aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,509
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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There is a grocery delivery service here in NYC that uses Yuba Mundo bikes with electric assist. They go like bats out of hell, carrying lots of cargo very quickly.
I tried a pedal-assist bakfiets a few years ago. I was very impressed at how the system kicked in only when I needed it.
The front loading bikes look like more fun. I see them around here, too.
You've received lots of good advice here. Learn to drive. (You said you will.) You can spend less, but if you want to spend that much, you'll have a blast. Just don't get it stolen. You're lucky you live in Portland where you can contemplate stuff like this. I gather in Portland, you won't be looked at as a weirdo as you are in other places. Cargo bikes are gaining here, too, as are e-bikes and pedal assist bikes. I love these trends.