I don't think I could pull more weight than me and my bike. =) But, now that farmer's market season has started again, we're trying to figure out how to get a ton of stuff home on our bikes. Jeremy's bike actually. I don't have a basket or paniers or anything! When we lived with the family they lent us their Burley and that fits a lot of things. Then a neighbor lent a little cart he'd made. We haven't had a chance to use it yet and now it's buried in the garage somewhere.
But after yesterday, when Jeremy's bumpy bike-ride return from the market caused three bunches of scallions to fall out of his paniers, lost on the bike trail, we'll be looking into better vegetable-transport options.
Like, perhaps, a new MADSEN Cargo Bike!
friends of mine have a bike trailer which fastens on their ordinary bikes, that way you don't have to take it when you don't need it! =)
ReplyDeleteHowever as they now live most of the way up an exceptionally steep hill I don't think it gets as much use as it did...
Ah-ha you found the Madsen contest! Good. :) I'm glad.
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ReplyDeleteAnna, that's a good point. We both have bikes now, so I suppose this would only be used when we knew we were transporting stuff. Or if we're going on a long trip, Jeremy can carry me in the bucket. =)
ReplyDeleteTam - yep, I found out from your blog! Thanks. =)
And Paul (who deleted his comment for some reason...) I have a friend or two who have that kind of bike. I wonder how you get two kids on that! Wow.
Anyway, honestly, the whole reason for posting this is for a chance to win one of these bikes. I don't know that we'd ever think it necessary enough to dish out the money to buy one. We'd probably save for an electric car before we did that! =)
Sorry, I realized after the fact that you had put up your post for the Madsen contest - seemed a bit gauche to promote a competitor's product in the comments...
ReplyDeleteNo problem Paul! =) If the competitor is cheaper, then I think you should go for it (though I didn't look at the prices).
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