Odd Bike Cargo

[Blueberry]

How 'bout a week's worth of recycling in a bike revolution trailer? We used to live on a private street with no recycling pick up. So, once a week or so, we made the trek over to Wrightsville Beach to the recycling center.

Also carried DH's rear wheel from his road bike after REI botched a repair job. Came back with that and a week's worth of groceries from Target. Oh yeah, and a pair of Chacos

[mimitabby]

here's a really good one, but it's not me.
We have a guy who does cat rescue. He comes to the shelter with cat carriers loaded with cats and kittens tied to his bike, front and back!

[Barb]

I used to carry my tenor sax all the time!!! Think of a suitcase only about 3.5 foot long!!! I just carried it by the handle and rode 1 handed. The rear brake hand of course!!!!

[MomOnBike]

DH and I have taken our instruments, viola (me) and French horn (him) to rehearsal. The viola is bungied onto the underseat rack on my recumbent and rides very nicely there, thank you. The horn rides in a Burley trailer.

Cars give us LOTS of room, especially on chilly nights - and we've laughed about having Child Protective Services called on us for taking our "baby" out in that trailer in the cold.

[CycleChic06]

A case of beer. Not me, but my co-worker who I often ride the T. He gets off the T with this case of beer and then has to ride his bike home from there. It was pretty funny seeing him ride down the bikepath balancing this huge box under his left arm. He said he made it, but almost dropped it a few times.

[lph]

Great stories!

Regina, I am never carrying plastic bags on my handlebars again... I have two root canaled front teeth from doing that when I was 14: turned a corner, stood up to pedal, got the bag stuck in the front wheel and did a faceplant in the asphalt. Major (psychological) trauma

If I have to carry plastic bags I thread them well up my wrist, where they can't interfere with the wheel.

[roguedog]

Hmmm..

I once rode home with my puppy under one arm from the Davis farmers market. Balanced her so her back legs were on my hip whilst I held her front.

hmm...

How bout riding to class with my parakeet on the handlebar. He loved it. he'd get all aerodynamic and hunch down )

hmm..

For those of you with grocery stories.. how bout a watermelon in a doublebagged plastic bag. think it was 7-10 lbs or so.


Hmm..

Anyone been to Asia???? OMG they carry whole families on bikes in crazy traffic.


Oooh i like the xtracycle. I've been wondering how I might combine golfing and biking!

[alpinerabbit]

A violin and a viola, each in their separate cases. With just a strap around my chest to hold both of them.