Originally Posted by
fotooutdoors
in my experience, shopping (at least for groceries) is one of the hardest things to do. Your load is unpredictable in size (and almost always larger than my commuting load). You have to travel on routes you are unfamiliar with.
Don't most people do routine shopping at the same places? Same grocery? Same liquor? Same hardware? Seems the route should be able to be very familiar. The load is more of an issue, people in Europe have bikes designed to carry a lot more stuff or even cargo bikes. They also tend to shop more often to get fresher foods than U.S. folk and so have buy less each time.