Nope, it a perfectly sensible real Handbag. But she likes her badges well enough to have 'em on her bag - I think she's quite proud of 'em. And so she should be! I'm quite proud of her, too. A year and a half ago her longest ride was less than 10 miles, and she found that knackering. And now she has badges! (And CU even has points. And they're up to 4 bikes between them. Bwahahahahaaaaaaa.....)