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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by paige@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

Living in Montreal I’ve gotten to the point where I only ride my own bike when I’m transporting paniers of stuff or doing an overnight trip. I installed a double kickstand on my old bike and its worked well until today when my old frame kicked the bucket. I realized that what I basically want is a slightly long tail cargo bike. A rack that’s big and built in, not electric, normal sized wheels and straight handlebars. The weird thing is, I can’t find this product. I’d assume it would be a popular choice for people touring with a lot of kit, but almost everything I’ve found seems to be for electric urban cruising with a couple of kids on the back. Has anyone else looked for this product and encountered a similar gap in the market?

The Yuba Mundo Lux is probably as close as I’ve seen, but has anyone done a few full days on it? It’s probably too much to spend if it can’t handle a few days on tour.

Edit: I’ve decided to dabble with a cheap second hand aluminum Kona Ute, because I live in a salted road winter an aluminum frame is good to have around. If I like it, I’ll probably invest in an electric option for the other 3 seasons.

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[-] Thecornershop@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Slightly different approach, but where I am Omnium cargo bikes have become very popular, they have a platform at the from, but aren't super long like a Bullet, and handle more like a regular bike. I've even come across a mod that means you can fold the platform up to store it easily in an apartment, or even in a hallway when combined with a stem that rotates the bars around.

[-] paige@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

If that works for you great. Those little front wheels and cargo out front is just not the direction Im looking to go, I’m basically wanting a gravel bike with cargo carrying by default.

[-] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

Maybe try to look at their CXC V3 frameset, I have it and installed Tubus rack on it yesterday.

Carrying capacity is about 40 kg (depending on your wheels) I tested it by sitting on it and I weigh about 65kg.

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