Anyone made the plunge yet?
Huzzah
Cargo Bikes under the cycle to work scheme
The Finance Bill provides for an increase in the threshold for cargo bikes under the cycle to work scheme.
Cargo bikes can be considerably more expensive than ordinary bikes and even electric bikes and therefore the threshold for cargo bikes is being increased to €3,000 to reflect this. The change will apply from 1 January 2023.
The measure incentivises cycling for shorter journeys, including as means for families to transport children to crèche/school as an alternative to the car.
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Don’t be surprised if the retail price on them goes up considerably by end of year
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Decathlon are in the market now at €2,800
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This is the happiest day of my life
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It takes little enough to pacify and amuse you.
There’s a lid for every pot I suppose.
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I’m in the market for a cargo bike. Please log your recommendations here. Looking for one to carry two (2) children.
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I’m interested too. This is great news for those of us who love Mother Earth
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That looks unreal good.
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Decathlon is an unreal shop for value.
Quality is good too. I’d love to see it Black
I think the boycott of them is over too, isn’t it @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy ?
Are all cargo bikes electric or are there options for non lazy types?
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Yes @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy has a pal that menaces Dublin 13 with a pedal powered cargo bike.
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Lots of human powered options too. Babboe are very popular. The hill at the entrance to our swimming pool is very steep so I will need an electric one.
I’m torn between a Babboe with the cargo box on the front and decathlon style one above. Feel that the box on the front might a bit cumbersome to manoeuvre.
Cargo bikes are the new Agas.
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I can definitely see the benefits of the electric option, especially if you’re carrying small human cargo.
Any lad with one of these should have no need to have more than one car in the driveway.
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Don’t be surprised if the retail price on them goes up considerably by end of year
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Decathlon etc etc
I think it was @mac years ago that used to rant and rave about these things. Now everyone will have them.
I ranted about people using them along the canal and cycling like they were in the tour de France. Kids in the front being thrown about like rag dolls. Cycling out in front of traffic etc.