There are a variety of Long John type cargo bikes; Bilenky makes one, for example. They're something like my Counerpoint Opus II tandem, with a smaller front wheel steered with a linkage, but instead of the stoker lounging around on a beach chair out front, you have a cargo box. Being able to see the front of the bike is an advantage; I can maneuver the tandem through remarkably tight spots, whereas the xtracycle is a little trickier on turns.
right. The Bilenky one , the load sits a lot higher I think, so I don't think it would be great for having "moving" cargo in it like kids.
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20grit
The front wheel looks like it would make for insanely twitchy steering, though that may be in place to make up for the long wheel base. it just looks odd to me.
i bet it is. I can tell you that the steering on my giant posted above was super twitchy and annoying in the short wheel base version, but isnt as noticable now. I'm still not a huge fan of my body poition while riding it though so I'll probably play around the the bars a bit, and like I said i'll probably bolt this thing to a road bike in another month or two.