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<\/a><\/p>\nMary the physiotherapist filmed me biking and corrected my position as much as possible given the bike size. We also ordered a longer handlebar stem which should help matters once it is installed. I already noticed improvements as my average speed has increased by 5km\/h and this is not even with the optimal position!<\/p>\n
One of the reasons why I finally got the bike fit done is that I have to decide how to get all three kids on the bike. As you might know I have been thinking about this for a while and I have narrowed my choices down somewhat. After some experiments and experience of owning a city bike I have come to accept the fact that I live in the suburbs. There is not much point in going anywhere without the car but if I insist on biking I better make it fast and call it exercise. This excludes things like upright positions, regular clothes and no helmets. As sad as I am to concede, I will not be getting a bakefiet. <\/p>\n
This leaves us with long-tails. I have originally dismissed long-tails due to crossbars and logistics of getting three wiggly boys on the bike without knocking it over. I have since accepted crossbars as a fact of cycling life (see paragraph above) and found a kickstand that will turn a long-tail bike into a jungle gym. With this in mind, two obvious options are open to me; I can turn my trusty old bike into a long-tail by installing a Xtracycle bike trunk or I can buy a heavy duty cargo bike, called Big Dummy, that uses the Xtracycle specs so all the equipment (kickstand, child seat, etc…) that I would get for the Xtracycle can be used here. As usual, I present my conflicting thoughts in a table format:<\/p>\n