Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro Review: The Perfect Family Bike

How time flying. I first reviewed Category In 2020, when my kids were 3 and 5. Then, then no prescaller did more than a strapping of A. Big, motorized cargo bike And scooting around the city, crushed, wind blowing in their small faces. Alas, they are now 8 and 10 years old. When I picked up my 8 -year -old two days ago, he sat down in the padded seats (with seat belt!) And went down to the box so that none of his friends could see him.

All this to say: My turn GSD And I’m a great friend, but I hope my kids are under five years old so I could buy family pro instead. Urban Aero’s new electronic cargo bike has a lot of great upgrades, easier to move than ever and my kids are older because it is older.

Bounce house

In the empty eye, the two largest upgrades on the Family Next Pro are the newly designed cargo box and suspension on the front fork. (It is very classy, ​​the new AGE comes in the green also but unfortunately, my demo bike was black))

The box looks quite different – my friend asked if my bike was prolonged in any way. It is long and thin with circular angles instead of square, and now the bike has headlights. It has a short side, so it is easier to get inside and out. Not like other buckfiets or boxes, which I have tried, the box is sitting on the bottom of the ground. I can confirm that in my exam, both adults and kids had time to climb and go out.

The box is made from the expanded polypropylene (EPP) foam, which is primarily annoying – it looks very easily ding and push. However, Urban Arrow described it as “an upside-down helmet” and Fom Kushing assured me that if I allowed the bike tip, my kids or friends would not only hurt the pavement immediately. You can too Replace the foam easily If crashes or any other nasty events occur.

The front cargo box is now a front fork with 60 millimeters travel. I really love it. This is really a protection problem when you are going fast with 60 to 150 pounds in the front box. I was crying in 20 miles per hour and hitting a pothole, and I got out of it right.

Photograph: Adrian SO