The bike company Xtracycle came to me earlier this year with an idea: What might happen if we give a family with young kids one of their long-tail cargo bikes for a trial period? Will it change their transportation habits? Will they have fun? Will they use their car less often? So we lined up some guinea pigs to find out.
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0:00 Introduction
0:44 Meet our family and their neighbourhood
1:47 Initial impressions, fears and aspirations
3:13 Details on the bike
4:19 Answering your questions
8:07 Summertime with the bike
8:35 Bike's impact on back-to-school
10:30 The limits a city can put on your bike life
11:22 Worth the cost?
12:15 Lasting memory of the summer
12:40 The surprise ending!
