Tag Archives: Cargo Bike

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.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#414), and a view from my handlebars

Things on the bike…three cardboard boxes containing a gym bag full of wet clothes, dog food, sundries, $72.57 worth of groceries, three liters of red wine, and a double order of Chinese take out. The view…another incredible view looking west over Lake Erie. Knowing sunsets like this last only a few minutes, I pulled theContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#414), and a view from my handlebars”

Donkey Bike…

While mindlessly flipping through web pages the other day I came across this bike. Odd looking, I thought. But practical. There’s something about it that I like. It’s called a Donkey Bike but for some reason it makes me think of my pugs…so ugly it’s attractive and lovable. Maybe that’s why I like it. Anyhow,Continue reading “Donkey Bike…”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#407-409)

#407 (top photo)…an external hard drive.#408 (middle photo)…a whole raw chicken.#409 (bottom photo)…groceries, dog food, and a gym bag full of clothes. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#402 & #403)

#402 (above)…a plastic bag containing an extra pair of dry pants which I changed into after arriving at church soaking wet from riding in the rain. #403 (below)…A canvas bag containing wet gym clothes; a BikeRev trailer containing 3 liters of red wine and $62.57 worth of groceries. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#401)

A canvas gym bag containing wet clothes, and a double order of Chinese take-out. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#400)

Front rack…a large cardboard box containing four pans of food on it’s way to a local food pantry: roast potatoes, haricots verts, and stuffed baby vegetables.  Rear rack…a smaller cardboard box containing 2 loaves of freshly baked 100% whole wheat bread on top of which sits an empty dough rising bucket (in which the rawContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#400)”

The Power of the Bicycle…

I take so many things for granted. And when I whine about my measly discomforts I should be ashamed. This video, I think, is amazing. For additional inspirational videos on the usefulness of the bicycle in Africa, visit World Bicycle Relief. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#398 & #399) and a couple comments

#398 (above)…six pans of food (wild rice pilaf, haricots verts, and haddock roasted with tomatoes, herbs, and white wine) on it’s way to a local food pantry. #399 (below)…a canvas bag full of wet gym clothes, 3L of red wine, and two cardboard boxes containing $64.37 worth of groceries. A brief comment…it was a slowContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#398 & #399) and a couple comments”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#395)

A large cardboard containing six hotel pans containing rice pilaf with ground beef, vegetarian rice pilaf (click for the recipe), mixed vegetables, and peppers stuffed with rice and beef and cooked in tomato sauce…en route to a local food pantry. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#394)

Two plastic dough-rising bowls; a cardboard box containing 40 chicken crepes, a large mixed greens salad, and a pan of rice pilaf; another smaller cardboard box containing 2 loaves of freshly baked Ezekiel Bread. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#393)…and a brief story

On the bike…A gym bag full of wet clothes, two new pairs of sweat pants, two bags of dog food, and a metal folding chair. A brief story…So there I was leaving a local chain store carrying one of their shopping baskets with my few items in it. I’m just exiting when I here, “HeyContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#393)…and a brief story”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#392)

Three plastic crates, nine foil hotel pans (1/2 size) full of food, and a large chunk of leftover wedding cake on their way to a local food pantry. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#390 & 391)

#390 (above photo)…$233.67 worth of groceries on a v3 Mundo and Bike Rev trailer. #391 (below photo)…Two cardboard boxes on a Torker Cargo-T containing six large foil tins stuffed full of food leftovers (one of them leaking olive oil on the rear fender…which my pugs loved) on its way to a local food pantry. UrbanContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#390 & 391)”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#389)…and a bit of positive graffiti

On the bike…a canvas bag containing a laptop computer, two books, a notebook, a journal, a cell phone, and a camera (amongst other items). I’ve photographed my bike at this location before. It’s a vacant building (obviously) and it’s colors and structure make for a nice backdrop (I think). The steel door behind the bikeContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#389)…and a bit of positive graffiti”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#387)

A cardboard box containing $48.56 in groceries; a canvas bag containing wet gym clothes; a large pumpkin. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#385 & 386), and an easy recipe for Whole Wheat Ezekiel Bread

First photo (on my way to work in the morning)…two plastic bowls containing the beginnings of Ezekiel Bread; the preferment in one bowl and autolyse in the other. Second photo (on my way home in the late afternoon)…two empty plastic buckets, and three freshly baked loaves of Ezekiel Bread. To see photos of this breadContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#385 & 386), and an easy recipe for Whole Wheat Ezekiel Bread”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#384)

A cardboard box (front rack) containing pans of rice pilaf, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables, and a small bucket of vichyssoise (en route to a local food pantry); a canvas bag (rear rack) containing–among other things–two books, some papers, a cell phone, a camera, and a pint of stir-fried rice and vegetables. Urban Simplicity.