Yuba Hangs Kids From New Monkey Bars For Mundo Cargo Bike

Call the wambulance. People are such [deleted] these days. Kids get hurt, it builds character. (Says a guy with no kids).

People are already hauling kids around with this style bike, extra bars or not! Follow the link below to a famous actor and actress wife, who could use this as they bike with their children.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2465350/Naomi-Watts-clings-Liev-Schreiber-uses-pedal-power-ride-bike-family-board.html

Great idea, so now when the the crash occurs the kids are trapped. Underdeveloped neck muscles and falling from a height, bring on the T.B.I’s. This type of stupid B.S. is going to lead to bicycle licenses and mandatory insurance. Those kids are old enough to ride their own bikes. Attachment parenting should be illegal.

@Mike, where do ride that you crash so much and have you ever tried to control safely three kids on their own bikes by yourself let alone in a situation where cars are involved? This has nothing to do with attachment parenting, it is just common sense and safer in almost all situations. I put 3K in with kids in this setup this year, and if you can imagine it not a single accident or issue other then constant friendly comments from almost all who see us.

@uglyyeti has it right and kudos for being an awesome parent. I am sure you have helped create two lifelong cyclists

Comment #1 took my thought about the unsecured, wobbly mass ABOVE the rear axle. If they are serious about transporting 3 kids at once, they should stow them in the package delivery bike with the flat floor AHEAD of the driver and BELOW the axle height. Other than that, I got nothing. Apparently this kind of dangerous parenting is laudable, as opposed to letting kids play on an old fashioned jungle gym, 8 foot slide or teeter totter.

If you’ve never ridden one of these, the wheel base is so long that they’re incredibly stable. I’ve had a long bike for 6 years and never once felt like I was putting myself or my kids in danger. I’ve carried adults on the back with no weird center of gravity issues. The only handling drawback is that it’s impossible to get the front end up and over a curb – you have to look for curb cuts.

And yes, it is laudable to teach kids that you don’t always have to get in the car to drive a few blocks to the store/park/school if you live in a community where you can do it safely.

People in the US are way too stuck up about safty on a bike. I’m all for helmets and what not, but there are entire countries where a parent will carry 1-3 kids on a bicycle with them with no child seat, rack, certainly no fancy long bike. The link below is to an photo I took in Nicaragua this spring. This sort of thing was VERY common, I saw kids riding standing on the top tube (most common), handlebars, chain stays, or sitting on a rear rack. Even saw a parent with two kids on the front, an older child side-saddle on the top tube like the girl in the photo, another on the handlebars. Another set up was a kid in front on the top tube, another in the back on the seat (dad rides standing) or rack.

If we could just learn to slow down and take it easy I think there’s a lot of safe ways for a family to get around on a bicycle… of course the rest of the roadway users have to take it easy too.

You know someone’s point is weak when they have to throw in a political slur to make said point.

Despite chasejj’s myopic and insulting view, something like this makes sense for a lot of people for whom cycling is more than recreation but an integral part of daily life, a life in which kid’s might need picked up on the way to an errand and any number of others scenarios. Not everyone wants or needs to throw their bikes in the back of a truck or even to own a truck. I saw several families living just as such in Tucson, using bikes, including cargo bikes, to take care of their daily tasks with kids in tow.

All of the people, in their cars, who think this is a bad idea are the only reason I am scared when riding my bike with my 2 year old in the ibert. I live close to work, close to his day care, and close to the center of my town, and I enjoy riding for various reasons. My son loves riding on the front of my bike, and with a second one on the way, a bike like this is, or a dutch Bakfiets, would be great. My biggest hurdle is people behind the wheel of their car who still think bikes have no business being on the road. The Dutch ride bikes with the kids “attached” all over the frames. Accidents happen. Everyone has different mindsets when it comes to raising their children. No one is right or wrong. I want my son(s) to know there are alternatives to driving everywhere, and that cycling can be very healthy and useful. To each his own.

@Mr_Manatane

Still incredibly stable at slow speeds. My kids climb on and off while I’m holding the bike steady – I don’t have these side rails and I can see where that would be an issue.

I’ve never carried 3 kids and probably wouldn’t. My bigger kid sat behind the smaller one and grabbed the bar around him. My kids also rode in bike seats until they were old enough and strong enough to ride on the back and hold on. Most of our trips were less than a mile (school is a half mile around a park), but I did take my daughter (when she was 7) on a 13 mile city tour that was part of nat’l bike week (75 riders, escorted w/police.)

I’m 6’1″ and pushing 200 lbs. I’ve been riding mtbs for 25 years, so I’m comfortable with bike handling. I use a wide, low rise DH bar that’s super solid. That being said, another 100 lbs or so on the back of the bike isn’t a handling concern for me. My much smaller wife has carried one of the kids on the back several times too.

I’ve done a trailer – my kids hated it and they don’t corner nearly as well as a long bike. I ditched the trailer as soon as I got the Xtracycle. It doesn’t feel like you’re dragging the weight behind the bike.

I’ve ridden a two wheel Bakfeit with the central basket, and while fun to ride, I don’t think the handling is as nearly natural as a long bike, though it would be huge plus for hauling a large mass that couldn’t balance on the back of a bike (ie a loaded cooler.) I’ve hauled the kids, six packs, gallons of milk, laundry soap, sushi takeout and groceries, but something as simple as a large pizza box can be a challenge because it slides and tips (you can’t tell a pizza to hang on!) I’ve looked at Bakfeit and similar front basket trikes, but I don’t have a garage and they won’t fit through my basement door with the wheels on. One of my neighbors has one and loves it.

My kids are 8 and 10 now – they’ve survived the long bike unscathed and are riding on their own now. It was a blast for them and me. I’m not so sure about the Monkey Bars contraption in the article (I think it has a few issues), but don’t knock a long bike for handling if you haven’t ridden one.

We tried several bikes and ended up with a Bullitt with a steering damper. I knocked together a box that carries 2 children, a case of beer and other groceries. Super stable and quickly becoming or go-to bike (out of 8) with or without cargo. http://www.larryvsharry.com

We just brought a mundo home today. Plan to get these monkey bars in a few months so we can put the new guy in the peanut shell, and the 3 year old in the monkey bars. It’s big, but stable. Forward momentum is your friend. My wife and two year old love riding on the back.

Helmets don’t save lives. If they did, the people in the Netherlands would be wearing them. Go ahead and put your faith in a styro foam hat, but please quit pointing out everytime you see someone not sold on your paranoida.