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That’s what I thought. Why not make a cheap usable cargo bike? I can carry both kids on mine (https://www.lepetitporteur.com https://www.lepetitporteur.com)

• alexisread 6y ago
  For many 14yos the attraction is that a car helps you climb the social ladder- you're perceived as that much more attractive. Bikes don't quite cut it for that. You raise a great point though, cargo bikes are much more expensive than conventional ones. I don't see why either as I'm guessing there would be a big market at a lower price point (£500 vs £300 for a conventional rather than £2500), hence the scale to make them cheap. (Thanks for link BTW, not seen this bike before)
  • marmaduke 6y ago
    > helps you climb the social ladder- you're perceived As a parent of kids a bit younger, I aspire to help them avoid this sort of thing entirely Cargo bikes don’t have to be expensive (Yuba Komba is 999€) except that they are, in the long tail format, 50 to 100% more steel, and because of the weight, drivetrain and brakes have to be good as well. A 250€ cargo bike would be an injury waiting to happen As it happens, the bike I linked is a nice Chromoly frame, disc brakes, hub gears etc. If you look at other bikes with similar components you’d be hard pressed to beat the price.
  • marmaduke 6y ago
    I just noticed your scarecrow price tag of 2500€, which is probably for electric cargo bike. Those are limited to 250W usually, which I don’t find worth the price considering it’s comparable to what you can put out with your legs alone. (But I can tolerate sweating on the way to work..)