One year ago Simon bought himself an electric cargo bike with space at the front and back to store shopping AND his own two kids! 863km later, he shares what he’s learned. Are they practical? What are the benefits? And what are the downsides? It’s time to find out!
0:00 – Intro
0:35 – Bike vs walking and driving
1:40 – Price
2:56 – Parking
4:06 – Weather
5:01 – Traffic
5:32 – Types of cargo bikes
6:57 – Safety
8:52 – Downsides
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21 Comments
Is a cargo bike on your wishlist? ๐
Is it just me, or does Simon look like he just stole Peewee Herman's Schwinn DX cruiser and he is going on his own Big Adventure? Remember the Alamo!
Absolutely no way in our high traffic, no bike lanes, narrow roads with crazy drivers and no where to secure a bike area.
You don't have to think about parking??
So you are able to leave your bike out of your sight in your city without it being stolen? I highly doubt that.
I don't have a cargo bike but I ride a trike with shopping panniers and when the need presents itself, I also have a trailer to haul bigger items. Oh and it is not electric either. Oh, and a typical shopping trip is about 20 km round trip with 200 metres of climbing. Oh and I am 75. If I had kids I would have an electric cargo bike. I like your expletives and, I think, bike thieves should be slowly garroted in public.
I live in a big congested city. One of the worst in the world for traffic. Have a car and a cargo bike. Do all short trips, including going to work and groceries, on the cargo bike. Way more fun than driving or walking, often faster than driving. The most logical choice for getting around the city.
Wet weather? Two words: goretex overalls
1:45 — for the record, if those people that you passed were not in traffic in cars then they would be on bicycles causing bicycle traffic ๐
Unfortunately for my ebike experience in Bristol – my bike has been tampered with several times (people trying to steal the brakes, or thinking that they can take the battery if I already had taken it with me)
ยฃ750?! For a year?! Thatโs a huge understatement of how much it costs to own a car a year
For $1200, it is worth a big investment but varies your situation.
How about a Brompton electric โฆno need to lock it up outside
We Love our GSD, too! We have the captain's Chair Ford the Kids, more or less the Same age as yours.
"It's a nice thing, innit?" ๐ Another first-rate GCN video. ๐ Don't forget the health benefits of cycling in the car/bike analysis.
my biggest problem with cargo bike is that i live in block of flats, with no safe bike parking space outdoors and it propalby couldnt fit in my cellar room. How do i keep it from stolen? I have no law power to build bike rack on shared parking lot
Why for GODSAKE such bikes do not have FLASHLIGHTS so U can keep ur hands on the bar…under all surcomstances….๐ฎ
i bought a Tern GSD S10 lx cargo! Love it! (yellow) Insuring it, your'r! I'll get that done!!
What helmet are you wearing?
Retired last year and treated myself to a step through Gazelle Bloom C7 electric bike – don't judge me. What a laugh , it's absolutely brilliant. It can carry a week's shopping or 2 X sacks of compost and is a dream to ride. Defo the way forward… ๐
I don't drive a car at all but i still have to consider parking because of the safety of the area. Unfortunately train stations seem to be a target which has stopped me from using my bike while traveling city to city.
what you're saying about the feeling of liberation with an e-bike and also constantly making progress vs stop start traffic is spot on!!!