Claim your bragging rights!
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Postby Xplora » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:51 pm
What other cool things have people managed to do?
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Postby trailgumby » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:13 pm
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Postby Ozkaban » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:39 pm
Haven't lugged anything more exciting than that though.
Cheers,
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:38 am
At last years ride to work day, I rode in with a spare uncicyle attached. Now THAT took some creative thinking!
I'm good for adding two bottles of wine to the pack when I am riding home but I find bottles don't sit comfortably. I have to really want a drink at dinner to do it.
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Postby high_tea » Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:46 pm
3 kids plus baby support stuff.
2 kids plus groceries.
1 kid + sheets, clothing, food etc plus shoes, change of clothes etc for work.
etc etc. 40-50 kg of stuff is eminently doable, though I find myself thinking real hard about how to avoid hills.
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Postby jet-ski » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:09 pm
Lately? OK these are examples of trips made by xtracycle....
3 x raleigh chopper frames, wheels and other bits
3 x ikea shoe racks (6kgs each), ice block trays, icey pole makers and a giant teddy bear
9 x boxes of Cadbury fundraising chocolate
20kg bag of kitty litter + 2 weeks worth of groceries
big bunch of flowers from work without getting squished or effected in any way
5x bottles of wine, pillow pet in a box, handheld cb radios, camelbak in a box, other secret santa presents
1 x wheel with dynamo hub & 1 week's worth of grocery shopping
shelving unit from bunnings
1 x 75kg adult (not for very far!)
ridiculously heavy 12" kiddie bike for a friend (heavier than any of the bikes I own!)
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Postby BarryTas » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:13 pm
and once
15 training books
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Postby silkishuge » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:20 pm
~25kg of fruit every week. 11km round trip every week
I almost never drive.
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Postby jet-ski » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:32 pm
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Postby silkishuge » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:42 pm
I love my fruit. At least I don't have to buy my vegetables since we grow them. If only I could grow that much fruit!!!jet-ski wrote:25kg of fruit???
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Postby WestcoastPete » Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:58 pm
One of the downsides when compared with a car is that you can't just throw stuff in; you kind of need to load each bag up carefully. That's why I'm now looking at an Xtracycle platform so that I can just take green bags chuck them in the back...
I'm always amazed by how much I can squeeze into the Camper LF eh. It's often the only bag I have and so it carries whatever I pick up on the way home.
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Postby jet-ski » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:01 pm
You can just chuck stuff in, for sure, but you do have to be a bit careful..... delicate stuff on top! I also almost lost a loaf of bread once cos I had it on top, but not quite in the right spot and it slipped out from under the strap as I was going over a bump....WestcoastPete wrote:I've been shopping on the bike lately and had my biggest load to date a couple of weeks ago. I had 2 x Tioga panniers (you know the cheap-but-big ones?) full of vegies and groceries, two front panniers full of 12 x 1.2Kg tins of dog food, a 12Kg bag of dog biscuits across the back and a full Carradice Camper Longflap on top of that. Handled beautifully!
One of the downsides when compared with a car is that you can't just throw stuff in; you kind of need to load each bag up carefully. That's why I'm now looking at an Xtracycle platform so that I can just take green bags chuck them in the back...
I'm always amazed by how much I can squeeze into the Camper LF eh. It's often the only bag I have and so it carries whatever I pick up on the way home.
It's better for bigger/awkward type loads like the aforementioned pieces of lumber (no gaffa tape required), mops, big things of toilet paper etc....
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Postby silkishuge » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:13 pm
There is a bright side though. You save time looking for a car park. It normally takes me about 15mins to find a parking and up to 10 mins to exit the car park. Bicycle parking only takes 1 min. I usually plan how I pack my groceries while I shop. When I return to my bike, its just a matter of arranging the order of bags going into the panniers. I do alot of shopping online as well, which is probably why I don't really need to drive. I can just imagine cycling home with 2 x 25kg of rye and spelt flour Not that I have seen flour sold in those quantities at any grocery store.WestcoastPete wrote:I've been shopping on the bike lately and had my biggest load to date a couple of weeks ago. I had 2 x Tioga panniers (you know the cheap-but-big ones?) full of vegies and groceries, two front panniers full of 12 x 1.2Kg tins of dog food, a 12Kg bag of dog biscuits across the back and a full Carradice Camper Longflap on top of that. Handled beautifully!
One of the downsides when compared with a car is that you can't just throw stuff in; you kind of need to load each bag up carefully. That's why I'm now looking at an Xtracycle platform so that I can just take green bags chuck them in the back...
I'm always amazed by how much I can squeeze into the Camper LF eh. It's often the only bag I have and so it carries whatever I pick up on the way home.
Jon
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Postby jet-ski » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:16 pm
hah, that spelt flour would be easy on an xtracyclesilkishuge wrote:There is a bright side though. You save time looking for a car park. It normally takes me about 15mins to find a parking and up to 10 mins to exit the car park. Bicycle parking only takes 1 min. I usually plan how I pack my groceries while I shop. When I return to my bike, its just a matter of arranging the order of bags going into the panniers. I do alot of shopping online as well, which is probably why I don't really need to drive. I can just imagine cycling home with 2 x 25kg of rye and spelt flour Not that I have seen flour sold in those quantities at any grocery store.WestcoastPete wrote:I've been shopping on the bike lately and had my biggest load to date a couple of weeks ago. I had 2 x Tioga panniers (you know the cheap-but-big ones?) full of vegies and groceries, two front panniers full of 12 x 1.2Kg tins of dog food, a 12Kg bag of dog biscuits across the back and a full Carradice Camper Longflap on top of that. Handled beautifully!
One of the downsides when compared with a car is that you can't just throw stuff in; you kind of need to load each bag up carefully. That's why I'm now looking at an Xtracycle platform so that I can just take green bags chuck them in the back...
I'm always amazed by how much I can squeeze into the Camper LF eh. It's often the only bag I have and so it carries whatever I pick up on the way home.
Jon
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Postby WestcoastPete » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:43 pm
It adds up when you're trying to shop at various shops instead of the supermarket. On the trip I'm talking about, I went to the pet food shop, then the asian grocer, and then the fruit and veg shop. It was a PITA coordinating it all compared to a car, but I reckon I can get better at it. And now I can justify an Xtracyle, or even a Baekfiet perhaps.silkishuge wrote:
There is a bright side though. You save time looking for a car park. It normally takes me about 15mins to find a parking and up to 10 mins to exit the car park. Bicycle parking only takes 1 min. I usually plan how I pack my groceries while I shop. When I return to my bike, its just a matter of arranging the order of bags going into the panniers. I do alot of shopping online as well, which is probably why I don't really need to drive. I can just imagine cycling home with 2 x 25kg of rye and spelt flour Not that I have seen flour sold in those quantities at any grocery store.
Jon
I have a BOB trailer which is good for shopping - just load the groceries straight into the big yellow bag. I was using the Bike Friday to tow it though and I felt that the heavy loads were putting a fair bit of stress on the bottom folding pivot so I've stopped using it. So for now I don't really have a BOBable bike, but one will hopefully turn up soon enough...
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Postby silkishuge » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:53 pm
Speaking of strain on the bike, I find that the rear wheel suffers abit when over loaded. I try to avoid the pot holes and usually do but the road surface is not great and some sections look like a continuous section of pot holes. I used to use a trailer but its hard going up a hill to the main rd from my place. Its a 700m hill climb with a minimum gradient of 7% and a maximum of 21%. It was hard even when the trailer was empty and coming down was impossible. I did not have sufficient braking power.WestcoastPete wrote:
It adds up when you're trying to shop at various shops instead of the supermarket. On the trip I'm talking about, I went to the pet food shop, then the asian grocer, and then the fruit and veg shop. It was a PITA coordinating it all compared to a car, but I reckon I can get better at it. And now I can justify an Xtracyle, or even a Baekfiet perhaps.
I have a BOB trailer which is good for shopping - just load the groceries straight into the big yellow bag. I was using the Bike Friday to tow it though and I felt that the heavy loads were putting a fair bit of stress on the bottom folding pivot so I've stopped using it. So for now I don't really have a BOBable bike, but one will hopefully turn up soon enough...
Jon
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Postby WestcoastPete » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:52 pm
I put effort into not being a PITA at the checkout by packing my bag really slowly; I'll normally pay and finish packing it somewhere else. I've had the odd occasion where it hasn't just been me that's amazed at how much my Camper LF can hold.
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Postby uncle arthur » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:53 pm
Oh - and is there a traffic regulation that relates to this somehow?
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Postby jet-ski » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:57 pm
Weird looks mostly. A few people saying 'where did you get that bike' (mainly other cyclists though). Lots of kids stare.Oxford wrote:I can't say I'm amazed at how many people do their shopping using a bike, it is a cycling forum after all. But how do people react to you? I find people have this puzzled look such as how is he going to fit it all in that box? Why? And various other expressions. Only had one person say something which was positive saying it was a good idea I had.
I also find shopping on the bike to be convenient as I can park the bike right outside the entrance. No wrestling the trolley through the carpark. Parking was never an issue in suburban Brisbane so no real time saved, just the satisfaction that I am riding instead of driving. I do very little riding nowadays so any excuse to ride, especially utility riding.
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Postby Lizzy » Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:04 pm
Mostly not at all; although some checkout operators must think I'm OCD or something, trying to sort things into two bags to get the same weight in each (yeah, inevitably I have ended up re-packing / redistributing the load outside). A couple of people have openly envied my panniers, which made me happy! They happen to be almost the exact dimensions of those standard supermarket rectangular green-bags - so I just fill two of those max, then drop them straight in.Oxford wrote:I can't say I'm amazed at how many people do their shopping using a bike, it is a cycling forum after all. But how do people react to you?
I find grocery shopping by bike pretty good for sticking to the essentials - and zipping past a line of stationary cars waiting for a park at the farmer's market is quite a nice feeling too
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Postby WestcoastPete » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:00 pm
Sorry they're a bit blurry. This is on top of my work clothes, toilet trees and lunch box, and I was still able to do it up to the top notch on the belt without extending the flap. Love.
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Postby rdp_au » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:44 am
I hope that creative bit of phonetic spelling was intentional...Lizzy wrote:This is on top of my work clothes, toilet trees and lunch box,
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:53 am
a dozen or more juggling balls
Fuel for fire stuff
Fire clubs
fire eating sticks
plastic juggling clubs
couple of stock whips
three legged chair
devil sticks
a couple of diabolos
four contact juggling balls (those suckers are H-E-A-V-Y!)
lights
spare tube, patch kit, pump, etc
and whatever else took my fancy on the evening
plus all the usual personal items
I recall weighing it once before I left home and, from memory, it was approaching 20kg and it was a bugger to be able to do turns while riding.
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