前乗り・後ろ乗り｜Front-Riding or Rear-Riding

ムスコの誕生に合わせて電動自転車を買った。ゆくゆくムスメ、ムスコの保育園送りにと必要になるからだ。街で前後に子供を乗せたお母さん、お父さんを見かけると、「うわーすごいなー」と思っていたけれど、いよいよ自分がデビューだ。自転車屋さんに行くと、子供を乗せるイスがデフォルトでどちらについているかで、前乗り、後ろ乗りと２タイプあるという。二人乗せる場合、もう一つのイスをオプションで設置する。どちらも２つのイスをつけるので、一緒じゃないかと思いながら試乗する。子供型の人形を乗せて走ってみると、前乗りと後ろ乗りでは全く違う。一人だけならどちらでもいいのだけど、二人乗せたときは前乗りの方が圧倒的な安定感やペダルを漕ぐスムーズさがある。前乗り、後ろ乗りという設計の考え方が異なると、見た目はあまり変わらないけれど、使い勝手はまるで違ってくるのだなぁ。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

2023/05/12

I bought an electric bicycle for the birth of my son. Because I would eventually need it to take my son and daughter to and from daycare. When I saw mothers and fathers with their children riding in front and behind them on the street, I thought, "Wow, what a great deal!" When I went to a bicycle shop, I was told that there are two types of bicycles: front-riding and rear-riding, depending on which chair is attached by default to accommodate the child. If you want to carry two people, another chair is installed as an option. I test-ride the car thinking that they are the same since they both have two chairs attached. When I tried riding with a child-type doll on it, I found that riding in the front and in the back are completely different. When only one person is on the bicycle, either one is fine, but when two people are on it, the front-riding one gives an overwhelming sense of stability and smoothness in pedaling. The difference in the design concept of front-riding and rear-riding may not look much different, but the ease of use is completely different. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki

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