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[BleeckerSt_Girl]

These days I'm sorta getting more in the mood to hop on my bike for quick trips into town. It's only 1 mile round trip...but there is a steep 1/4 mile hill going back up to my house, so I actually get a little bit of a workout each time i go out. Plus i can swing around a few blocks or even go a couple miles more to the next town and back just to make the trip longer before heading back home. Depends on my mood and my schedule for the day. Usually i walk to town or take the car if I have to buy heavy stuff. But nowadays I'm enjoying jumping on my bike for small errands again, especially now with the rack and bungee cords on my Rivendell.

[OakLeaf]

Good luck Crankin!

[Pax]

These days I'm sorta getting more in the mood to hop on my bike for quick trips into town. It's only 1 mile round trip...but there is a steep 1/4 mile hill going back up to my house, so I actually get a little bit of a workout each time i go out. Plus i can swing around a few blocks or even go a couple miles more to the next town and back just to make the trip longer before heading back home. Depends on my mood and my schedule for the day. Usually i walk to town or take the car if I have to buy heavy stuff. But nowadays I'm enjoying jumping on my bike for small errands again, especially now with the rack and bungee cords on my Rivendell.

I put this basket on my old Schwinn yesterday, just so I can errands on her.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I put this basket on my old Schwinn yesterday, just so I can errands on her.

That's a practical looking thing! What color did you get?

I used to have two panniers hanging on my rack...but they actually added weight and I wasnt filling them up with purchases. So I took them off and I just have the rack with two big bungee cords, and a little roll-up tote bag snapped on the rack. That seems to be just the right arrangement for me, for picking up a couple of things in town.

Once I put 25 lbs of groceries in my panniers and between that and the 35 pound bike w/rack, it was pretty unpleasant getting up the hill to my house. A bit much!
Now my goals are a lot more do-able for me.

[crazycanuck]

Is it my imagination or did a whole heap of posts from TE in the last few days just go "kawhoop" into the sunset?

[Pax]

That's a practical looking thing! What color did you get?

I used to have two panniers hanging on my rack...but they actually added weight and I wasnt filling them up with purchases. So I took them off and I just have the rack with two big bungee cords, and a little roll-up tote bag snapped on the rack. That seems to be just the right arrangement for me, for picking up a couple of things in town.

Once I put 25 lbs of groceries in my panniers and between that and the 35 pound bike w/rack, it was pretty unpleasant getting up the hill to my house. A bit much!
Now my goals are a lot more do-able for me.

I got the burgundy one, it looks really nice on my black bike. It's a quick release so it's only rated for 8lbs... but it should do fine for running to the co-op for a loaf of bread.

[snapdragen]

Is it my imagination or did a whole heap of posts from TE in the last few days just go "kawhoop" into the sunset?

Really? T'wasn't me...

[crazycanuck]

I'm getting my threads mixed up

carry on

[Kitsune06]

It's ok, Snap, I'll give you some work here eventually... I just need to work up a real good PMS rage and start posting inappropriately until some kind-hearted soul forces me to eat chocolate for the betterment of the world.