grrrr_shark,
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When I say I want an e-Cargo bike, I totally mean this one, and yes, I do realise it costs only slightly less than my current car cost used when I bought it 7 years ago:

https://www.ternbicycles.com/en/bikes/472/gsd

Like, DO WANT.

bergamlaimerin,
@bergamlaimerin@muenchen.social avatar

@grrrr_shark
The good thing about bikes: Upkeep is much less expensive than of cars.

You just need a save place to store it - at ground level or with good ramps, because that thing certainly is to heavy for carrying to the typical "bike basement room".

grrrr_shark,
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@bergamlaimerin This one is actually cool - you can store it vertically, so you can even get it on an elevator. But we have a ground-floor bike room anyway :)

grrrr_shark,
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@bergamlaimerin I never really wanted a car, just that living at the top of a cliff in Konz (small town outside of Trier, which is already pretty damned small) where there was almost no public transport with a small kid made it necessary.

I admit I also enjoyed the freedom, but a good bike can replace that.

danielaKay,
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@grrrr_shark my co-worker has that one and loooooves it :)

grrrr_shark,
@grrrr_shark@supervolcano.angryshark.eu avatar

@danielaKay I have a really "cheap" eBike I got during lockdown to avoid buses on the way to doctor's appointments etc, but it's really not fit for shopping and moving stuff around. That thing seems to be an excellent workhorse :)

danielaKay,
@danielaKay@mastodon.cloud avatar

@grrrr_shark yeah, from her reports, it really is.

Because of the smaller wheels, the axles are further apart, which makes the bike more spacious I guess, but it's not longer than a standard bike.

Also, the smaller wheels make the whole bike not as high as a normal bike which seems to have a good effect on the handling.

She keeps lugging two kids all around Berlin without much effort, and for them it really replaces the car.

grrrr_shark,
@grrrr_shark@supervolcano.angryshark.eu avatar

@danielaKay That's awesome :)

danielaKay,
@danielaKay@mastodon.cloud avatar

@grrrr_shark on one memorable occasion, I sat on the back seat :-D

grrrr_shark,
@grrrr_shark@supervolcano.angryshark.eu avatar

@danielaKay Yeah, that's the other thing - if I drop enough weight, N and I can ride the thing together :)

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