Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - kind of ot-carrying large objects

I am trying to figure out how to carry a 35 lb bag of dog food. I can carry the weight, but i cannot figure out how to carry the bulk. Maybe carfree would be a better forum, but I have no rack, just bags, none of which are near big enough. This is more of a personal challenge to myself, I can always just drive, but it's only 35 blocks away. thanks for any input.

i carried a 30 lbs bag of catfood yesterday. stick it in your bag. it'll be coming out the top so just extend your straps as far as they'll go and wrap em around the bag a bit.

here's an idea. dunno if 35 pounds would be too much - i kind of doubt it - but what i did once was stick a stem on to my seatpost, extending backwards, and put a set of longish bullhorns back there, sticking backwards again. make sure the stem is long enough so you don't hit yr thighs. then, duct tape, or canvas/nylon/whatever straps, or however you choose to attach stuff to your improvised rack.

here's an idea. dunno if 35 pounds would be too much - i kind of doubt it - but what i did once was stick a stem on to my seatpost, extending backwards, and put a set of longish bullhorns back there, sticking backwards again. make sure the stem is long enough so you don't hit yr thighs. then, duct tape, or canvas/nylon/whatever straps, or however you choose to attach stuff to your improvised rack.
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make a little trailer out of a skateboard. tie up or tape the bag to the top of the board, the weight should be enough to keep it from bouncing around. then tie the board to your seat post and tow it home. your dog will love you.

throw on a flat bar, wtih aero bars at the centre, and old bar ends at the ends..

I carry my dog's food on top of my head.

make a little trailer out of a skateboard. tie up or tape the bag to the top of the board, the weight should be enough to keep it from bouncing around. then tie the board to your seat post and tow it home. your dog will love you.


towing anything that's tied to you bike never works...it runs up on the side whenever you slow down, and you'll lose it at every turn.

maybe you should just get a rack. i transport dog food all the time like that, i just strap it down.

You don't need a bag, the food comes in it's own bag. You just need a way to secure the bag to your body. You could take a roll of duct tape and have one of the store employees tape it to you.

anyone know of a cheaper version of the BOB trailer?

OP, you should have named this thread, "Calling Mc Gyver"

Check out the Living Car Free subforum.

actually I believe nashbar has a BOB knockoff.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...l%20Produ cts

although it doesn't look like it has the axle-nut adapters the BOB makes to fit on a solid axle.

Build your own. Do a google search on DIY bike trailers or look here http://sacbikekitchen.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=10

There is some very cool stuff out there.

get a Chrome Kremlin messenger bag http://chromebags.com/kremlin.php and it may solve the issue. I carried a 24 pack water bottle case in it. it was very tight and uncomfortable to right with cuz of bulk but to think it could carry all that is crazy

anyone know of a cheaper version of the BOB trailer?
make your own out of pvc and/or heating pipe..

Here it is, although it doesn't look like it has the axle-nut adapters the BOB makes to fit on a solid axle.
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Here's the correct link:
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=&sku=18733&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Show%20All%20Products

get a Chrome Kremlin messenger bag http://chromebags.com/kremlin.php and it may solve the issue. I carried a 24 pack water bottle case in it. it was very tight and uncomfortable to right with cuz of bulk but to think it could carry all that is crazy

A $145 solution... BRILLIANT!

You could take a roll of duct tape and have one of the store employees tape it to you.
I think that is the best suggestion yet.

take 4 yards of duct tape, cut in two, double each over. Tape one end of each to the top of the bag, one end to the bottom. Viola! instant dogfood backpack! You'll probably have to tape around the bag a few times to keep the straps on.

Check out the Living Car Free subforum.

Thanks.

Now I get to use the phrase "this thread has many solutions to a problem that does not exist".

Why invent ways to carry stuff that are less efficent than the standard, and seek these soulutions from a less knowedgeable source?

The answer? The many humourous uses of ducktape and skateboards! Just please record your misadventures and post them on youtube.com.

Definitely just strap it to yourself, I've carried way over 35 pounds of crap in a backpack, and about that size.



You get smaller bags of dog food than my family did, but we had a car.

take 4 yards of duct tape, cut in two, double each over. Tape one end of each to the top of the bag, one end to the bottom. Viola! instant dogfood backpack! You'll probably have to tape around the bag a few times to keep the straps on.

I firmly believe that duct tape should never be used in such a fancy manner. I would do it like this: 3 pieces around the torso/bag. 4 pieces making an x shape, over one should and under the opposite arm. Easy cheesy Japanezy.

Forget those car free people, they all have xtracycles and ****.

tie it to your back with rope and net or just ballance it on your bars and top tube like you would a bankers box

and invest in a bigger bag

A $145 solution... BRILLIANT!
WRONG!!!!! i got mine for $136 haha haha beat that one buddy lol

Buy smaller bags, have it fit into a current bag and buy it more often?

Buy smaller bags, have it fit into a current bag and buy it more often?

It's more expesive that way, and if you have a big ass dog like I do, dog food adds up. Not to mention that he goes through a huge bad pretty quick, if I bought the small bags I'd be at the pet store every week.

In the time it takes to figure out a solution and implement it you could do 5 runs to the store and stock up on dog food for a good long while...

Do you really want to break your back/crash/look like a fool while wrestling with a monstruous sack of dog food? I'd just buy the biggest sack that fits into my backpack/messenger bag. It doesn't have to fit in completely, it can stick out the top.

Although I have to say I like the stem+bullhorn rack idea. But you'd need a helluva long stem and bullhorn to get a 35lbs sack to fit on.

With so much concentrated weight, this will be a challenge. Either split it up and shift it about four seperate panniers or else get a trailer.

to the op - give us some more info as to what bags you have
what are we dealing with
do you have any bike coops, thrift stores, or lbs that you could get cheap bike parts at?
do you have any friends that work in metal shops, near a college with welding access, or general diy scene?

if you have panniers you might have a rear rack. strap it across the top of the rack.

done any hiking/climbing/camping/traveling, or have a friend who does? use/borrow a large internal frame backpack.

get a front rack off of an old 3speed or crusier bike and throw the 35lber on there

get a $30 big front deli basket from a bike shop - the nice, heavy duty Wald brand kind. those things can hold alot, since they clip back onto your bars. ive seen dudes put their significant others in the basket and ride around. http://www.bikecult.com

using the same wald supports make yourself a front rack from scrap steel. or buy the heavy duty one from CETMA for $80 ppd. http://www.cetmaracks.com/

a good messenger bag will go a long way, and is worth the investment. read one of the hundreds of posts about chrome vs reload vs pac vs frieght vs bagjack vs crumpler vs manhattan portage vs bailey vs whomever. spend $150 and be happy forever.

or go bigger and get a trailer. i personally dont like the bob, but love my bikebox trailer. i put this thing to the test on a 3500 mile tour around europe, including paris-roubaix course and other muddy farmroads of italy. i keep using it all the time to pull 2 record cases around when i dj - at 120+ pounds, and the trailer handles it with ease. the 20" mags use wheelchair hubs so you push the center and they pop off easily - no unbolting or tools to fold it down. the board at the bottom uses crezon, which is an exterior plywood used in signmaking - its pretty weatherproof. the price has gone up since i bought mine, but i would still say at $279 cdn/$240 usd its a good deal. http://www.bikebox.ca/html/detailmodular_small.php

I'd just get some of the nylon webbing straps with buckles, the kind that hikers use, and tie a loop around each end of the bag, then just sling it over your shoulder like a messenger bag. You could even add a second strap for a stabilizer, and you'd have a complete dog-food-messenger bag on the cheap.

I was out completing our holiday purchases. I carred back five bottles of wine in two panniers and my rear rack bag. That has to be 20 plus some pounds?

5 bottles of wine? 12 pounds tops.

5 bottles of wine? 12 pounds tops.
yeah. but, I had a large box of chocolates bungied on my rear rack and some groceries. Somehow they all fit.