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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by paige@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
 

Living in Montreal I’ve gotten to the point where I only ride my own bike when I’m transporting paniers of stuff or doing an overnight trip. I installed a double kickstand on my old bike and its worked well until today when my old frame kicked the bucket. I realized that what I basically want is a slightly long tail cargo bike. A rack that’s big and built in, not electric, normal sized wheels and straight handlebars. The weird thing is, I can’t find this product. I’d assume it would be a popular choice for people touring with a lot of kit, but almost everything I’ve found seems to be for electric urban cruising with a couple of kids on the back. Has anyone else looked for this product and encountered a similar gap in the market?

The Yuba Mundo Lux is probably as close as I’ve seen, but has anyone done a few full days on it? It’s probably too much to spend if it can’t handle a few days on tour.

Edit: I’ve decided to dabble with a cheap second hand aluminum Kona Ute, because I live in a salted road winter an aluminum frame is good to have around. If I like it, I’ll probably invest in an electric option for the other 3 seasons.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It doesn't have straight bars, and you have to provide the paniers, but check out the Surley Long Haul Trucker. It's a great bike for riding distances with a full kit.

If you want more of a city bike then you might like this Tern Short Haul.