Babboe cargo bike

hiagain

Hi there,

I am seriously thinking of getting a cargo bike. I'm not much of a cyclist - I mean I cycle most days, but only 5 minute journeys and I don't know much about bikes, so I thought here was a good place to ask!

We have a 5 year old and a 20 month old. Do you think it's worth getting a cargo bike? - I'm thinking of a Babboe city or big http://dutchbikeshop.ie/bikes/
, but am open to others. I reckon that ok it's ridiculously expensive, but that it should still hold on to some of it's value if I sell it in couple of years.

I don't drive and walk a lot (upwards of two hours a day), with a buggy, buggy board and sling. But my 5 year old is usually on the buggy board so he can hop on and off which he couldn't do in a cargo bike. We don't really have to be anywhere, so there is no rush, but I think I might enjoy the experience.

I'm wondering if my 5 year old is too old to get much use out of the bike.

Does anyone have any thoughts on any of the above?

Lumen

The obvious alternative is a "tag along" trailer bike and a child seat, although you'd probably need a trailer bike that attaches low-down to a rack rather than the seatpost, or it will interfere with the child seat.

Total cost: less that 500 quid.

That solution will likely be cheaper, lighter, faster and easier to manouvre.

On the other hand, who doesn't want a cargo bike?

There are other multi-child bike solutions like the xtracycle.

Some ideas from the epicentre of cycling smugness...

http://www.oregonlive.com/cycling/index.ssf/2008/10/family_biking_cycle_in_with_th.html

kenmc

Personally i'd rather a bakfiets than a baboe, and when junior comes along and is robust enough I might look into getting one. Yeah they're expensive, but I lived in The Netherlands for a bit and they're everywhere. Look class, and as a kid I can imagine it'd be loads of fun!