How does one avoid kicking their groceries off of the rear rack.....
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How does one avoid kicking their groceries off of the rear rack.....
....when mounting their bike ?
I lugged groceries home on Thursday, and while another poster had issues keeping his stuff in the basket in the front, I had issues kicking my groceries off of the back rack while mounting the bike. Now, I am looking into Wald collapsible baskets for the permanent/long term solution to this (and/or a stepthru Omafiets 61cm Dutch bike), but in the meantime, is there something I am doing wrong here ?
For those of you who have stepover bike and things on the rear rack, how do you avoid kicking those things off the rack ? I am not super flexible or double-jointed, and I cannot figure this out... please help.
I lugged groceries home on Thursday, and while another poster had issues keeping his stuff in the basket in the front, I had issues kicking my groceries off of the back rack while mounting the bike. Now, I am looking into Wald collapsible baskets for the permanent/long term solution to this (and/or a stepthru Omafiets 61cm Dutch bike), but in the meantime, is there something I am doing wrong here ?
For those of you who have stepover bike and things on the rear rack, how do you avoid kicking those things off the rack ? I am not super flexible or double-jointed, and I cannot figure this out... please help.
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Put your leg over the top tube if you can, rather than "kicking around", and with one foot down on the ground put the other foot on the pedal and start this way. This way of starting a loaded bike is also safer, less chances of falling over if your rear end is heavy.
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Lean the bike over and put you leg over the top tube, then lean the bike back up.
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haha, I know what you mean. Just thought I would throw that out there, I imagined someone leaning their bike over so they don't kick their groceries, just to have the groceries spill onto the sidewalk. lol
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Yes, I was concerned about this too. I will try AdamDZ's top tube suggestion next time (instead of aiming at the saddle) and I hope it works.... Once I got everything stable, the ride was actually very smooth. Bike + groceries is definitely workable, as long as I can work out that kink. Thanks all !
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Roll the bike over to the sidewalk curb, use same for a step to help get that leg over top of the frame.
Or buy less each time you go to store and make more trips!
Growing up I had a tall horse, (he looked tall to me at the time) and had to lead him to a fence when I wanted to mount up. Got any low fences near the grocery store?
Or buy less each time you go to store and make more trips!
Growing up I had a tall horse, (he looked tall to me at the time) and had to lead him to a fence when I wanted to mount up. Got any low fences near the grocery store?
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Yes, I was concerned about this too. I will try AdamDZ's top tube suggestion next time (instead of aiming at the saddle) and I hope it works.... Once I got everything stable, the ride was actually very smooth. Bike + groceries is definitely workable, as long as I can work out that kink. Thanks all !
You might want to hold the brake lever while doing that to make sure the bike doesn't move. The only problem with that is if you standover is high it might be difficult to do. So like someone suggested try a curb or something as your "stand". Leaning a top loaded bike sideways is tricky as the rear will have a tendency to fall sideways and if it does such fall is hard to stop if you're not prepared for it.
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Silly me: I move me and the bike over to the curb/kerb nearest where I'm hitting the road again and mount from there, with me on the curb/kerb and the bike alongside.
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Very few curbs where I ride. In fact I am not sure there are any at the shopping center where the grocery store is located. I will have to check the next time I go. I know there are none directly in front of the store, it has the entire sidewalk ramped to the parking lot. Roads are rural style with a grass shoulder and a drainage ditch.
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I put my left foot on the right pedal, push off a few times to get rolling, put my butt on the seat, then lift my feet up and do a little leg-over while rolling.
What? I never said it was safe...
What? I never said it was safe...
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I could never do that. Either your seat is very low or you're very flexible or something else.
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Kick your leg forward over the handlebars. If an old fat guy like me can do it most anyone can. I learned this when we got the tandem. Stoker becomes unhappy when you kick her for some reason.
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