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Yeh, after 2 years with the WeeRide (top tube mounted, front facing seat), I really enjoy that shared experience. Rented a bike on holiday with a rear-rack mounted child seat and didn't like it at all.
user77601-
Used prices for R&M's Load 75 (note, not the Load4 75) have tumbled last month.
Basically the Load4 is the same bike but with the Bosch Smart System (ABS, auto-locking, alarm and GPS tracking built in) rather than the older Bosch Gen4 system. The problem has been that for 2023, Bosch Smart System was not dual battery and not compatible with Rohloff hubs. August 1st R&M announced their 2024 models which include both, so there's not really any reason to buy a new Load 75 (non smart-system) any more.
There are used Load 75 bikes out there being sold for £4k which were fetching closer to £6k a couple of months ago. you won't get the alarm system, GPS or auto-locking, or ABS but if you can live without those (or add them aftermarket) then there are some good deals to be had right now.
Regardless there's a good UK cargo-bike buy and sell group on FB which is probably worth joining.
freddo
Great that that’s not your experience. I want to keep my adventurous and confident toddler in my line of sight all the time, plus I want to share the same view as him at the same time. On a long tail the child is peering around you to see forward and rider often sees things before passenger.