proper conditions for up to 12 hours after the correct measure of dry ice is placed in the freezer unit. Frozen treats other than ice cream are commonly carried and sold from a common source. Flavored ice, frozen fruit juices and cold water are typical items found in an ice cream bike freezer case.

Safety features such as parking brakes, reflective tape and optional lighting systems are available for the ice cream bike. Some of the bikes offer a sanitation station for customers to wash their hands before and after enjoying a cold treat. Optional music systems can be fitted to the bike, allowing ice cream truck-type music to help the bells on the handlebars call customers to the bike as it travels through certain neighborhoods. The large, flat sides of the bike’s freezer component allow you to paint elaborate and occasionally seasonal decorative murals on the sides. In some areas, special permits and licensing are required, which may also show on the flat sides.

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