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.
You could also consider something like the Crust clydesdale fork. I’ve never used it myself but heard it’s great. Only issue is that it’s usually out of stock. It may seem like a lot of money for a fork but it’s still cheaper than any other cargo option available, especially if you can find a cheap frame to use it on.
I just don’t think I want the default to be storing cargo out front, I like pulling stuff from behind.
I don’t think acoustic cargo bikes are super common these days. The best two options I can think of that might fit your needs are the Tern Short Haul D8 or the BikeFriday Haul-a-Day. I’m not personally familiar with either but heard great things about BikeFriday bikes (plus I’m a sucker for folding bikes).