An eventful year has passed since my first New Year status report. A lot has happened in my life and the cargo biking scene that would have strained my imagination last January. And a few things didn’t happen that I confidently anticipated. I would be thrilled to repeat last year’s progress in 2011, but I’ll try to [...]
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Finally! It has been months – even years – since rumors of an electrically-assisted Ute cargo bike first surfaced on the web. Kona recently posted its 2011 catalog online, and there it was: the Electric Ute in all its beauty. At $2599, Kona has allowed the Yuba elMundo to keep its low-price crown ($2297 including [...]
June 7, 2010 Dear Yuba, Hi. My name is Don, and I write a blog about electrically-assisted cargo bikes. Although I’m pleased with the performance of my Rans Hammer Truck and BionX motor, many of my readers are interested in less expensive alternatives. The Yuba elMundo and Kona Electric Ute are two possibilities I’ve mentioned in my [...] [NOTE: I originally posted this article on June 15, 2010. In mid-August, Kona officially added the Electric Ute to its 2011 catalog (here). I've re-edited the article to incorporate new information and correct a few mistaken assumptions on my part. I compare the Ute to the latest version of the Yuba elMundo and the upcoming [...] The statistics for this blog are another encouraging sign for cargo biking (as well as my own efforts to spread the word). On a good day, nearly 100 people visit MyCargoBike.net. Given the language, it’s not surprising that most of my readers are from the U.S., but we’re only 2 weeks into June, and visitors [...] I went to the “Sustainable West Seattle Festival” with my family on a rare sunny Saturday afternoon, hoping to see a Kona Electric Ute that a local bike shop was scheduled to show there. It was fun to see many like-minded people showing various sustainable choices — bee keepers selling local honey, farmers selling organic [...] [NOTE: I originally posted this article on May 27, 2010. Since then, new information has become available. I edited this on August 24 to incorporate some of the new developments.] The title of this post might be a tad premature, but today I’m feeling a little more optimistic than I have in recent weeks. That’s partly [...] |
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