Drew, Where are you? Depending on the family bike scene near you, Facebook marketplace or craigslist might have some deals. When I sold my cargo bikes in Nashville, I sold then to someone from 4-5 hours away each time, so it is often worth it to spread your radius if you don't find something local.
Good luck, Edwin On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 3:56:26 PM UTC-5 Drw wrote: > Thanks for all the thoughts and feedback. It's unfortunate that there are > so few non electric options these days, but helpful to know which older > models to keep an eye out for. I did discover that Yuba has a version of > the Kombi that isn't electric and about the same price as the Tern. Bike > Friday would end up being at least 1000$ more, so I'm leaning toward the > Yuba or Kombi. > > On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 1:56:29 PM UTC-7 brok...@gmail.com wrote: > >> It amuses me that the difference in wheelbase length between my medium >> Big Dummy and my medium Gus is only 9”. >> >> On Jul 22, 2023, at 12:53 PM, Eric Daume <eric...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> You could look for an old Kona MinUte. Kind of a short cargo bike. There >> was another model like this, but I can't remember what it was. >> Eric >> >> On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 1:49 PM Drw <drewbe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> For the last 4 years I've been carrying my kid and all of our family's >>> gear on a rosco bubbe mountain step-thru with crust clydesdale fork. >> >> <IMG_2875.jpg> >>> Overall, it's been great, but as he gets bigger, having that amount of >>> weight, that high up, plus a decent load up front is starting to feel >>> really wiggly. I had early on thought that my son would be riding a bike >>> well enough to transition to one of those tag a long attachments like the >>> burley piccolo, but he has some sensory issues with balance and gross motor >>> that will probably make that not a real possibility before he is big enough >>> to just be riding fully on his own. >>> >>> So, I'm looking for a compact cargo bike with the following >>> requirements. >>> -Non electric >>> -Footprint no bigger than a standard bike >>> -Platform/bench rear seat for kids >>> -Some front cargo capability >>> -uses deraillers (though i could be swayed to an IGH) >>> >>> Right now I am mostly looking at the bike friday haul-a-day elite >>> <https://bikefriday.com/product/bike-friday-haul-a-day-elite-cargo-bike/>and >>> >>> the tern short haul D8 >>> <https://www.ternbicycles.com/us/bikes/471/short-haul-d8>. Both have >>> pros and cons. I am open to any other cool options. And any thoughts about >>> the above models would be appreciated as well. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Drew >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fb29135-fea6-4387-88d2-1d7f89203748n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fb29135-fea6-4387-88d2-1d7f89203748n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHFNW5Czg9yXD9NPi4aRzRV4GoZPmG6d5edC1QECSKjh825yPQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHFNW5Czg9yXD9NPi4aRzRV4GoZPmG6d5edC1QECSKjh825yPQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a50d3256-72d2-4d20-9c62-8258720b26dfn%40googlegroups.com.
