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Even as gas prices have slipped across the country people are still buying bikes that can haul groceries, children and small appliances. The LA Times took a look at a few bikes and had these to mention:

Yuba Mundo Cargo bike is designed to carry over 400 lbs on its body. A built in rack and low-slung side load platforms compliment this old school design. Roy Wallack tested it out. He said it was incredibly stable, but it had the turning radius of a school bus. But this baby can carry child seats and surf boards. What do you expect?

Surly Big Dummy is equally sturdy, Wallack said. It is also designed to hold about 400 lbs. Wallack carried a man roughly 250 lbs on dirt roads for half an hour happily. The upshot on this bike is the many, many features it can include. Well over 20 gears, disk brakes and more, but the bikes comes in snaps and pieces, so Wallack isn't sure it will hold up.

Xtracycle FreeRadical Longtail kit is touted as the most economical and funkiest cargo bike option of the bunch. This basically allows you to use your current mountain bike as an SUB with a few adjustments. The kit provides everything you need to push your rear wheel back 15 inches and carry 200 lbs of cargo. Or you could just buy one of their bikes. The downside to this is that despite feeling like you've turned a donkey into a car you really have only put a mustache on the donkey.



[via LA Times]