Photo by Margo Gesser
Coming up this weekend:
Spring Social
Join us at the Emera Oval on Saturday April 18 at 3:00pm for a pre-season gathering. We’ll have hot cocoa, snacks and ride laps on the oval to help keep us warm. We’ve invited so many of our bike friends along for some great activities:
cargo bike show & share with the Kidical Mass community
e-bike test rides with Halifax Cycles
stuff-a-bike with Bike Brigade Halifax: bring food items for our community fridges
bike checks and minor adjustments with the Ecology Action Centre Pop Up Bike Hub
Please note, the oval is not officially open for the season until June, so there will be no rentals or washrooms available on site for this event.
Rain date: Sunday April 19 at 3:00pm
Shopping for an e-Cargo bike?
In our experience, cargo bike people love talking about their bikes. So, we’ll have some local e-cargo bike owners lined up to ‘show and share’ at our Spring Social.
Ahead of time, we thought we’d share some of our favourite resources about purchasing and riding an e-cargo bike of your own. We’ve got information below, for every step of your (potential) cargo bike purchasing journey.
Not quite sure yet?
Curious about cargo bikes
Here are some of our favourite social media accounts and videos to get you started.
I’m ready to buy
What should I get?
We love Arleigh Greenwald’s expert tips to help you choose the right cargo bike for you, your space, your budget, and your family:
Here’s Arleigh’s list of the best family cargo bikes currently available in North America:
Local Shops and other options in Nova Scotia
Where do I buy one?
It’s easier than ever to buy a cargo bike in Nova Scotia. Here are the local shops and retailers we know of, and the cargo bikes they sell.
Halifax Cycles (Halifax): Tern HSD, GSD, QuickHaul, Orox; Riese & Müller Load, Transporteur, Packster, Carrie, Multitinker, Multicharger; Larry vs Harry e-Bullitt, and other brands by special order
Cyclesmith (Halifax & Dartmouth): Trek Fetch, Yuba Spicy Curry
BMG E-bikes (Halifax): Aventon Abound
Giant Bicycles (Bedford): Momentum Pakyak E+
Hub Cycle (Truro): Urban Arrow
Sweet Ride (Mahone Bay): Aventon Abound, Specialized Load, Surly Big Easy
Vintage Iron Cycles (Dartmouth): RadWagon
Scotia Cycle (Hubbards): Aima Big Sur Cargo
Looking for something you can’t find locally? There are also other Canadian retailers that will ship cargo bikes to Nova Scotia:
Allo Velo in Montreal & Vancouver
Curbside Cycle in Toronto
Pedaal in Toronto
And there are Direct to Consumer (DTC) Brands such as: XtraCycle, Aventon, Lectric, RadPower and Bunch Bikes.
That’s it for now!
It’s not long now until our first ride of of the season, on Sunday May 3rd. We’ll keep our website up to date with monthly ride details. We can’t wait to ride with you soon!
Want to be a volunteer, ride marshal, or ride leader? We’re still looking for community members who can help. You can sign-up here, and we’ll be in touch!
— the Kidical Mass Halifax team