Midlands Supermom, Lisa, takes us (and her daughter/dog combo) around Walsall on their Estarli e-cargo.
Having not ridden in thirty years, Lisa got a cargo bike instead of a second car and hasn’t looked back since. She does the school run with an 8 and 12 years old (plus the dog!) and it’s given her some much time back.
Lisa says, “I like the fact it’s green, it’s sustainable, it’s great for exercise…there are lots of steep hills here and cycling up the hills with a child would be really difficult”.
0:00 Intro
0:45 Walsall Arboretum and Lola’s first ride
0:53 The e-cargo school run
1:35 Using the bike for leisure and weekends
2:15 Researching e-cargos and purchase priorities
2:52 Reclaiming indépendance without a second car
4:00 Conquering hills and getting exercise
4:45 Feeling terrified about returning to cycling after 30 years but overcoming that and improving road awareness
5:23 Key features for Lisa (belt drive, large battery, all-weather cocoon)
2 Comments
I've ridden one and with 70% of the torque of a 1.6L VW Golf and a huge battery I found myself starting to think about touring Europe on one! They are so much fun and so practical (210kg total payload).
this honestly looks great and this lady did a great job of promoting this bike and i can honestly say if i had the money i would buy. sadly that does not look like it will ever happen hense I am currently trying to build myself a cargo trike out of part but even that feels like a lifetime finding free bits and bobs. but hey great video