Selling price approx. $12,500 Canadian.
Honestly, not bad when you consider the utility. Way cheaper than a second car, or as a replacement for a car that’s rarely used.
I just worry that as these e-bikes get more complex, it just serves as an additional barrier for people.
A bakfiet will change your life for the better. An electric bakfiet is a huge bucket of “…and to think I hesitated.”
That said, I am seriously annoyed by the suspension forks. There is such a scant selection of 20" suspension forks; about the only fork I found worth owning is the Kind A3.0, which is $450USD MSRP. I have a Hase Pino which came with a terrible Spinner 300 fork. I can’t find a parts kit or even parts list for this stupid fork. In talking with the LBS Jedi, he said it’s basically a disposable unit. Something tells me that Urban Arrow did not spec a decent fork.
Also not a fan of Enviolo hubs. They eat up so much torque. I had a Tern GSD S10 with the Enviolo. Holy hell, that hub was a slog without the motor.
But whatever, I’m being a nitpicky curmudgeon… moar cargo bikes, moar better. Suspension, even crappy suspension, is a huge factor in getting people onto bikes. So whatever gets more people onto bikes is okeefine by me.
For now, I’ve been totally fine with a regular bike + various trailers or pannier bags to accommodate my expected load. That way, I still have a regular bike, but can haul all kinds of stuff if I need to.
Tern has a few new backloader cargo bikes, that can apparently haul another adult. I’d consider that one over a bakfiet (for my needs), but everyone I’ve met who has a bakfiet is just so full of joy over it!
That said, Burley just announced a new trailer, “The Hopper”. In my home, trailers are the real N + 1! 😂
Ooooh, that Burley Hopper looks like it belongs in my trailer quiver!
I’m a total trailer junkie. I… uh, might have a problem. I had the Gen 1 Tern GSD S10. It can absolutely haul an adult, but the comfort is lacking. Improving passenger comfort on the longtail can seriously impact cargo volume capacity depending on your needs and bag configuration. I prefer a bakfiet or semi-recumbent tandem for hauling another person. Putting an adult on a bakfiet lowers the CoG and massively raises the CoG on a longtail. Added bonuses over a diamond tandem: nobody has to yell to be heard, everybody gets a view, and most semi-recumbents let the stoker coast. I had a Bilenky Viewpoint with an independent stoker drivetrain; the stoker could select their own gear ratio.
Here are some of the stupid things I’ve done with trailers and cargo bikes.
Making smashburgers for 20 hungry Juneteenth mountain bikers.
Thanksgiving dinner for 20 plus supplies for a 5-day vacation.
150 pounds of books? Sure!
OK, I love everything about this. 100% bike hauling perfection! The Travoy is a real gem among gems, eh?
But I also believe the Hopper belongs in your arsenal 🤭😂
I was reading about one that was actually crash rated for vehicle impacts (just the cargo/passenger area, but it did well).
Yeah, I’ve been wanting to upgrade the fork on my EP2 Pro (20"x4" tires) and all I can find are no-name forks.