Comments on: How to Shop by Bike

By: lou

lou — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 20:05:26 +0000

home made travoy attached to bike, best solution : https://youtu.be/NGaJ8pNoFwo

By: Charles Moll

Charles Moll — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:10:01 +0000

Kansas does not have bicycle trailer laws. I pull double trailers. A Burly cargo and an Aosom cargo trailer.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 22:07:38 +0000

This is a typical ride home from the office for me. Stop at the library to return a book or two; stop at the hardware store for some supplies; stop at the grocery store for tonight’s dinner; head home. It works out well with a rear rack, two detachable panniers, and a trunk bag. I can carry roughly 2.5 bags’ worth of groceries home from the store.

By: Debbier Green

Debbier Green — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:48:47 +0000

Reisernthel Bike Basket- is waterproof that fastens securely to the handlebars of your bicycle. This basket includes a secure interior pocket for your mobile phone and three spacious external pockets, as well as a detachable rain cover. It detaches from the bike and cxan be used as a shopping basket.

By: Cathey

Cathey — Tue, 23 May 2017 01:09:11 +0000

I use foldable wire baskets by Bell.reinforced the corners w zip ties attached them to rear Bontrager rack.2 bags of groceries travel just fine. In the summer carry a frozen plastic bottle to keep cold items cold on the trip home in insulated bag.

By: Doug Williams

Doug Williams — Fri, 19 May 2017 15:25:44 +0000

I have panniers, front basket, and a center double kick stand. I just wheel my bike into the grocery store and use it as a shopping cart. Never had any complaints as it is no bigger than a shopping cart anyway. I wheel it right to the checkout, pay, and ride right out. No hassle with bike parking and locking.

By: JimG

JimG — Fri, 19 May 2017 06:20:22 +0000

The various comments about front rack baskets all seem to suggest either handle-bar bag or a rack that is over the front wheel. this high position will create a somewhat unstable condition. There is very little mention of low-rider front racks. The low position allows for significantly heavy carrying, plus greater steering stability. Yes, it may take a brief “getting use to it’.
Properly loaded (with the heaviest stuff), large, low-rider front panniers; fully loaded, medium, rear panniers; plus a loaded bin in my B.O.B. trailer, and I can transport a full grocery cart worth of groceries.

By: taylorwinfield

taylorwinfield — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 19:21:47 +0000

When my panniers are full, I bungee a cardboard box from the grocery store onto my rear rack. On one of my bikes with Wald rear wire baskets, I have a wire shallow tray (originally a decorative fruit basket, I guess ) which I can zip tie or bungee onto my Wald rear rack which works well for gallon jugs or for anything I don’t want to crush inside the pannier baskets. So far I have managed without a cargo bike but I’d buy a Yuba if I had to.

By: taylorwinfield

taylorwinfield — Tue, 31 May 2016 17:32:25 +0000

In reply to JB Slough. How do you hang the kitty litter buckets from a rack? If indeed that is how you use 'em. I'm thinking hose clamps?

By: taylorwinfield

taylorwinfield — Tue, 31 May 2016 17:29:07 +0000

I agree. Cardboard box bungeed to Blackburn-style rear rack works for me! I also like Wald folding wire pannier basket on the same rack with a re-useable supermarket plastic bag inside. Bonus: supermarket bag has hi-viz ends showing through the wire basket.