Originally Posted by Nightdiver

I think the big difference I've noticed between cargo bikes and fixed geared bikes is the demographics of the early adopters. Cargo bikes are a nice mix of moms, freds, hipsters, etc, whereas it was almost entirely the hipsters on fixed gears at first. Also, while fixed geared bikes didn't really do a whole lot to help develop a useful cycling culture in the US, if people are latching onto cargo bikes, that signals an awesome shift in the right direction.