When A Bicycle Can Do MORE Than A Car

This recent post by Edinburgh Cycle Chic has attracted a lot of attention. It features just one example of being able to fit more onto a bicycle as cargo than could ever be shoe-horned into your average passenger car.

We have a few examples in our household too, featuring our own Circe Helios.

The Helios easily handles the weekly shopping trip for a household of four adults.

It also is more than capable of being a rubbish collection & off-road works vehicle, when Adam undertakes clearance work on his local segment of the National Cycling Network (route 6).

But that's not all.

Add a trailer....

...and the possibilities expand three- to fivefold.

Adam can run a viable (economical & practical) business as a mobile bicycle mechanic.

We could easily take advantage of massively discounted insulation at our local DIY store. Perfectly normal bargain-hunter's haul, but trying getting all this lot into your average car!

Short of using a van or estate car with rear folding seat -- or indeed some other motor vehicle specifically designed to haul cargo not just people -- then when the need arises, a bicycle can easily handle more than your average family car. 

Just one more reason why we don't have a family car:  It isn't practical!

Oh and did I mention... the Circe is a darned fine touring tandem, too.