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Jon.
Really? in London? I rode a leg-powered cargo bike around for work for 5 years, and only ever really felt under-powered with big loads, and I don't think I was that slow.
There aren't all that many scenarios in London where I'd feel comfortable travelling much faster than 25 kph for a prolonged period, on a big heavy bike: call me paranoid, but there's just too many black cabs ready to pull a u-turn with no warning, or tourists stepping off kerbs looking the wrong way.