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What eBike would you recommend to cycle with children? (sh.itjust.works)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/53787202

What eBike would you recommend to cycle with children?

Basically the title. I have a 2y old and a 3m old and would like to take them and their mother cycling on occasion. I realize the youngest can't hold her neck up for long yet, so cycling for her is premature, but I'm thinking down the line in a year or so. Would also be nice if the bicycle doubled as a commuter since I'll be moving to a place where I could plausibly commute for 25 minutes by bike.

Preference given to European brands, with retail presence in Luxembourg, where we live.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You might also want to ask over at !micromobility@lemmy.world but, what is your price range? Absent any other info, I'd say look at Riesse & Muller or Gazelle.

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm in Canada, but I love my Radwagon 4. So I would would recommend longtail style.

Kiddo was riding in a thule seat from about 10 months to daycare and back (she rides in a trailer for the winter months). Ive got the parts to convert it to a flat deck when she is old enough. I love our time singing on our commute!

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Fair warning with Rad Power bikes, they filed for bankruptcy recently, and there's been battery issues on some models that maybe should have lead to a recall but they didn't issue one. And while looking for that link I found out that they had a warehouse fire yesterday.

All that said, I'm not sure Rad Power even does business in Europe, the ebike regulations are a bit more strict with lower speed limits and are class 2 ebikes even legal there?

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah, with everything going on, I would not recommended buying the bike I have. But I would recommend getting a bike like what I have.