What is a Dutch cargo bike?
What do you think when someone says Dutch cargo bike? Often referred to by the Dutch word ‘bakfiets’, which translates to ‘box bike’, this style of cargo bike is what pops in to my mind (yet it originated in Denmark)!
Family Bike: Cargo Trikes
There is so much to sift through when looking to buy a cargo bike. All of the many ways to carry kids by bike was covered in our Cargo Bike Dictionary overview. One such way that is still quite an anomaly in North America is the bakfiets (plural, bakfietsen), a compound word that translates to “box bike” from Dutch. These boxes are usually located in the front of the bike found rider-side of the front wheel in the case of a “long John” (or two-wheeled style box bike) or sandwiched between the two front wheels in the case of a trike!
Family Bike: Bakfiets (or Long-John) Cargo Bike
What is a bakfiets or long john cargo bike? Read on to find out what you need to know to get biking with your kids, including a table of current brands.
How to Carry Kids by Bike: Read here first!
How to carry kids by bike? There are so many ways! From trailers to tandems, bakfiets to rear seats, mamachari, and more! Carrying kids by bike is a fun way to get exercise, save money, and meet your neighbours.
12 Family Friendly Bikepacking Trips in the Canadian Rockies
This is my list of local pipe dreams and missions accomplished! I will link to any posts that I have written up about specific rides or bikepacking trips, which usually include notes on elevation profiles, camping option(s), and our experiences as a family (including the ages of the kids and what they were riding). We have so many wonderful trips to be had right in our very own backyard, with no expensive flights or jetlagged children to enjoy; miles to work out the kinks and refine our joy, within an hour or two’s drive from Calgary.
