Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#210), and a quick comment about cargo bikes

A 15 lb. capacity, all-steel sausage stuffer.A canvas bag containing 4 books.A six-pack of Ellicottville Brewing Company Pale Ale.A gym bagful of wet clothing.A cardboard box containing 2 bottles of Chateau Saint Sulpice Bordeaux.A pound of baker’s yeast. Three pastry tarts.A cardboard box full of kindling. It’s interesting that when I was originally out todayContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#210), and a quick comment about cargo bikes”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#208)…with a link, a few comments, and another photo.

Sometimes (more often than not, actually) the only thing I carry on this bike is me. While it weighs in the upwards of 60 lbs. and is more then 6 ft. long I still find it the most comfortable and fun bike to ride (out of my 3 main bikes). Not only does it’s uprightContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#208)…with a link, a few comments, and another photo.”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#207)

A canvas bag containing, among other things, three books, a daily planner, pencils, and reading glasses.A six-foot long cable lock. A small cardboard box containing three pints of homemade dog food and three sample packages of wild rice from Goose Valley Wild Rice.

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#205 & #206) with a few comments.

#205: Five pounds of rising bread dough in a plastic bucket; a canvas bag containing books, pencils, reading glasses, and (oddly) a retractable measuring tape. #206: an empty plastic bucket; a paper bag with a sweaty shirt and 3 pairs of socks; a canvas bag; a cardboard box containing a partial bottle of red wine,Continue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#205 & #206) with a few comments.”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#202)…with a few comments.

$82.47 of groceries in two plastic crates. Uncharacteristically, I’ve displayed a before and after pictures of the Mundo. I did this to show the versitility of the bike…with two crates on the back it really becomes a sort of human powered pickup truck. And yes, this is a cargo bike (there are plenty of companiesContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#202)…with a few comments.”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#198)

12 tongue-and-groove deck boards (4′ and 6′ lengths).An antique small hand saw, which was originally my grandather’s (duct taped to the top deck).A wooden box containing–among other things–14 small tools, a digital camera, a small hand pump, a spare inner tube, a 12′ retractable tape measure, a partial roll of duct tape, two pencils, spareContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#198)”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#196 & #197)

#196: A mandoline slicer still in it’s box; a canvas bag containing books.#197: A cardboard box containing 1 pound of freshly picked blueberries (a gift…yum!) and two pints of lamb, vermicelli, and rice. Also, a canvas book bag containing books.

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#191 & 192)

Top Photo, on my way to work in the morning…A canvas book bag containing, among other things, four books and a day planner.Two pints of live red sauerkraut (on the front rack), click here for a story and recipes.A plastic bucket with 6 pounds of raw brown rice bread dough, click here for a recipe.Continue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#191 & 192)”

Thing That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#189)

A plastic bag of sweaty work clothes (it was freakin’ hot in the kitchen today!)A gym bag with wet clothes.A canvas book bag containing, among other things, four books and a day planner.An extra shirt. An Artvoice newspaper.A Block Club magazine.