Quote Originally Posted by Torrilin View Post
I haven't used anything like a basket on the back. I'm not super flexible, and I'm clumsy, so I'd probably kill myself trying to get a leg over a milk crate . When I was poking around, most of the commentary on baskets made it clear that they were not a good solution for the kind of weight I haul.
Amusing mental image! Maybe I should point out that my bike happens to have a step-through frame, avoiding the problem of swinging a leg over the crate (if I had to do that I'm sure I'd be constantly kicking it too).