As far as for grocery trips, you'll need a rack with panniers or baskets, a trailer, or some other way of handling "cargo". You can search through the threads here for tips & tricks and more detailed info, or you can head to the "car free" or "utility" forum sections. I personally live car free and do my big monthly grocery run in one 5 to 7 mile round trip & have found the info on here very useful.
Originally Posted by
catonec
water bottles/cages
bicycle specific clothes, ie padded shorts, gloves, rain jacket....
maybe a rear rack or backpack
clipless pedal system
For a 9 mile round trip, i'm sure these can be skipped.
- Andy