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For me, long wheelbase at the back and plenty of lateral stiffness is what made the difference between a completely stable bike with a child on the back and a twitchy, difficult to ride bike. Something with 90s rigid mtb geometry and chunky tubes is ideal. Fat tyres also make a massive difference to ride quality.
Edit: so it looks like it’ll be fine, but I’d be inclined to try a cheap rigid mtb first before spaffing £900 in case it’s not what you’re looking for. It also helps to have loads of gearing because the bike gets wiggly with a Hamax if you have to honk away from the lights out the saddle. It’s much more stable if you can stay seated and flick through a load of gears. Don’t know if the hub might restrict you a bit there.
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That's great, currently it's on the back of a fixed hear Harry Quinn with 25mm tyres so it is super twitchy.
We've moved away from London so looking for something low maintenance but with gears to this seemed to tick.the box but haven't found out much about it.The marketing blurb said the frame is based on the cube hardtails so that and being belt driven ticked a lot of boxes. I'm not planning on downhilling on it but something that can handle country or canal paths with the odd hill.
Job for the NY is the find the model and size
PQR
I'm looking into upgrading and getting a new bike, one to whack the 15m old on the back and be able to go for rides with the family. I've already got a Hamax and so was eyeing up a Cube Hyde so wanted to see if anyone has experience with one or reasons to go for it avoid. Open to suggestions for other options too, it'll be a cycle to work purchase
Muchos gracias
https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/cube/hyde-pro-2021-hybrid-bike-939097#colcode=93909718