we should acknowledge that like 50% of the appeal of the R&M Load 75 is that it looks objectively badass

@bikepedantic it’s a dumb brain thing, but honestly some percentage of its appeal for me is how expensive it is. “It costs how much? It must be good!” cognitive bias

@dx i've ridden one briefly, and it is an objectively Good all around bike, for sure, so rest assured that your bias is steering you correctly here

@bikepedantic @dx I’m kinda afraid to ride one because then I might want it. But the box just doesn’t work well for the tall kids we need to carry. Just counting the days until the R&M Multitinker arrives at my local shop for test rides!

@mpusto @bikepedantic @dx I test rode one with Rohloff digitally controlled internal gears. It was incredible, felt like pure German overengineering, and cost over $11,000!!! All other bakfiets I have ridden since feel like tractors (including the one I own).

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