The sight of whatever the collective noun for a group of cargo bikes is — a dazzle? a gaggle? — parked up at my local primary school gates at 8.55am deeply pleases me.
As an early adopter of a bike with a ginormous bucket on the front — traditionally used since the early 20th century by tradespeople to lug around deliveries — I attracted bemused looks when I first started transporting my kids around in it. Now, it’s the de rigueur way to do the school run, with the kids in the back.
