Errand bike thread....

[pardes]

I do not plan on getting a lot, just a "whole foods bag" full of produce.

Yeah, yeah, I remember saying that too and then 75 lbs later....

I must say that the two yams that I bought were just delightful and worth the trudge/drudge home. I popped one into the microwave for 6 minutes (it was very fat) then slathered it with butter, added lima beans on the side and it was a grand dinner.

Let me know what you draggged home in your basket!

[Blue_Wildflower]

Yeah, yeah, I remember saying that too and then 75 lbs later....

I must say that the two yams that I bought were just delightful and worth the trudge/drudge home. I popped one into the microwave for 6 minutes (it was very fat) then slathered it with butter, added lima beans on the side and it was a grand dinner.

Let me know what you draggged home in your basket!

LOL. I will let you know.

I will have to limit my load to my basket. My bf has a road (a.k.a his mistress) and mountain bike. Pigs will fly before he puts a rack, basket or panniers on either bike. He has offered to ride my girl bike if I buy too much. lol.

I am looking forward to buying some sweet potatoes and apples. I love our local farmer's market.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Blue, I too look forward to your first farmer's market trip report. I know just how excited you are...I am going through the same thing now myself!

Though I have done plenty of errands to town by foot and by bike over the past several years (we live 1/2 mile from town, 1 mile from supermarket), I am now making a very determined effort to do even more errands and shopping by bike and leaving the car at home even more often than before.
I work at home so it's not like I can pick up stuff on the way home from work in my car. If I need to buy something or do PO or bank, I'm leaving from home to do it as a dedicated trip.

Today I thoroughly enjoyed doing a whole slew of little errands on my bike all around town at midday....I mailed a package at the PostOffice, went to pay my dentist, did bank deposit, hardware store purchase, and stopped for a grilled cheese sandwich as my reward. All on an otherwise uninspiring dark cloudy day.
Now I know why my husband is forever hopping on his bike to "take a quick spin to the bank/PO/etc"....doing errands by bike is addictive!

[malkin]

My best, most fun bike errand ever was after work a few weeks ago, Brewer rode up to meet me, and we rode together down to the 'out-of-network' hospital to pick up my old mammogram film. I tucked it in my messenger bag and we rode home.

It was a pretty lame excuse for an afternoon ride together, but it seemed so PURPOSEFUL.

[Zen]

Every time I read this thread title I see "Errant Bike Thread"

[salsabike]

That is EXACTLY what I think every time I see this thread title. Then I go off into a little thought haze on what might make a bike "errant"...I usually have to shake my head to snap out of it.

[SouthernBelle]

errant bike: Has driven off the straight & narrow path onto side roads. Probably the ones with gin mills, saloons and houses of ill repute.

[Blue_Wildflower]

Blue, I too look forward to your first farmer's market trip report. I know just how excited you are...I am going through the same thing now myself!

Well, I did not make it to the Farmer's Market. Had my first fall on Saturday. Twisted my left ankle, which is still a little sore. It rained heavy in Northern VA last Friday night and early Saturday morning. I put too much pressure on my front brake while going down a hill. My back wheel slipped out and I did a lovely fish tail down a paved trail. While sliding, trying to break my fall, screaming and praying, my ankle got twisted in my bike frame. I walked the bike down a hill, rode to a spot where I can sit and my boyfriend rode to get his car and pick up the bike and me.

I have to run some errands this weekend to get ready for my Turkey Day tour, so this weekend I should have a better update.