Surly Big Dummy Compleat - CHEAP!!!!

[KnottedYet]

Ooh, check it out!
http://www.xtracycle.com/cargo-bicycles/big-dummy-cargo-bicycle/big-dummy.html

A limited number of 100 Big Dummy compleat bikes, for about $600 less ($1,850) than I was about to pay a few months ago.

Sounds like a good time to pre-order a lovely Big Dummy!

[malkin]

Are you getting one?

[KnottedYet]

Naw. My Surly CC with Ortliebs handles all the grocery shopping and hauling needs I ordinarily encounter. Add on the Croozer dog trailer, and I can handle the rest (including hauling the 65 lb dog, which wouldn't work well on a Big Dummy).

I do yearn for one, however.... They are sooooooo lovely!

[Tri Girl]

gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg (that's me drooling)

[malkin]

I do yearn for one, however.... They are sooooooo lovely!

Yes. And to me they are sort of a symbol of another kind of life that I might occasionally yearn for.

[KnottedYet]

There is also this option: http://www.xtracycle.com/cargo-bicycles/freeradical-cargo-bicycle.html

I often think about adding an Xtracycle to my Kona Smoke. A whole lot cheaper, without too many downsides. Oh, but where would I put it? The only bike-free spot left in my tiny apartment is the bathtub. ;)

So far I haven't heard anyone say they wish they hadn't added an Xtracycle to their bike, nor say they regret buying their Big Dummy.

[malkin]

We haven't brought them up yet this year, but in winter we hang our bikes over the tub in the spare bathroom.