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Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#459 & 460)

#459 (above)…various home repair supplies. #460 (below)…$99.00 in groceries and sundries. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#458), the view from my handlebars, and a brief comment about a Good Samaritan

On the bike…a nylon bag containing a camera and its charger, a canvas bag containing a book and a few papers, and two cardboard boxes containing 5lbs of honey, 10lbs of whole wheat flour, and an entire leg of lamb. The view…is on Allen Street here in Buffalo, NY. What a lovely day; nearly spring-like.Continue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#458), the view from my handlebars, and a brief comment about a Good Samaritan”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#455)…and a brief comment about the weather

On the bike…more than $100 in groceries and sundries. About the weather…the weather today was fine. Seasonably cold with light flurries; the roads were dry. But what I wanted to mention is something that I noticed…not so much about the weather itself but more so about awareness of it. The reason I mention this isContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#455)…and a brief comment about the weather”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#446)

A book bag stuffed full of books, a camera bag containing two cameras, a classical guitar (my son’s), a laptop computer, and a camera tripod. 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 (#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 (#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 (#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 (#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”

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 (#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 (#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)”