First of all, this is not “my” cargo bike, but I thought members might be interested in a project which is taking place for a month in Kendal:
https://slacc.org.uk/projects/woolly-sa ... ke-project
The aim is to use the e-cargo bike to collect supermarket donations for “Waste into Wellbeing”, a local social project, which would otherwise be picked up by car, and also to raise awareness among local businesses and organisations of the possibilities of cargo bikes as an alternative to motor vehicles for short deliveries.
The e-bike is on loan for the month from Raleigh, and I’m one of 12 volunteers who have been through a Bikeability 3 course on it (run by Phil Wade of Breaking Cycles CIC who was excellent); not having done a cycling proficiency course as a child it’s nice to have proof that I can ride a bike!
The bike takes a bit of getting used to, and as it’s the only cargo bike I’ve ridden I’ve nothing to compare it to, but once it gets going it’s huge fun to ride and it certainly turns heads in the town. I know that these bikes are commonplace in some cities abroad, and are becoming more familiar in UK cities, but it’s still something of a novelty in Kendal. I recently took it on a one-way delivery trip to an organisation which is trying it out it for a few days, and my Brompton fitted neatly into the cargo box, with plenty of room to spare, for the return trip. Very satisfying! I don’t need a bike like this as I use a trailer for load-carrying but I can see how useful it could be to many people.
Cath.