Comments on: A weekend of family biking firsts

By: R.Bell

R.Bell — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:57:00 +0000

Hey Guys, check out xtracycle’s “hooptie”; a real great way to hold the kids safe as you ride!

By: Curtis Larson

Curtis Larson — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:13:00 +0000

The thing that would scare me about that setup would be the possibility of a child deciding to grasp the springs on your saddle instead of the bars. I can just see a bored kid grabbing them, because that’s the kind of thing kids do, and then the rider hitting a bump.

By: Naglinala

Naglinala — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:16:00 +0000

Here is a photo of our stoker bar setup on the orange yuba elmundo at the top. The center bike is our big dummy. The extra cycle Long Haul Trucker on the bottom of the picture belongs to our friend who spearheads the Safe Routes to Schools program in our town and also runs his kids (twins < 2 and a daughter <3) around town with the help of his wife using that long tail and a bakfiets.

By: Naglinala

Naglinala — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:06:00 +0000

By the way, is your wife’s sister’s name Cheyenne? If so, I think I met you and your wife one time when we lived next-door to Cheyenne in Portland, OR.

By: markstos

markstos — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:54:00 +0000

Thanks for the feedback!

When you refer to the extended stoker bar, are you referring to the Stoker Kit or Rumble Strap offered by Yuba, or something else?

By: Naglinala

Naglinala — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:20:00 +0000

Great to see this. My wife and I have an ElMundo and a Big Dummy (with Bionix pedal assist) as we live on a big hill in Eugene, Oregon and cargo bikes would be pretty difficult without the extra kick. Really great to see others moving in the same direction. We have a 2.5 year old and a 5 year old and currently only ride the Yuba with both of them at the same time because it has an extended stoker bar that both kids on the deck plate can hold onto at the same time. We will replace the Big Dummy stoker bar soon with a similar extended bar, but until then we just ride one kid on the back of that at a time. Errands have turned from kids being annoyed in a car to a fun time outside together. Love it.