Larry vs Harry

Why it is renowned

Larry vs Harry is the company of two Copenhageners, the designer Lars Malmborg and Hans Bullitt Fogh; its bike is the Bullitt.¹ By 2015 it sold in most countries on the European continent, with Germany its most important market, France and England growing and the United States slowly opening up; it was also trying Australia and Japan.¹ Today it sells through independent dealers and its own flagship store on Frederiksborggade in Copenhagen.² The range runs from unassisted Bullitts to everyday electric and professional models, with setups for families, commuting and business, and its own bags, cargo boxes, parts and accessories.² The American cycling site The Radavist toured its shop and warehouse in Copenhagen, and Wikipedia names it among the Copenhagen firms behind the city's signature cargo bikes.³⁴

The story

Lars Malmborg, a bicycle designer, and Hans Bullitt Fogh, a carpenter who used a long john for work, set out to build a lighter and faster version of the Danish long john.¹ The frame is made of large aluminium tubes; Malmborg spends weeks each year with the frame builders in Taiwan, and the company keeps its base and shop in Copenhagen.¹ Its storefront on Frederiksborggade shows the whole range.³

What to know it by

• Bullitt¹2008Lars MalmborgTwo-wheeled front-loading cargo bike in aluminium
• eBullitt¹2015Electric Bullitt with a Shimano Steps motor
• Miss Bullitt⁵Limited pink edition