The baby bikes coming!

So you'll remember a while back that i discussed my inspiration for the perfect baby transporter.

Well this has driven me to source my own version and i've just heard the bikes arriving Monday.

The bikes a Kalkhoff Agattu Pedelec from 50cycles.

I chose this bike for a number of reasons:

• The reviewers who i trust said this was the bike that the Uk had been waiting for
  
• Its a panasonic drive thru engine, that only works when i do (so i dont get lazy), but will boost me up any hill.
  
• Its adjustable stem and saddle post mean it should fit my wife and me


• Its got a great lighting system


• I'll be one of the first in the Uk with it!


• The Kalkhoff bikes ooze quality and sturdiness, and look more agressive than their Dutch cousins.

A forum friend has just posted a piccie of it! This is breaking news in the UK pedelec scene! I have to say that it doesnt do it justice. They have a lovely paint job, Kalkhoff , that doesnt shine through in a photo.

The Inspiration

I saw this picture in a letter to A2B magazine (Sept 2007 for the full article) and thought Oooh! That's it! Its clever isn't it? Takes the baby, the pram and the shopping!

• The seat on the front is the Dutch bobike mini.
  
• The pram carrier is the BuggyMe
  
• The stand is the ESGE twin stand
• The bike is a lafree electric pedelec
• The pannier is a big one :-)

This letter set me thinking about what i wanted to do with the bike. Fundamentally i wanted an alternative to the car for local trips. Mike hates his car seat, and i hate driving. There are three trips i do regularly and all of them are 5-7 miles in uppy-downy terrain. For all of them i want to be able to tale Mike, Mikes stuff, and my stuff or shopping. The rig above was clearly capable of this, so i started looking for all the bits. As you can see from the links, i could source them easily enough with the wonder of the internet. However, i'll discuss more on these in later posts.

PS I have to recommend A2B magazine. Its inspirational...