Jake Wallis Simons

The dangers of cargo bikes

Just look at the way they’re designed

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My first encounter with the cargo bicycle came more than ten years ago. I was a features writer at the Sunday Telegraph and had three very small children; my assignment was to spend a few weeks trying out three different designs for ferrying kids and shopping and then reach a verdict on which was best.

What is a cargo bike, I hear you ask? Put simply, it is a monumental pain in the arse

What is a cargo bike, I hear you ask? Put simply, it is a monumental pain in the arse.

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