Kudos to you Jan and CAT!
I’m happy to see the change of heart. A wise man once told me, "the truest form of flattery, is to have someone copy you!" You must feel quite proud that you have influenced so many in the US to consider using something other than a car to move things around! I would imagine this experience is much like watching a child grow up and move out on their own. You wish you could control the choices they make, but all you can do is hope that you gave them the basics to make good choices on their own. You’ve planted a seed in all that have crossed your path, no one that knows you, now limits their thinking as to what can be accomplished with a bicycle! It has grown into something that is capable of influencing more people than any one man can influence, and a legacy any man could be proud of being at the roots of.
Although this new CETMA cargo bike has little resemblance to your Long Haul, you can take pride that some little piece of you is in it thanks to the influence you had on Lane, myself, and all who would now consider buying such a bike in the US. Thank you for all you have done to forward the thinking of us all Jan!
Sincerely,
Mike Gould (former CAT employee and volunteer, current designer and builder of the CETMA cargo bike.)