Cargo Bikes

why pay QBP for gaspipe when you can get premium german engineering with riese and muller?

Non electric one I rode was insane. Would love an electric one

Long tails just never seem to be as popular in UK. North America loves a long tail, think the proper original one Xtracycle is maybe not the best bike there is now (others have caught up, only took 20 years!), but their accessories are excellent according to folk who use them daily.
Kona/Surly/Radpower all do their own version. Think they work great for folk with slightly longer legged kids (though sleeping kids = zero neck support, and young kids do often fall asleep within about 8 minutes of being on a bike) and for those with only moderate things to transport.

Workies/trades in NYC use longtails as their means of getting to jobsites with their higher value tools attached. Saw quite a few with a table saw/router bench attached to the back. They get bulk materials delivered to site so don't need a full sized van. Also in cities like that, its 10-30 USD per hour to park a van anywhere

Anyone ridden the surly big easy? as fun as it looks? Doesn't look like anyone's bought them into the UK.

My shop sold a couple. Really fun long-tail compared to the Xtracycle or Spicy Curry, but the lack of centerstand compatibility hurts it a lot when it comes to being marketed as a kid-hauler.