I want to say for me at least, the distance from my brakes to the bar is really quite big for me. i would want my brakes closer to the bar as my hands can easily slip under the brakes but not as easily on top of the brakes. i think that's the design idea, b/c my husband's is similar in proportion for his grip but i can't help feel like this is not great for (at least) my grip, maybe other women feel the same.

and having the kids to deposit at day care and hauling their stuff - yeah this is not easy to just do. esp. since babies have to be at least a year old before you consider hauling them around by bike. i have people buzz by me and lean out of their cars to tell me i'm a bad parent for hauling my kid in a titanium trailer with a bright orange flag. what gets me is they probably wouldn't do that to a dad. it's beyond annoying. it's pretty much my nature as a mom to not want to bike with the kid, but when i face reality about getting around, the bike makes a lot of sense. now that she's big now, she can ride her own bike, but i would only feel comfortable with her biking on the sidewalk. no way to the streets - not even a cycling lane. no no no.

we've been walking tons so that in turn solves our bicycling issues. but it sucks. commuting with kids is something i would like to see but given that commuters by themselves sans kids is hard enough with the issues on the road with motorists - i don't see this environment changing anytime soon to make it a welcoming thing for parents and their cargos with kids. even so i see a bunch of parents on weekends doing this. cargo biking with the kids in Brooklyn. i love it and would like to see this as a part of the everyday.