Man, seeing these pictures makes me want to stretch out my road bike and put a front rack on it as well! If I could find another bike exactly like mine I would totally consider it as my friend can weld. The only problem with this is my bike would need a lot more strength to handle my groceries. Funny story, I bought $180.00 worth of groceries (from WalMart) so that would give you an idea about weight (canned food, cat food, litter, and just normal groceries). I had this all loaded up my my skinny road bike with its skinny road bike tires. Essentially a cross of the panniers and crate (not shown) on my mountain bike (pic 1) and the bike in pic 2;





I swear I could feel the frame flex, the weight was all in the back including myself. The back tire just blew after I got a little distance, never again! I think a trailer would work really well for me as I can use it on my road bike and mountain bike so it is useable however the weather is. And when I don't want the weight I don't have to have it.