Originally Posted by
albertmoreno
I have a full set of Ortlieb Sport Packer and Bike Packer Plus. I just can't take large boxes on top of the racks. I thought it failed because it was top heavy but it might have worked if I had loaded the water bottles individually into my rear panniers.
Yeah, large boxes are a pain. A trailer makes it much easier to secure large boxes and keeps them low so your bike rides pretty normal even with a 100lbs load, you just need to pedal harder but it's stable.
Yeah, definitely check out the "Living Car Free" and "Utility Cycling" forums if you plan on going car-free. There is ton of info and tips there. I'm only car-lite but thanks to those forums I'm even "liter" than before!
Oh, and you probably don't want to wear out your nice panniers doing shopping
Originally Posted by
Grillparzer
I'm reasonably sure I did the math incorrectly or I'm not imagining this scenario the way it actually occurred, but using a weight of 2.19 pounds per liter of water means you attempted to carry about a ton and a quarter on a Surly Cross Check. If I'm wrong, and I'm assuming I am, I would appreciate being corrected. If I'm right then quite frankly I'm dumbfounded.
It's Surly, it's steel. It can do it
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