over 20 miles on mine today. 15 to and from church with two boys in the back and another 8 or 9 to and from the LBS with a vintage chrome lugged frame for assembly of my new sweet drop bar IGH bike.
Good times!
I'm not sure I like all the upgrades to the bike for 2011. I personally have the bars all the way forward and plan on switching out the swept bars for flat w/bar ends. I ride with the sp at max extension and feel most efficient stretcched out on the bike like that. Maybe having an aero position on a big honkin cargo bike seems silly, but I do some good distances on mine and want to be efficient. I also don't feel nearly as powerful when pedaling from an upright position like the new bike seems to be set up for.
The chain guard and the seat are definite plusses. Glad to see that they've produced a rack to utilize the rack mounts already built in.
I'm curious to see exactly what the geometry changes are, and whether the new one tracks straighter. Mine is certainly no problem, but I can't exactly take a jacket off while the thing is in motion...
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