Originally Posted by
sheba
Yeah, the Surly seems solid, but the thing I don't like about it is that you pretty much have to buy the Xtracycle rack system. The Coffee bike seems more versatile in that you could rig it up however you wanted for cheaper.
That's exactly I bought the BD - I wanted the Xtracycle system on a purpose built frame - best of both world's. I'm not a DIY person so being able to pick up whatever Xtracycle components I want is awesome - very functional for all sorts of loads.
There are definitely cheaper cargo bike solutions out there, but I don't think any combine the performance and versatility of Xtracycle.