i'm soon going to find myself in a similar situation. have been using my sam with the yepp maxi in the rear. i initially installed it on a mt-campee rear rack when he was much smaller and i wasnt really concerned with the weight, but hes close enough to the 40 mark that i'm worried about it. have been using it a ton this summer too.
unfortunately don't have real room or budget for a second bike, but will also never say never to it, especially if him and i can continue moving around efficiently. hoping for more ideas from others with similar experiences. On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 4:44:26 PM UTC-4 JohnS wrote: > Hello Drew, > > The only cargo bike I have experience with a Surly Big Dummy. I've had it > for over 10 years now, my sons have long out grown it, but I still use it > once a week to go the farmer's market and load it up. I understand your > concerns about the long wheel base, it does take up a lot of room. Have you > looked at the older Specialized Globe Haul? Not as long a wheelbase as the > big dummy, but it does have an integrated rear rack. Not sure how easy it > is to find a used one... > > JohnS > [image: GlobeHaul.jpg] > > On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 4:18:04 PM UTC-4 Edwin W wrote: > >> Max - love that Ritchey cargo bike. But dreamy pricey - take a cool old >> $300 MTB and add a $350 fork and ask $2900 for it! >> Hoch - I know some love a trailer, but I never liked having my kids that >> far away and that low >> Piaw - love those stories. I never had a tandem for my kids, but I agree >> - you do the work, the kids like it! >> Drew - I love both of those mini cargo bikes. Can't go wrong there! >> >> We had, over the years: >> >> - a box bike <https://www.joe-bike.com/about/the-boxbike-pg88.htm>: >> lots of smiles from passers by, kids loved it (just ride and chill!), but >> I >> never used it unless I had more than one kid. Takes up a lot of space >> - a yuba mundo: long, but super useful. Felt just like an old >> mountain bike when empty. Looks like they are moving more towards >> electric. >> - A workcycles Fr8 <https://workcycles.com/product/workcycles-fr8/>: >> this was the one that is most like a regular bike. Heavy as all hell, but >> super comfy to ride. I got the seat that goes in front and the kids all >> fought for that space until they were older than 10! >> >> Best of luck. Let us know what you settle on, >> >> Edwin >> >> >> >> >> On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 2:21:39 PM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: >> >>> Not what you’re looking for, but I saw this bike the other day and >>> thought it looked cool (not cheap though) >>> >>> Log into Facebook >>> <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/248332157591949/?mibextid=6ojiHh> >>> facebook.com >>> <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/248332157591949/?mibextid=6ojiHh> >>> [image: hLRJ1GG_y0J.ico] >>> <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/248332157591949/?mibextid=6ojiHh> >>> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/248332157591949/?mibextid=6ojiHh> >>> >>> Max >>> >>> On Jul 21, 2023, at 2:47 PM, Drw <drewbe...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I guess I should've mentioned that space is a real issue, and the child >>> is 5 years old. Ideally the cargo bike would have the same footprint as the >>> rivendell it would be replacing. Also our riding is almost entirely urban, >>> much of it without bike lanes, so I worry about the trailer option. I have >>> no evidence, but pulling it through traffic makes me nervous. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 11:20:00 AM UTC-7 pi...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> My personal solution was to get a tandem (really, a triplet/quad that >>>> converts). The kids love it, and we just rolled over 13k miles on it since >>>> getting it 8 years ago. Other parents will tell me that my kids are >>>> special, and that their kids couldn't stay on a bike that long. I would >>>> take their kids on the tandem and it turns out that their kids had no >>>> problem biking for as long as mine. It's just that most parents don't want >>>> to do the work. Yes, it's expensive (though not that expensive if you buy >>>> used), but in exchange you get kids that would rather go on a bike tour >>>> than disneyland. >>>> >>>> On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 10:49:29 AM UTC-7 Drw wrote: >>>> >>>>> For the last 4 years I've been carrying my kid and all of our family's >>>>> gear on a rosco bubbe mountain step-thru with crust clydesdale fork. >>>>> [image: >>>>> IMG_2875.jpg] >>>>> Overall, it's been great, but as he gets bigger, having that amount of >>>>> weight, that high up, plus a decent load up front is starting to feel >>>>> really wiggly. I had early on thought that my son would be riding a bike >>>>> well enough to transition to one of those tag a long attachments like the >>>>> burley piccolo, but he has some sensory issues with balance and gross >>>>> motor >>>>> that will probably make that not a real possibility before he is big >>>>> enough >>>>> to just be riding fully on his own. >>>>> >>>>> So, I'm looking for a compact cargo bike with the following >>>>> requirements. >>>>> -Non electric >>>>> -Footprint no bigger than a standard bike >>>>> -Platform/bench rear seat for kids >>>>> -Some front cargo capability >>>>> -uses deraillers (though i could be swayed to an IGH) >>>>> >>>>> Right now I am mostly looking at the bike friday haul-a-day elite >>>>> <https://bikefriday.com/product/bike-friday-haul-a-day-elite-cargo-bike/>and >>>>> >>>>> the tern short haul D8 >>>>> <https://www.ternbicycles.com/us/bikes/471/short-haul-d8>. Both have >>>>> pros and cons. I am open to any other cool options. And any thoughts >>>>> about >>>>> the above models would be appreciated as well. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Drew >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/A-AkWZhpvuc/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f3fb84b2-81a4-40d9-b4bd-bbefbd2a5b52n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f3fb84b2-81a4-40d9-b4bd-bbefbd2a5b52n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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