The shopping trolley you can ride as a bicycle

A pedal-powered cargo trike that can transform itself into a shopping trolley could be a healthy and cheap alternative to electric mobility scooters.

Many elderly and disabled people rely on pedal trikes for personal transport and the ‘Bag or Bike’ design by Belgian designer Natacha Lesty takes the concept further by allowing it to fold and be used as a wheeled shopping trolley.

If the ‘Bag or Bike’ makes it to production it is likely to be offered with electric-assist as an optional extra.

The rise of the cargo bike

Reports from cycle shops in London suggest that British urban cyclists may be about to finally embrace the cargo bike as a healthy and green way of avoiding congestion and parking costs.

A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) said: “If the success of the school-run-friendly Christiania cargo trike is the beginning of a trend, then there may soon be a market for the ‘Bag or Bike’, particularly among people who use pedal trikes for independent transport.”

Cycle insurance – 40% discount for folding bicycles

Cycle insurance from the ETA includes new-for-old replacement, third party insurance (in the case of an accident you may need to seek compensation or even deal with a claim by someone else), personal accident cover and if you breakdown, they will even come out and recover you and your bike. There is a forty per cent discount for folding bicycles.