Keeping up with the Geonzes

**Geonz** · 02-19-2008, 08:07 PM

Might be able to figure out a way to pop the wheel off? Maybe on the Yahoo Group somebody might have an idea?

**Zen** · 02-19-2008, 08:39 PM

Can you hold it vertically long enough for an elevator ride?

**divingbiker** · 02-20-2008, 03:23 AM

Hadn't thought about taking the wheel off or holding it vertically, mostly because it was pretty heavily loaded. But I'll have to try both the next time...there's got to be a way!

**Zen** · 02-20-2008, 12:49 PM

Do you have to take it on the elevator?
Probly yes if I know Metro

**divingbiker** · 02-20-2008, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by zencentury

Do you have to take it on the elevator?
Probly yes if I know Metro

Yes, you have to take bikes on the elevator. It makes sense...they don't want a bike careening down the escalator into people.

**divingbiker** · 03-04-2008, 03:30 PM

What fun! Tomorrow is my office's annual chili cookoff, so I rode the Xtracycle in to work today to take everything in (I'm the organizer). I bungeed a milk crate onto the skateboard top, so I could keep the cake pan flat, and loaded other stuff into the side bags.

Here's what I hauled:

crockpot
gallon of chili, frozen
blueberry coffee cake
banana bread
container of chocolate chip cookies
box of saltines
box of oatmeal
Ortlieb pannier with my clothes, lunch etc
pump and repair kit

Here's what it looked like:

**tulip** · 03-04-2008, 03:47 PM

That is SO wonderful! And you have a hill to start, as I recall (or maybe that was just coming from my old house). Anyways, I remember a steep hill near you.

Very cool. How did your coworkers react?

**Zen** · 03-04-2008, 04:03 PM

Party Bike!

**redrhodie** · 03-04-2008, 05:14 PM

What's the oatmeal for?

**divingbiker** · 03-04-2008, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by tulip

That is SO wonderful! And you have a hill to start, as I recall (or maybe that was just coming from my old house). Anyways, I remember a steep hill near you.

Very cool. How did your coworkers react?

Yes, you remember right--I've got a big hill on the way home. I showed the bike to a few who were interested, and everyone thinks it's pretty cool. A pain to hoist onto the wall hook in the bike room, but cool.

Originally Posted by redrhodie

What's the oatmeal for?

Ha! It's for my breakfast. I just used the opportunity to carry in a whole box today.

Actually, the coffee cake and banana bread were for two birthdays in the branch today, and the cookies and chili stuff are for the cookoff tomorrow (along with the cornbread I baked tonight.)

**7rider** · 03-04-2008, 05:41 PM

Wow.
In addition to hauling duty....I name DB official cook for the C&O!
Nicely done. I bet you generated more than a few double-takes from folks on the road today!

**IFjane** · 03-04-2008, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by 7rider

Wow.
In addition to hauling duty....I name DB official cook for the C&O!

Excellent idea. I'll bet if she ditches the crock pot all my clothes will fit, too....

**redrhodie** · 03-05-2008, 06:04 AM

Sounds like a dangerous place to work!

**Geonz** · 03-05-2008, 07:32 AM

THe lower you keep the weight, the easier it is to get the load up hills. Looks great!!

**divingbiker** · 03-05-2008, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Geonz

THe lower you keep the weight, the easier it is to get the load up hills. Looks great!!

Keep the suggestions coming, I'm learning from all of them. I was fairly bottom-heavy, I think...the gallon of chili and my loaded pannier were in one side bag, and the crockpot was in the other side bag. The baked stuff was up top.

I was running late or I probably would have spent more time getting the load balanced just right. And I need a better system for strapping the milk crate on top. Any ideas? Bungees don't seem to work very well--too stretchy.

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