Artist Collaboration: The Lucky Few

I've been riding my 4 and 5 year old around town like CRAZY. They are absolutely obsessed with our new bunch bike and so am I. We've been using it daily. It's our new favorite thing to do.

Not only that but the team at Bunch Bikes has been incredible to work with. They helped me pick out the best accessories for my family and the specific activity we like to do. Super responsive to any questions I have about the bike.

A Bunch bike is simply an investment into joy on wheels! Riding it puts me into such a good mood, which rubs off onto my four young kiddos, making ordinary excursions into such amazing outings. I love knowing that every mile we ride is one less mile of wear and tear on my car and that perhaps one day we will be riding enough to help decrease the our carbon footprint. In the meanwhile, we have the support from one of the best companies I've ever had the privilege of interacting with - and don't even get me started with the Bunch family community!!! Come join us!!!

Benefits:
-I can watch my child, and can easily attend to their needs
-I can go door to door, or door to play park without having to walk long distance through a car park with my little one
-My little one can't use the strange shape of the car door to prevent getting in, and more ergonomic lift in/out
-My kid loves to get in the bike, can't say the same for the car
-Don't need to worry about exhaust fumes from the vehicle entering the passenger cabin
-I don't get to work tired, needing to wake up
-Plenty of space for all the little's stuff
-Cheap insurance, cheap fuel, no registration
-Parking is much easier
-Much better on ice than the car - lower mass/speed make stopping easier and safer
-Vastly more cost effective in any metric that a private car

Drawbacks
-Lots of people want to ask questions about it
-The disk brakes occasionally screech when used because I use the bike in all weathers

Before buying I was really caught up with all of the numbers associated with an e-bike like torque and wattage. In particular there were a few big hills by my house that I was really worried about. But after having had it for a few weeks I see now that I probably wasn't focusing on the right things. The fact is that it is just plain fun to ride. We aren't frankly a big cycling family and we've certainly never had an e-bike. The whole package is just a joy to use. The kids and dog love riding it, but I think my wife and I enjoy driving it even more.

Random notes:
- For what it's worth, the bike did great on all of those hills I was worried about. I never came close to getting "stuck" like I was afraid might happen. You just keep gearing down until it's easy. This is admittedly not fun if you're on a road where traffic can't pass you.
- The trike-configuration took some getting used to, but I now don't notice it at all. The different leaning is just second nature.
- I was really caught up with theoretical top speeds before buying which in hindsight was silly. _It's a bike_. If you want to go faster, just pedal more.
- With that said, on flat ground with no load and barely pedaling, I would say that is very easy to go as fast as I felt comfortable on about level 3 assist. That was around 18-20 mph.
- The giant box the bike comes in is rad. We turned it into a small playhouse in the backyard.

Our team members that have been assigned the bunch bikes have enjoyed using them, the bike make getting around our campus much easier.

I love my bunch bike! I use it to take my 3 boys around! They love to ride in it and it is so much easier than loading them up in the car. If you are on the fence you should definitely do it!

If your life is walkable, but every walk is doubled in length of time because of kids, this bike is game changer. The bike is perfect if you multiple children under the age 8-10. It's great for going to a friend's house on the far side of town and for school drop offs. Time wise for myself, its about the same time for me to bike alone comfortably on a non electric bike when the bunch bike cargo is loaded up with 3+ kids and going a safe/comfortable speed with precious cargo. I definitely prefer it over using a traditional trailer with kids. It's a super fun and easy way to get around with the bunch bike. I wish we had gotten it sooner.

When our daughter outgrew her one-wheel tag-a-long bike, we were stuck without a good option for biking, and that was a sad time. Problem-solving for her needs took a long time and we ended up picking Bunch Bikes over all the local options in our area (Portland, Oregon). Bunch had the configuration we were looking for and were super helpful in getting what we need. We are back to cycling as a family again and loving it. Thank you, Bunch, for your inclusion program!

Almost 400 miles in a month of use. We love our Bunch. We use our Bunch daily for school drop/pick up, play dates, park visits, grocery shopping, cargo moving, date night with the hubby. You name it, we bunch it. We were already a very dedicated bike family, but the Bunch is just so easy to use and pile in that it has made us even more bike-y!

The customer service was incredible, as I'm sure every review says! We already had one longtail electric cargo bike, and wanted to see about adding this to our collection for a second bike. I sometimes feel unsteady on the longtail, and was intrigued by being able to throw more crap in the bucket, and by the stability of a trike. It WAS way more stable at low speeds, but I actually felt more stable on my longtail at high speeds. We go longer distances where we live (ie 4-5mi one way to school), and it is really hilly (not Bay Area, but a lot of up and down). We like to go a little faster (I'd say 12-20mph). For us, the Bunch just wasn't the right fit. It was much slower than our longtail, so on family rides, someone tailed behind. It also really struggled on hills in comparison to the longtail, which makes sense! More weight. I thought I'd be able to fit way more junk, but I actually realized I can fit the same amount if not more on my longtail, and it involves about the same amount of thinking/planning about where to put stuff. Great bike but not the right fit for everyone!