A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed
A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed
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A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed
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11 comments
A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed
A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed
Cargo bikes are obscenely expensive (the cheapest I've seen was double what I paid for my car) ... what I do see being used here sometimes are old rusty mountain bikes with homebuilt trailers (dexian, plywood, two wheels from a kid's bike), which seems like a more sensible solution given the trailer can be swapped between bikes or even reconfigured depending on needs
The Lectric Xpedition starts at $1400.
I bought one (chosen specifically because it was the cheapest I could find, although I ended up springing for dual batteries and some accessories) and love it. In particular, it was a great upgrade from my old formerly-rusty (until I had it powder-coated) mountain bike with an old Instep trailer.
Incidentally, if I need to carry a lot for some reason, I can still hitch the old trailer up to the new cargo bike. In theory, I could haul four kids at once!
In other words, the cargo bike isn't an alternative, less "sensible solution" to the trailer, but rather a straight upgrade.
Sorry but here 1400 for a bike is obscenely expensive for me and many other people