I think I have researchet all the available options in Denmark, a variety of trailers and three-wheeler ladcykler (cargo bikes).
We have about 5000 kr (about 700€) to buy for, and we do at the moment only have one bike, that we both share.
So we need a new bicycle + a trailer (either crappy chinese bike + medium quality trailer - or medium quality bike + crappy supermarket trailer), OR a ladcykel, which in Denmark almost inevitably is a trike.
Trailer:
Pro: Cheap, light, you don't have to ride around with it all day, but can leave it at the daycare.
Con: The child is far behind you, difficult to communicate with the child and solve minor problems fast, the risk of cardrivers not seeing the trailer (despite the flag),
Three-wheeler ladcykel:
Pro: Very roomy, space for several playmates/lots of cargo.
Con: Heavy, difficult to manouvre, price way above our budget.
But then I came across the two-wheeler cargo bike, a Long John type of child (and cargo) transporter. Very interesting and maybe the one to solve our problem: Bakfiets Cargobike Long.
But we still only have 5000 kr. So what to do?
Well, on this market too, you can find a cheap (chinese) model. The quality is probably as low as the price, but since our options are: crappy bike, crappy trailer, or crappy cargobike, it is as good as our other options.
I found this online shop: http://www.bakfietsweb.nl/product.php?t=nl&model_id=15 (and tricycleweb.nl and ladcyclerweb.nl), and I will try ordering from them. A lot of people have spoken bad about these on the internet (and they're probably right), but I couldn't find any reviews from people who actually owns one, so now I will do that.
I will let you know how it works out ordering one (and IF it works or my money just disappears....!), and when the bike arrives, I'll give updates on the assembling, the quality, and how it stands up to regular use.
And then in a few years time, when my boyfriend and I are not studying and have more than scraps to make a living on, I promise to buy the orginial ;). (By that time the cheap one is probably also by the end of its life.....).
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