Quote Originally Posted by Melalvai View Post
Is it possible for you to remove your gear and hang on to it instead of leaving it on the bike?
The gear I'm referring to is the front and rear racks, fenders, U-lock (bungeed to the rear rack) and sometimes my lunch box, which also gets bungeed to the rack. I had already removed my pannier (25 lbs of textbooks). I really wish that I could schlep around less stuff.

spokewench, it sounds to me like you are saying to pick up on the seatpost with my right hand (stronger hand) and steady the front wheel with the left hand, correct? So this way I could possibly balance the center of mass over my right hand, down low?