8 Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting An E-Cargo Bike

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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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Hello from Romania, Cluj-Napoca. We bought our first cargo bike (Urban Arrow) 3 years ago. It completely changed our lives, the morning ride to the kindergarten is not just way faster, but also a lot more fun for out child. We rode it trough autumn and winter as well, a raincover a blanket can do wonders. For rainy day we got some basic Dechatlon rain pant as a poncho. It keeps you completely dry. The safety can be an issue, having in mind the Romanian driving style, but with a cargo bike, the slow down and keep a more normal side distance to you, because they can’t decide if you are an alien or just stupid for not taking the car (like “normal” people).

ppeccii
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I’ve got a front load cargo bike and I love it.

One thing I’d say is a real advantage to cargo bike (and normal bike) journeys is that they always take basically the same amount of time. Random traffic, road works or accidents don’t really effect you. It’s a nice bit of stress relief.

matthewshaw
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Mine is not an actual cargo bike, but it's equipped with a large sturdy basket on the back. I do ALL my in-town errands and shopping on it. Being able to scoot past all those cars and park anywhere I want is a major selling point. But at age 71, just being willing and able to ride a bike is the primary reason I do it. I hope to keep riding forever.

tedallenwolff
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What I learned is that going (almost) everywhere by bike is a mindset. Yes the weather can be awful, but if you have correct clothing and a positive mindset it is actually not that bad. I really like that I can go on my bike almost everywhere. I cycle throughout the year, give my bike some TLC every other week and I just love it. Those beautiful sunsets on a cold winter day are really a joy. In a car I would miss those and just get annoyed by all the traffic. I'd even by less joyful as a human being if I was confined to using the all day.

Gisae
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Amazing! I love to see this content in addition to all the sport cycling stuff! It's great to normalize cycling as a mode of transportation and not just as exercise :) also great having Connor and Si in regular clothes instead of Lycra

tylerb.
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That was the cutest thing, "I feel that daddy will keep me safe"

sympleprt
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Simon, the grand master of video presenters does it again. I’ve not had a cargo bike but it reminds me of taking my girls out on an old tandem 30 years ago with kiddy cranks. The joie de vivre was palpable as my youngest would call out “this is the life!” as we cruised along the local lanes.

davidowen
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£750?! For a year?! That’s a huge understatement of how much it costs to own a car a year

gabedubbs
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Love this video, way more entertaining than another video about whether different wheels can shave a couple of seconds off your times.

thomaskuhn
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Good to see this kind of content on GCN's platform. 👍 A Cargo box E-trike riding family for 3 years now, it was an instant revelation. The convenience is the best perk, quicker to get young kids in and away, beats car seats and parking faff any day. Happily around our town can roll up at doorstep of school, plus enjoy a 'parking space' outside most high street shops, so no lugging shopping / bags etc around to distant pricy carparks. Loads of room for stuff and kids and their mates who can hitch a lift in the 4 seats too.
No family car use, as just no need!
(We are lucky to have a garage big enough to store the large bike though - recognise this is a key point)
Finally - we feel safer than on any other bike, taking a lane, cars more tolerant due to bike size, and it also surprisingly creates a safer zone for eldest kid to pedal her bike in front of us in good view of cargo rider.
Works for us, better than we ever expected, now wouldn't live without one as a family. Highly recommend! 😀

olivermoore
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Have had the same bike for a year and a half here in Norway, 6000ish km later and I still love it. Getting the storm box and shield was a huge benefit for me taking a 5 and 9 year old go their educational places as I live in a very rainy and cold place.👍 for your videos 👍👍 for this bike.

jaytucker
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Totally resonates with me after two years of cargo e-bike ownership. Allowed our family to go down to one car. It’s been a great experience!

davidfroth
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Honestly, if you're thinking about an ebike, and you're not sure, think about why there are so few used ones for sale. Surely the novelty would have worn off by now. Really they are so fun once you get one you can't imagine letting it go.

fallenshallrise
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Not a cargo bike, but we do a lot of trips around our large village in Sweden with a hybrid bike with Weehoo cycle trailer. With my younger daughter especially, she really loves it and gets to kindergarten in far better fettle than if we drop her off in the car. I think being out with kids on bikes really encourages them to take note of their surroundings and connect with nature and the place that they live.

jonathanrobinson
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We bought one about month ago for childcare pickups and small family adventures. I'm a mountain biker and road cyclist, so I've typically not keen on e-bikes but I'll say this thing is fantastic. We bought it as a regular Yuba Mundo and I converted it with a mid drive set up. I love riding it around with our 2 children on the back. Highly recommended.

peterraffin
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Hello from Germany! We bought our Tern GSD about a month ago and it has been a game changer! The powerful motor makes hills feel like nothing and the compactness of it makes it so easy to park anywhere in the city. My daughter absolutely loves it and with the stormbox in the back I can carry so much stuff without breaking a sweat. A pretty expensive bike indeed, but one of the best investments I have ever made. 🚲 ❤

renred
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I have the same bike as yours for five months. I ride it with my 68 years old wife on the back across the city. Together we weight about 170 kg so we are a little bit above the maximum allowed weight for this bike. But it still support us very well. I have also to be a little cautious in the corners not to lean to far down. Our global feeling is very positive🙂

xaviertrack
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We got a Radwagon 4 electric cargo bike and it's really changed things. I've put 2500 miles on it in two years and have since gotten rid of one car making us a 1-car family. The bike required upgrades for brakes and tires, but otherwise has worked pretty well. I have zero regrets about getting an electric cargo bike. In retrospect I might have gone with a Tern, but I'm happy with my current bike for the time being.

ColbyRidesBikes
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Brilliant. Great video - it's been making the rounds in our community (not the cycling community, the normies one) and has been universally well-received. It really has the potential to open peoples' minds. The one comment that keeps coming up is that the ONLY path to significant growth in sales and adoption of e-cargo bikes will be through the expansion of safe biking infrastructure (protected bike lanes, etc.), and that this discussion is the one gap in race/sport/enthusiast cycling media's coverage of these game-changing bikes. It'd be great if GCN did a third follow-up video where Simon centred the safety of his kids in the discussion and focused on bike infrastructure. We need influencers to be talking more about this. Thanks for all you do, guys.

EvenTheOrdinary
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Love seeing you cycle around Bristol and mention the questionable cycle paths. Would love to see a video about good and bad cycling infrastructure and what to do when it’s bad. Like Coronation Road where the bike path has trees in it or in the city centre where the path isn’t clearly marked and ends up full of pedestrians.

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