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If it helps, I'm in an affluent part of the Netherlands and you see some very swanky cargo bikes signifying class. Cars too in fairness, but still.

Not gonna lie, I ordered an urban arrow today (nothing fancy!) And I'd love to show it off back in the states.

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If only this were the problem here...I temporarily live in a small town in the American South and the mega-pickup truck thing is the most childish thing I have ever seen.

Sadly a problem here too. I'm very surprised how many Dodge Rams there are here, including this 3500 dually https://www.reddit.com/r/kutautos/comments/1ag97lf/english_s...

I live in an area where streets like this are commonplace:

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-41.282617,174.7614182,3a,75y...

Note that this is not some side street - it's a busy two-way thoroughfare.

Despite this we are being inundated by larger and larger vehicles. It used to be that Dodge Rams and such were a novelty that had to be imported privately. Now they are common at the city's car dealerships. I refuse to believe that people are buying these for their 'practicality'.

In the Netherlands they're getting pretty common. In theory the taxes make them expensive to own but in reality they're always registered as businesses vehicles (the reg starts with a V) and they pay less tax than a Honda civic. You're only supposed to do 500 km or less of personal driving a year but the rule is ignored.

I haave had a Babboe City (without an e-assist) [0] in the NYC for ~8 years -- and mostly leave it in storage in the NYC suburbs. It's a heavy beast without the an e-assist, and the few times I've had it in NYC & parked it (during daylight hours), people have left trash in it. I can't fathom leaving a ~$6,000 bike locked outdoors overnight, given what happens to cheaper bikes in NYC [1]. I'd love to use it more, but it's impractical.

[0]https://www.babboe.co.uk/babboe-city

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGttmR2DTY8

Sorry to hear that :-(. I see long tail passenger bikes in NYC a bit, at least in Brooklyn. It's a city weirdly choking on cars.

Finally got around to getting a Benno boost last month... Dropping the kid off at school has never been more fun!

Love the cargo bike

Dude those cargo bikes are cool. I would love to ride one someday.

They're awesome! Sometimes you can ask for a local ambassador to give a test ride.

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