Tag Archives: bicycles as transportation

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#519)

A gym bag full of wet clothes, a camera bag with an extra camera and lens, a tripod, a new pipe wrench, a ceiling fan drop rod, and an electrician’s chisel. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#518)

A gym bag containing wet clothes. A 10 pound bag of dog food. A plastic container with $67 in groceries. Urban Simplicity.

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#516)…boxes in front of a really big vacant box; two perspectives

A ceiling fan, two hanging lamps, light bulbs, various cleaning supplies, and two packages of incense. (Click the below image for a closer view.) Urban Simplicity.

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#512)

Six cardboard boxes (boxes within boxes), a book bag, a camera bag, and two loaves of freshly baked yogurt-tahini bread (recipe soon to come). Urban Simplicity.

Three Views from my Handlebars…

I took these photos while on my ride home this evening as also recorded in a previous post. Urban Simplicity.

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#511), two perspectives…

A gym bag containing wet clothes, a box of contractor-grade garbage bags, five plastic drop cloths, a spool of bundling twine, three rolls of wide masking tape, a set of construction goggles, an electrical outlet, an electrical switch, an electrical box, an electrical box cover, an electrical outlet, a 30′ retractable and wall mountable extensionContinue reading “Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#511), two perspectives…”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#509)

 A book bag containing–among other things–a cell phone, a magazine, and an electronic reader. A camera bag containing a camera and extra lens. Two cardboard boxes containing three loaves of freshly baked honey-oatmeal bread, a double order of chicken fingers (for my son) and a raw and cooked vegetable salad (for me).  A dough risingContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#509)”

Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#508) and the View from My Handlebars

On the bike…approximately 150 hard-cover books in seven cardboard boxes on their way to my favorite local used book shop. The View…was taken on my way back to work…couldn’t ask for a more beautiful day to be on a bike. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#507)

A new kitchen sink faucet, a roll of plumber’s tape, 3 types of batteries (AA, AAA, and 9v), 2 faucet connector tubes (or whatever they’re called), a new basin wrench (which made the job so much easier), two new packs of bungee cords (yes, bungee cords are holding down the new bungee cords), and aContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#507)”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#506)

A camera bag containing an extra camera and a zoom lens. A book bag containing a book, and e-reader, and a magazine. A plastic bag containing a new light fixture. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Biike (#505) and a couple comments on how the miles can add up

On the bike…a box containing nearly a full sandwich loaf on its way to a local food pantry. I live fairly close to most things that occur within the realm of my average daily life (but what is average). I’ve consciously and gradually changed my life over the past decade to make this happen. ThisContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Biike (#505) and a couple comments on how the miles can add up”

What’s on your bar?

As this is an ad free blog I generally do not offer product reviews here. Believe-it-or-not I get propositioned for this relatively frequently, but I generally review products on other sites and publications, not this one (someone recently emailed me and said they really like the feel of my blog and wondered if I wouldContinue reading “What’s on your bar?”