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I’d go this route if I had the time etc!
Agreed on the pricing, nearly doubles the bike!
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Got a pic? I could swing towards omnium if the experience is essentially same but way cheaper.. AND i may need to lock outside at work (not at home).
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Well made though, and TBH all of these types of bikes are very low production numbers. How many allez does Specialized's manufacturer knock out for them every year, 80k, 100k, 150k?
Loads of DIY solutions online, just got to figure how much your own time is vs buying ready to go. Some DIY solutions are excellent, as you say depends how much engineering you want to put in, always terrified when I see people walking out of halfords/evans/decathlon with a child seat that they will fit themselves, probably with a zip tie and an adjustable!
R+M are much heavier, but for more sedate non bikey people, the front forks have problems with wear and then corrosion, they might have fixed it for 2020MY. Also Bosch have a new 'cargo bike' specific motor out for 2020 which I imagine will be found on a lot of R+M products which if your thinking of one, maybe hold out until then ;)
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I alway have a sharp in take of breath when I see the price of LargeVsHarry accessories, I’m sure there great but big $$ it’s nearly £900 for a child seat and canopy!
I strapped a child trailer to the deck of my omnium for £100. I spent a good few hours working out the best way to cargo strap it all in place and I needed to make some alterations to the trailer and some time testing it out before using it with my daughter. We’ve now done over 500 miles with this setup without any problems in all sorts of weather.
I totally understand that some people wouldn’t be comfortable doing this given the precious cargo, but I’m happy that my research and testing means I’ve ended up with a very over engineered solution.