Thanks, Veronica and Emily.

I do sometimes ride in street clothes, expecially when I ride to work. That's only a few miles. Running errands could be anywhere from 5-20 and sometimes, if I have time, I keep going and turn it into a longer ride. I figure the extra weight on the rack is good training.

Maybe I'll check e-bay. If I could get an inexpensive one and then copy it for a pattern, that would be sweet! Otherwise, I think I'll just go for it. I'll let you know how it turns out whenever I get around to sitting down and doing it. 'Course that will take valuable on-bike-time, so it may be a while.

annie