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Family-friendly Taga 2.0 cargo trike hits $1m on Kickstarter - in less than 24 hours

Trike is accompanied by range of modular accessories - including a water gun

A cargo trike pitched at families last week attracted more than $1 million of crowdfunding within 24 hours of the project going live on Kickstarter – ten times the $100,000 the team behind it were seeking.

The Taga 2.0 is an evolution of the award-winning Taga 1.0 Bike-Stroller, devised by a team of parents from various countries and launched in 2009.

Sold to people in more than 40 countries, Taga Bike says that feedback from existing customers has helped it respond to their needs in the design of the Taga 2.0.

Taga 2.0 will retail at $999 – an electric version will also be available for $1,799 – and a range of modular accessories is available, enabling it to be adapted for a variety of uses. Discounts of up to 50 per cent on retail prices are available for Kickstarter backers.

Those include a sun hood, an all-weather canopy, child seats and cushions, a rear rack and car seat adapter, as well as – of all things – a water gun. There’s also an e-bike version.

Currently, the Kickstarter campaign has been backed to the tune of $1.5 million, with 51 days still to go.

In an update on the project page last Thursday, Taga Bike said: “We've reached our goal in 8 minutes and a million dollars in under 24h. This is crazy. The support we're getting from you is unbelievable. Thank you!! We will not rest until each and every one of you is super happy. Scout's honor.”

Here’s a video of the Taga 1.0.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Must be Mad | 7 years ago
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and for those not familiar with Sustrans ridiculous A-Frames:

What the hell is that??

(It's surly a lawsuit waiting to happen when the first person gets injured on that...)

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Silver Rider | 7 years ago
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Beautiful, but I imagine it'd be a struggle to get it through the stupid Sustrans A-frame gates on half the cycleways around my neck of the woods.

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Paul_C replied to Silver Rider | 7 years ago
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Silver Rider wrote:

Beautiful, but I imagine it'd be a struggle to get it through the stupid Sustrans A-frame gates on half the cycleways around my neck of the woods.

or the triple barrier chicanes:
http://imgur.com/4oKR1WR

or the bollard nests:
http://imgur.com/iRkc9N5

and for those not familiar with Sustrans ridiculous A-Frames:
http://imgur.com/yCZs4Rc

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PennineRider | 7 years ago
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Looks great. But more versatile cargo trikes already exist.

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Eric D replied to PennineRider | 7 years ago
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PennineRider wrote:

Looks great. But more versatile cargo trikes already exist.

... that fold up into a baby-buggy for stealthy indoor/shop/train use, or storage and in-car transport ?

https://youtu.be/YFRVpRKEjz8

https://youtu.be/cdzKnW2noVI

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Dnnnnnn | 7 years ago
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Looks like potential for too much weight over the front... splat!

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