Utility Cycling - Grocery Woes

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diff_lock2
08-22-07, 03:40 PM
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chocula
09-02-07, 08:17 AM
I moved the bags all the way back on the rack.

That was my solution to heel strike on my Nashbar Townie grocery bag panniers. Also, I fastened the panniers to the rack with zip ties to keep them from migrating back forward. This had the added benefit of dissuading casual thieves. Of course, anyone serious about stealing them could have easily defeated the zip ties. And once they are fixed to the rack, the panniers can't be taken off the bike and used as shopping bags in the store. Because the Townies don't have the shoulder straps that some panniers do, I never used them this way. So it wasn't an issue for me.
Caspar_s
09-03-07, 12:22 PM
The other advantage a trailer has over an extracycle... we got ours from the kerb. Also ours folds up to half the size of a bicycle (stands on it's end and the top folds in) and we live in an apartment. It fits on the elevator, but unfortunately not through our front door, so we bring it upstairs and then unload.

50lbs of tomatoes, 10lbs of potatoes, 5lbs of onions and then all the other groceries in one load. Making tomato soup for winter today. $9 a bushel for the tomatoes. Before we got the trailer, it was one trip just for the tomatoes.