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Old 02-28-2013, 01:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Looks like something that I might need someday. I like the design. I wonder if there are less costly Chinese imports on Ebay??
The cheapest way to test the cargo bike waters would be to start with a garage sale mountain bike. There are many early, pre-suspension bikes out there in pretty good shape. Try e-bay or Craig's to find a used Xtracycle conversion. They have been on the market for 15 years.

Personally, I like the Yuba frame and am considering swapping the parts over from my winter "ice bike" mountain bike. Although the sale price expired, now almost $500.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.

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