Look! Bakfiets Kangaroo Bicycle

Last summer, we all drooled over the Bakfiets Cargobike, but with a $2,749 price tag, it was a bit out of reach for many of us. But how about this seemingly more affordable Bakfiets Kangaroo?

The Kangaroo is similar to the Cargobike in function, and both share that chunky Dutch design we're so fond of, but the Kangaroo's canopy has a chuckwagon-esque look that's pure Old West.

At around 700 Euros, we could just about talk ourselves into why this bike isn't just a luxury, it's a necessity. Now the big question is: where can we find one in North America?

€ 689 at Knalkoopjes

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Oh, how I wish we could find something like this in the US.... It's a great product, but by the time you convert Euros to Dollars and pay the shipping....Yikes!

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posted by PsychMamma on July 2nd 2008 at 7:33am
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Seems like these folks have the monopoly on the US market: http://clevercycles.com/store/?c=web2.68
If you're in the Portland Oregon area, you're in luck. Maybe they will stock the new model?

posted by paperdollsforboys on July 2nd 2008 at 8:42am
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How about a Workman bike? Made right here in NYC.
http://worksmancycles.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page39.html
They don't have exactly what you're looking for, but I bet they could make it. And their bikes are great, incredibly well made.

posted by Pencils on July 2nd 2008 at 9:22am
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I'm between picking a shorty bakfiet and an xtracycle. I'm waiting for an email back from Clever Cycles about the possibility of importing this model.

It's been hard finding something that will work for two children, and I prefer two wheels.

posted by 44ounce on July 4th 2008 at 10:31am
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Man, I want a bakfiets! I like the ones with only two wheels, like Clever Cycles sells, but unfortunately I live waaaaaay far from any place that makes these. :( Stupid shipping costs.

posted by BambiJo on July 4th 2008 at 10:43am
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Update: Clever Cycles don't do trikes. No plans for importing these or anything of the three wheeled persuasion.

posted by 44ounce on July 4th 2008 at 11:01am
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I love the original model. With this model, it seems that if you had the rain shield on your visibility would be greatly limited - looking forward through the cover and vinyl window, which, if raining, can get fogged easily.

posted by chittychitty on July 8th 2008 at 6:59am
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my husband just built us this SUV of bakfiets out of old bikes. the only part he bought was the 8' brake cable.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2548986634_edda0de51d_o.jpg
rides like a dream!

posted by little green on July 10th 2008 at 7:40pm
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