Originally Posted by
DX-MAN
I was looking at a BD as well... until I saw the price. Heard about, and checked out, the Kona Ute -- it'd be either the Ute or the Xtracycle add-on for me.
Something else to chew on, as well...
www.rockthebike.com/cargo/mundo
Ute: aluminum and 700cc wheels
High center of gravity. Pass... The new
Sun Atlas Xtracycle compatible bike might be worth checking out: 26" wheels and CroMo steel for around $750. Although you still need to factor in the cost of the bags, but at least the bike comes with rear rack and deck. I think Kona includes 2 bags now with the 2011 Ute. I was all psyched up about the Sun bike because I thought the BD frame will cost around or over $1k but it was around $775 so I got it.
Mundo is the heaviest out of all of them. It's for people who really need to carry close to 200lbs routinely.