Going to the grocery store!

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Same bike as I use for everything else.. (commuting, touring, fitness, etc.)

The thing is that a fitness or commuting ride changes to a grocery transport ride thereafter since we don't have a car. Often I only make the effort to put on 1 bike pannier even though I have a pair of panniers. Thankfully places where we grocery shop regularily, are under 7 kms. I'm riding vaguely lopsided weight-wise at times. I rarely use a knapsack while cycling.

Since we live not far from several choice stores and a market (or now that it's summer, several neighbourhood farmers' markets. Lucky us. ), he and I make several mini trips. Grocery shopping is done in bits and pieces whenever each person can weave in a stop along the way in their daily ride.

It works well for us. Between he and I, it's 4 bike panniers for grocery stuffing.
If we are desperate, we do have a B.O.B. trailer and he has used it on the rare occasion for big item purchases. But B.O.B. used more for long distance bike touring. He does have front racks for a total of 4 panniers..but again only for touring not for grocery shopping. That would be abit of overkill.