I Tested The Boujiest Cargo Bike You Can Buy

Hey Seth, I live in a City in northern Germany where I see a lot of these kinds of bikes (in that price range). Riese & Müller Load4, Urban Arrow, CaGo etc. Most of these bikes in Germany (and many other parts of europe) aren’t outright bought but leased through the employer, giving you a small reduction on your wage but in the end the bike costs 30% less and you get a lot of tax incentives as well, because it is kind of like a company car but without the associated costs.

We need to see this traverse berm peak

From NZ, have been riding a front box cargo bike for four years. Didn't own a car for three years. Regulary carried the 2x pre-teen kids on 70km round trips and adult friends around the city. I have put about 8000km on the bike so far. Love it and use it everyday.

There is a big market for these cargo bikes here in Europe, where they are used instead of a second car. Even where I live in Warsaw/Poland, I see several people riding these with their kids to preschool every morning. And our local councils are not as bicycle friendly as in Denmark, Germany, The Nederlands, etc.

Now ride it back up the driveway. Do it!

I would love to see a cargo bikepacking trip!

Having a name that forces you to become Australian for 2 seconds every time you say it is diabolical

living in Europe I see bikes like this all the time. Every time I go to Munich I see plenty of cargo bikes like this. If I lived in the city and not the country side I would have this as the second car for the family. Right now where I live it’s more practical to have a ebike each for my wife and I along with a kid trailer we can use in either bike. If I didn’t have to carry the bikes on the car regularly a cargo bike like this would be more efficient.

We have a disabled child that’s nine years old and this would be an amazing bike. There’s definitely a used case for this for us. We have a Burley trailer, but she is outgrown it so this would be a great idea. by the way, I love that you transported it in a electric lightning pick up truck.

I bought a bullitt bike for the shop run and nursery trip. Best thing I've bought. Ever.

Here in the Netherlands this type of bike is really common and there are many bike producers that have a variant of this model. Especially in big cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam there are a lot of families that own one of those, next to a regular vehicle, because in the city centers the parking space availability is low and the prices to park your vehicle are really high. The prices of this types of bikes vary from €4000 to about €9000 but if you get one without the electrical assist there are pretty decent brands that offer them from around €1200.

I heard "CaGo" and thought "oh right, he's from Rhode Island"

I have rented a similar Cargo Bike before in a big German City. They are very popular with university students at those rentals. If you don't own a car but want to buy something heavy like from Ikea or the Hardware Store, you can save money by renting a cargo bike instead of renting a car. And taking your friends inside the box is very fun while cruising around in pedestrian zone.

We live in Kelowna, BC and use our Urban Arrow as our second car 11+ months per year. The only reason we actually have a second car is to haul my MTB to the more distant trailheads. We do get a ton of funny looks from people riding around, either with the two boys or sometimes my wife in the front bucket, but the looks are mostly mirroring our smiles because it’s such a fun way to get around. I’m always amazed that my 110lb cargo bike has a carrying capacity of 550lbs (half in the bucket, half in the cockpit and on the rear rack) whilst my 4,500lb minivan has a payload of merely double the cargo bike at 1,100lbs. The bucket bike style confers incredible mechanical advantage over the load to the rider and gives a smaller person the ability to carry and manage the heavy load. I highly recommend checking one out if you have the space to store it and want to try a slightly different approach to urban mobility.

It seems very similar to the top tier (€4000-6000) electric cargo bikes (bakfietsen) that you see everywhere here in the Netherlands. Urban Arrow, Cube Cargo Hybrid, Gazelle Makki Load, etc

We swapped two medium sized cars for a much better four wheel drive and a second hand cargo bike. If you live in suburban Australia and your job doesn’t require a vehicle, you can absolutely make do with one car. We have a Douze V2 with an 8 speed Alfine gearbox and no motor. My small kids absolutely love riding in it on weekends or going to child care. I use it to go to the shops and cash in the recycling. A motor would be nice if we lived in a more hilly area but you can certainly live without one. The V2 weighs 24kg and once you get going, it feels like nothing.

Yes! I love it when sports cycling channels cover utility bikes. Good job Seth!

Living in Munich/Germany and I have a bike like this (Urban arrow). Cargo bikes here are very popular and for my family our cargo bike has completely replaced the car.

4 piston brakes are a must-have on any e-bike over 80 pounds or so. I just got a Ride1Up Rift and it’s my first experience with 4 pistons; I’ll never accept anything less on a big, heavy E-Bike moving forward. It’s just confidence inspiring and keeps you from having to worry about burning out the brakes; and being able to stop better is a huge safety plus. Awesome video sir, hopefully more E-Bike content to come! I’d love to hear your opinion on more E-Bikes as they gain popularity.

I want one! In the next video I hope you’ll test if the electric motor and the gearbox are good enough to push back all that gravel, or if that bike can replace your pickup truck for a month. Unfortunately, these kind of bikes will never be popular in a typical USA city, the infra is just too car centric.