I disagree with people that put a cable through their U lock. The thief is cutting the U lock and then can simply remove the cable because it's only being retained by the U lock.

Awesome video. 👏

My favourite bit was at 02:58-03:05 when the two kids were sticking their arms out like they were flapping wings.

If you enjoy a long-tail cargo bike I don't want to convince you that it's bad. But I think there are better options. Randonneurs don't or hardly have any load behind the riders legs. They use a substantial front bag on a rack and held up by a decaleur. If you want to carry cargo the bike design has to accommodate the load in front of the rider: like the Frances Smallhaul or the Hase Gravit Dust. If you want to transport people it's more convenient to have the passenger lying in front of the rider - like on a recumbent. Like for example the Hase Pino Tour.

Hey Tom! Thank you for this video. Awesome to see the surprise when she noticed that the bike belongs to them now. I would like to have a comment from the kids about their experiences, especially being able to watch the enviroment instead of being stucked in a car (most backseat-windows are so high, that kids can't see much of the outside...). But anyway - great story and a very cool happy end. Thank you!

Fantastic video!

I really like the concept of cargo bikes and would like to have one. I sadly have no use case that would justify the purchase :/

I love how she lights up when you asked her how she liked the summer with the bike. And also her reaction when you told her that she could keep the bike ❤

My opinion is that govenment should subsidized bikes, not EVs!

it is not socker, it is FOOTball :)

I wonder if you could store it on its end

Nice Calgary day.

Weather forecast today: death. I took bike did 10 miles to and back from work. Well I'm still alive 😂

Great video!!! Our family has LOVED our long tail non-electric Yuba Mundo, it really transformed our relationship with our city. Before the bike we didn't get out as much because it was more work to load in the car, but now it feels like a fun adventure to ride and we're getting out all the time! It also has plenty of carrying capacity so I can pick up family size grocery orders no problem. We've kept using it with the kids even though they're a bit older now because it feels a bit safer than letting the kids ride their bikes around the unpredictable cars plus we can get there faster :-) Eventually they get to heavy though and we've already had to boot one off onto their own bike 😂

I want to see a longtail bike with a bakfiets front for the ultimate in long. Tall bikes have dominated the freak bike world for too long, the time of the long bike is upon us!

Hmm flat as a pancake, cant see thay needing the motor

This makes me smile. I love the idea of cargo bikes.

FYI you MUST wear a helmet while riding an ebike in Calgary. It is not optional like an acoustic bike.

As an alternative to a cargo ebike we have an E-tandem. It can be rode with 2 or 1 riders with a lot of cargo. I ride it with my wife or to pick up my 10 year old gandaughter from school. It can easily ride at 30 km/hr. The biggest drawback is that one needs a large van to transport it, as a normal tandem rack will not support the weight.

Once a year...hose down with cheap WM brake cleaner...let dry....hose down heavy with Walmart spray cheap lube....I've never had a problem...

Yes!

I've ridden a Surly Big Dummy for a couple of years now, after selling off the cars, in a demographically similar suburb here in Japan. It's a vanilla bike, which I like given the risk of disaster in this region-if we lose electricity, I can still move.

I wonder what there thoughts would be on the winter though

I bought a bike with an Xtracycle FreeRadical conversion kit (from the 90s!) from a local nonprofit bike shop and electrified it myself. About a year and 3000km later, it's still going strong, even through winter in Montana! I love my longtail, and it's replaced my car for just about everything other than long road trips. I've even towed my mountain bike to the trailhead with it!

although it's amazing to see families are using bike as an option for transport, but let's face it Canadian cities are all suburban sprawl and founded on car supremacy, people don't think about distance, safety and weather when they commute in a car. we absolutely should ask our cities and elected officials to provide safe bicycle routes instead of removing the bake lanes (unlike what stupid doggy is doing in ontario). our city should change we can not ask only people to gamble their lives with dangerous drivers on Canad's city streets

What kid wouldn't want to ride around on that? I wish my mom had driven us to the store and school on one of those, but they didn't exist then. Lucky kids. I used to take my kids to school and in the mornings it was a madhouse with all the cars jockeying for space. It would be so cool to see a line of these instead.

As someone that also rides a long tail cargo bike, the Tern Orox, in Calgary its honestly been amazing. I've always been an avid rider, with a fancy road bike, to an old beater I use to get around town with, to a simple ebike for my wife and to run quick shopping trips on. A proper cargo bike has been amazing, I almost feel bad for my other bikes because I will take the cargo bike out 95% of the time now for everything. I often visit Costco with it to buy some groceries and when I do have to go into the office for work I dont have to bring a change of clothes like I use to with my road bike. Especially since I live in the southeast side of town and my work is core downtown. Even still ride it now in the winter even with the snow we have right now!

JUST HOW WOKE are YOU!?????

Love the production of your content. Going out and getting real people to comment on things is so much better than punditry.

Life is better on a bicycle.

for 8 years I rode to work made it much better , felt like I was getting some summer not just working .

If only Xtracycle made a long tail conversion kit for my current bike…….

Anyone have the details on the back panniers? That’s exactly what I need for my Tern.

Fantastic review. Loved her reaction when they let her keep it.

I have a KBO Ranger. I love using my bike, nice for taking my son out and with a trailer I can easily handle groceries for the week. The major headache has been broken rear spokes. Not overloading it but, a constant problem. I think it's a problem for spokes on a hub motor and 20" wheels.

How long do the studs typically last on pavement?

Wait, why 2 locks? Is that to secure the front wheel? You know there are security skewers that weigh like 100 grams or less. Show me the "rear triangle" you know: where the rear axle/dropouts connects to the rest of the frame (I want to know if it is triangulated) then I will let you know if I want one. One more thing: what is the front and rear tire(wheel) size? Oh, also: you should wear a helmet when you ride a bike.

A lease with buy-option would be good for cargo e-bikes: pay a few hundred dollars for a few months, and if it fits in your lifestyle, then pay the thousands to buy it.

I’ve got a basic rack on my bike and my partner loves sitting on the back especially down the hills of Sheffield

We went down to a one car family by getting an urban arrow family. We decided on that one because we have 5 kids. And we can haul 4 of them in the front bucket. Pretty much any errand less that 5 miles from home we take the e cargo bike on.

Thanks for doing a video like this! We got a long tail less than a year ago and did 700 miles on it already! We figured it almost paid itself off already due to mileage we've kept off of the vehicle. And this is in a midwest town without good bike infrastructure. Hopefully more and more families realize these work great to replace a car or at least some car miles.

The moose test! 🤣

For Chelsea: the word “often” is pronounced without the letter t

My life fundamentally changed for the better when I bought my Dutch bike three years ago. I can't imagine going back.

Keep up the great work!

Interesting that she feels she has to "do less" while using the bike. I find the exact opposite. I'm a very very busy guy and having a car would limit my capacity tremendously. I just don't have time in my schedule to deal with all the bullshit of car ownership, not to mention the fact that it would literally slow me down.

Bikes Rule

Everyone we talk to with a long-tail cargo bike loves them! But there is one family we know who has a front loader and a long tail, because each parent prefers a different style

That Xtracycle allowed her to keep the bike (they're expensive) put them up a big notch in my books but also an excellent marketing move. Word of mouth is still one of the best ways to drum up sales. I met two guys outside MEC in Toronto that had taken theirs across Canada, these would be non-electric versions. Excellent bikes.

I'm awfully close to buying a Mongoose Envoy. Just recently learnt about this and was immediately hooked. Not electric but pretty affordable for a Longtail!