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I’ve had a two-wheeled Christiania, which is similar to the Bakfiets, for a few years now. It was riding a Bullitt whilst in Denmark that made me want a cargo bike in the first place. I’ve been really pleased with the Christiania. The upright position suits the type of riding I do on that bike, i.e. taking my kids places, shopping etc. Also the box is big enough to squeeze two children in, handy for my sons friends when he was little and now that we have another child.
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Now let's get back onto the subject of REAL cargo bikes ;)
Spent a good few hours at London Green Cycles on Saturday testing out the Bullitt and Bakfiets Cargo Short. You can see us in action here: https://vimeo.com/175971523
We're looking for a bike we can both happily ride (neither of us have ever ridden a cargo bike before). Both are pretty good to ride with the Bakfiets being more relaxed and easier to manoeuvre. To ride, I preferred the Bullitt and my wife preferred the Bakfiets.
Next step will be to try and do some real world testing around where we live involving real roads, hills and junctions, oh and motorists! Will update on progress and what decision we come to as we may add the Douze to the mix (was out of stock at the time).
Will be using the bike for: Nipper carrying (x1) followed by commute to work (11 miles round trip), local food shopping, transporting film kit (think fragile) to local(ish) shoots, DIY materials and anything else we will think of. Anyone's experience/recommendations are most welcome.