Cripes, the prices on electric trikes.

Also where I live the bike infrastructure is ‘there’ and has a good reputation but was not actually that great in my personal experience. (Back when I was still strong enough to somewhat ride.) Bike lanes can have parked cars encroaching on them, obstructions like cracked asphalt or tree roots, or still force you to ride across an intersecting road. Some merge unexpectedly into a main road and there can be long stretches of pedaling uphill.

On the few rides I was able to manage before selling my (heavy, unpowered) trike on, I was literally riding on the road with the cars and having to chuck Ueys across lanes just to get to the local shop and back. That was before having a pet. I don’t think I’d feel ok doing that with Melbcat on board.

And knowing my area the thing would probably get stolen, either from outside the vet/shop or out from under me.

It’d be great if there was more bike friendly infrastructure like in the Netherlands. Or some alternative to mobility scooters, which don’t let you carry anything.