Carrying a baby stroller on a cargo bike
![Carrying a baby stroller on a cargo bike](/content/images/size/w1200/2022/12/stroller-on-bike.jpg)
There are a few options carrying a stroller on a cargo bike, like Radwagon, Yuba Mundo, Surly Big Dummy or an Xtracycle.
The simplest options is do without. Perhaps a sling will do. If the stroller is to be used primarily on lightly used sidewalks, a bicycle with a child on it could be pushed along instead.
Option: skip it
Sometimes my wife would go shopping at the Farmer’s Market in this manner, pushing a bakfiets through the market with the child on it:
![Bakfiets with child and watermelon on board.](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rainy-day-farmer-s-market-trip.jpg?resize=580%2C580)
I hope for the day when our local market is too crowded for that to be feasible.
Some strollers are too big for bikes!
Before I get to the solutions that do work, I’ll share one attempt at putting a stroller on a bakfiets that didn’t work:
![testing a stroller and car seat in the bakfiets](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/testing-a-stroller-and-car-seat-in-the-bakfiets.jpg?resize=580%2C435)
Umbrella strollers are best for cargo bikes
That stroller was too big and heavy to bother with on a bike. So most of the time we laid an umbrella stroller across the top of a bakfiets, and bungee’ed it on, as seen here:
![Depot District](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Depot-District.jpg?resize=580%2C435)
![finally, back home through the city](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/finally-back-home-through-the-city.jpg?resize=580%2C435)
![Leaving](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Leaving.jpg?resize=580%2C435)
Here’s a shot of the stroller unfolded:
![stopping at the grocery](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/stopping-at-the-grocery.jpg?resize=580%2C435)
The stroller is a Silver Cross Pop. It’s lightweight and works very well. For it’s minimalism, it still have a few features: There’s an area underneath the stroller to stow things, a pocket on the rear, the option to recline, and a sun shade.
When we are pressed for room in the box, I found that we could also carry the stroller vertically, also using bungee cords:
![100 mile radius potluck at the park](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/100-mile-radius-potluck-at-the-park.jpg?resize=580%2C536)
Umbrella stroller on a bakfiets / frontloader box bike
Jeff Bertolet shared this photo of a stroller strapped to the side of a CETMA cargo bike. I believe the key here is that CETMA has additional points to attach bungee cords. Additional eyelets could be screwed into a Workcycles bakfiets for the same purpose.
![weather canopy and stroller strapped to side of bakfiets weather canopy and stroller strapped to side of bakfiets](https://bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/DSC05983-500x375.jpg)
Umbrella stroller on an Xtracycle / Mundo / Radwagon longtail cargo bike
An umbrella stroller can also be stowed on a longtail bike such as an Xtracycle or a Yuba Mundo. One option is to
stick it vertically in the bag:
![Big smiles for the Peapod LT](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Big-smiles-for-the-Peapod-LT.jpg?resize=580%2C373)
You could also strap it to the side, using the open design of Freeloader bags, or by attaching it to a wideloader. Although it’s not visible here, there’s a full sized Maclaren Stroller strapped to the other side.
![All in the family](https://i0.wp.com/bikes-as-transportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/All-in-the-family.jpg?resize=580%2C388)
Some bike trailers convert to strollers
As a final option, there’s the solution that can be used with any bike, which is to use a bike trailer which converts directly into a stroller. I have not tried this myself, but Teppo Moisio has a great review video of Chariot Cougar, which demonstrates how it can convert from a bike trailer to a 4-wheeled stroller or a 3-wheeled jogging stroller:
Do you have other photos of stroller-on-bike solutions? Post links in the comments below!
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