‘The Bikebin is a 17-litre rigid box made of 2.5mm polypropylene. The lid is lockable and the bin can also be locked to the cycle rack itself. Other useful features include eyelets to allow items to be bungeed across the top and a carrying handle and shoulder strap when you want to unclip it and take it with you into the shops or office - it just takes a few seconds to unclip and remove it from the bike. Two Bikebins provide a wide, flat surface for carrying other items on.

I used my bike every day for work carrying spare clothing, food and papers and my husband used his to carry gardening tools to and from jobs. We both appreciated the lack of rummaging needed to find items; you just open the lid.

… we both rate the Bikebin over traditional panniers for everyday utility use.’

CTC Information Officer Julie Rand and her husband Roland Seber
CTC CYCLE Magazine Aug-Sept 2007

'Hello - I'm that slightly crazy looking girl who bought one of your great bins online a few days before running into you at a fair trade market in Bristol! I just wanted to update you on how happy I am with my bike bin! It really is so much better than a flimsy fabric pannier. I just fill up my rucksack with the stuff I need at work, place it in the bin et voila - no more nasty sweaty bag to carry on my back and my work clothes stay dry no matter what the weather! In fact I left my bike out overnight when it was raining really hard and then next day there still wasn't a drop of water inside the bin. It's like magic! I've now become slightly evangelical and keep trying to 'convert' other cyclists to this vastly superior way of carrying stuff on a bike. In fact I try to convert non-cyclists too - my sister hasn't ridden a bike in years and even she conceded that 'it's much less weird than you made it sound and actually very sensible' when she saw it! (I think my describing it as a lockable miniature wheelie bin that clips onto my bike confused her slightly).

So anyway in conclusion: thank you so much for conceiving of such a wonderful product and I wish you the best of luck in the future - maybe one day every town and touring bike will have a bike bin 'pre-installed'!'

Nicola

'I ordered one of your bikebins last november/december time and was very impressed by the promptness of delivery and the quality of the product itself. I cycle into work and have used it almost every day since. I really, really like my bikebin and it's been incredibly useful. Its solid, light, pre-moulded design is ideal. It doesn't wilt on you like cloth/canvas bags; it doesn't fall over;it keeps my clothes and paperwork completely dry; and it doesn't have the sharp edges of wire baskets. And it has been favourably commented on by style conscious colleagues.'

Keep up the good work.

Laurence

‘I bought my Bikebin for work and small scale shopping trips so I wouldn’t need my car. It soon paid for itself as I didn’t have parking charges. As a bonus it makes a perfect cycle picnic hamper for family bike rides – good for squash and sandwiches or even champagne and strawberries!’

JR
Somerset

‘Thank you for my Bikebin. Having a rigid and upright container makes it so much easier to pack my groceries. My bread is no longer crushed and soggy!’

ML
Peterborough

‘What a great idea and I really love the cerise! It makes a change from the usual dull blues and greys.’

SA
Wiltshire

‘I was so impressed I bought 2 black and silver ....Had your product come to market a couple of months later than it did I might have bought an office pannier from maybe Ortlieb or Carradice . But your product fulfils my needs more, and whats more my 1.8 litre flask fits in.......’

Darren (Daz) Miller
13 Oct 2007

‘Thanks for an excellent and durable product. No more getting panniers snagging my spokes. An excellent product that I used every day on my commute to work.’

Andy Mackenzie
Southampton

‘I have to say that having the bins has transformed the way in which I use my bike-shopping is so much easier, & I can leave my bike in the centre of town & put bits of shopping in the bins as I do them, instead of having to carry heavy bags around with me. A brilliant product!'

MM
Bath Feb 2008

‘I really am delighted with the Bikebins - they're just brilliant and strike out at a stroke two of my main gripes with commuting by bike. Firstly that both shirts and papers get screwed up and secondly that things get wet. In addition it provides a sufficiently large flatbed for me to happily attach my French Horn (with detachable bell!) to my rack for the first time! So save the stamp and accept it as a (very small) gift to reinvest into your product!'

David
Southam, Warwicks Feb 2008

'brilliant product that's used daily, arrived quick, love it'

'Can't wait to get the second and I'll be all set. They're very recommendable'

'Fast delivery. Tried it for a couple of days, can't do without it now'

'Fantastic item, just as described. Good communication, very helpful. Thank you'

'Very pleased, good sturdy product, excellent service'

'Great seller, Friendly, Great Packaging, Super Speedy Delivery A+++++'

'These panniers are fantastic, very high quality, highly recommended, thankyou.'

'Speedy Delivery, Fantastic Item, great communication, Thank-you!!'

'Excellent product, communications and service.VERY many thanks Highly recommend'

'Fantastic product, prompt delivery, superb service - Many Thanks!!!'

'Excellent product so easy to fit can get so much more from my bike now'

'Excellent product and sevice. Quick delivery and communication. Thank You.'

'Superb product, delivered promptly with good communication. Thanks!'