We seriously considered it, but ended up ordering a Haul-a-Day instead, for a few reasons:

(1) Weight -- the Node is 52 lbs, vs. a comparably equipped Haul-a-Day at 35lbs

(2) The utter lack of information in the informational materials about the technical components of the bike--what type of disk brakes does it have, who makes the dynamo hub, what kind of drivetrain does it have?

(3) The presentation -- I agree that it seems weird for two established bike companies to have a kickstarter project, rather than put it out the bike out in the market for people to test ride before they buy -- dropping $1600 on a bike based on one or two reviews from real world testers feels strange.

(4) Our friends who have a Cargo Joe, the earlier iteration of this bike, report that they very rarely using the folding capability.