Category Archives: Cargo Bike

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#438), the View From My Handlebars, and a Brief Comment

On the bike…a gym bag full of wet clothes, a canvas bag containing–among other things–two books, an extra camera, and four batteries. And also, approximately $20 in groceries and a new neti pot. A brief comment…The below photo is of Bidwell Park here in Buffalo. And today was cold, really cold. It has been colder,Continue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#438), the View From My Handlebars, and a Brief Comment”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#437)…and a brief comment

About $30 in groceries, a gym bag full of wet clothes, and two bottles of red wine. It is difficult to tell but the bike is locked to a city-installed bicycle rack which were installed on hundreds of parking meters (and also free-standing) around the city in the past few years. This is awesome…excellent! IContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#437)…and a brief comment”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#436)

A gym bag full of wet clothes, 10lbs/4.5kg dog food, two pints of strawberry jam, and a double order of Chinese takeout. Urban Simplicity.

Less Car More Go!

Birth of an American Cargo Bike from Liz Canning on Vimeo. I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. It’s an excerpt for the upcoming documentary by Liz Canning on cargo bikes in America. Originally called (R)Evolutions per Minute it is now Less Car More Go. In this portion, which marks the very beginningsContinue reading “Less Car More Go!”

Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#435)

A gallon of extra virgin olive oil, a canvas book bag containing two books and a 9″ chef’s knife (click here to read a review of the knife), and a nylon camera bag containing a camera, a lens, and a battery charger. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#431, #432, & #433)…and a quick comment

I carried these items/used my bikes since yesterday’s “incident.” I road the same route today at one point. I’m shaken but not (physically) hurt…just a small bruise on my stomach and scratch on my thigh (likely from when I was vaulted over the handlebars), and my rib cage is sore (likely from when I hitContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#431, #432, & #433)…and a quick comment”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#430)

Rear Carrier…a large plastic transport container containing a pint of homemade strawberry jam, an extra camera, a dough rising bucket, 20 chicken “fingers,” two bottles of red wine, two loaves of freshly baked whole wheat bread, a large 2013 calendar, a canvas bag, two books, and a small Bible. Front Carrier…a cardboard box containing fourContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#430)”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#428)…and a view from my handlebars

On the bike…an acoustic guitar and two bottles of red wine. The below image was taken just about 5pm this evening. I was on my way to meet my son at his music lesson when I passed an intersection and saw the below sunset…it is looking west over Buffalo’s Lower West side. And this, IContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#428)…and a view from my handlebars”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#426 & #427)

#426 (above)…a dough rising bucket and a cardboard box containing three loaves of freshly baked Whole Wheat Maple Oatmeal Bread. #427 (below)…a gym bag full of wet clothing and a double order of Chines takeout food. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#424) and the view from my front porch

As I arrived home this evening and walked my bike up the plank of gratefulness I turned and saw the image above. I’m not sure why but the swirly sky reminded me of a Van Gogh painting. Anyhow, on the bike…a canvas bag containing a book, a small Bible, a periodical, a journal, and aContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#424) and the view from my front porch”

Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#422 & #423)

#422 (above)…A camera bag containing two cameras, a cardboard box containing 3 loaves of freshly baked bread, a dough rising bucket, a new derailleur (for my son’s bike), and a broken derailleur. #423 (below)…$212 (€163) in groceries. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#420 & #421)

#420…a 6ft/1.8m Christmas Tree. #421…a cardboard box containing a few groceries, a book, and an acoustic guitar. Urban Simplicity.

The Usefulness of a Bike, and a Couple Photos that Make Me Feel Small

I mentioned in a previous post regarding using a bike (especially a long-tail) as a platform to stabilize a camera, and in that post I was using a small tripod that was primarily for compact or at least lighter cameras. Well, since then I have gotten a couple new (used) cameras that are considerably heavierContinue reading “The Usefulness of a Bike, and a Couple Photos that Make Me Feel Small”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#419), and a view from my handlebars

On the bike: a cardboard box containing a quart of milk, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly, a bag of dog food, and a double order of Chinese takeout food. Chronologically,  these photos are in reversed order. The image below I took on my way to work this morning. Look at thatContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#419), and a view from my handlebars”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#416 & #417), a Brief Story Behind it, and a Simple Recipe

#416 (first photo above)…a canvas bag containing a few books; a double plastic bag containing a cooked turkey carcass, and a few vegetables for mirepoix. #417 (second photo above)…a cardboard box containing 18 pint contains full of still-warm turkey broth. Okay, so here’s the deal. Nearly every year, after our Thanksgiving feast at one ofContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#416 & #417), a Brief Story Behind it, and a Simple Recipe”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#415)

Two canvas bags. One containing four books and a journal (among other things). And the other containing twelve newly sharpened chef’s knives of varies sizes. Urban Simplicity.