Cargo Bike Buyer’s Guide

[Bike Shop Girl]

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[Esper]

Lovely article! I appreciated the extra information about E-Cargo Bikes at the end as well.

As a huge longtail/midtail cargo bike fan, I think there are a couple more cons you could add about them (being fully honest):

Cons:

• Longtails commonly hold their cargo up higher than Bakfiets, so they're a bit easier to accidentally tip over than Box bikes. Which leads to point two...
• Longtails--especially non-step-thrus--can be trickier to mount with active kids on the back. So many tales of parents accidentally whacking their kids in the head with a misplaced kick...