Originally Posted by badmother

take some time to investigate on luggage. There are the Clickfix Caddy that you can atatch low down on the stem. With a small front rack to support under the Clickfix bag you can carry quite a lot.

Also if you buy a steel bike you can do what I did to two older steel bikes, fabricate the small metal piece you want added in the front (I copyed the one found on a Brompton instead of the one for Dahon/Tern) and have a lokal welder weld it in place. There are pictures in my Flickr account to tell you what to do. This would of course mess up the paint but if it is a simple glossy black fixing the paint on a cheap bike is not a big issue and also the luggage block would cower most of the area you need to repaint (unless the welder goes bananas). Brompton bags are not cheap but most peopel agree they are the best bags and also you can just buy a frame or two and add a bag you find locally or a basket, a square crate or sew your own.

Flickr pix:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/778361...57630486971388

https://www.flickr.com/photos/778361...57632944512320

One of the albums show a test where I atatch it to a short tube just to test it out before ataccing the bikes. First I made the small pieces with holes in the right place and threaded to take 5 mm bolts as is standard for the Brompton. Then I made sure I marked the exact center of the head tube from headset to headset. Then I decided where I wanted the thingy to be atatched. Drilled one hole first and atatched the piece with a 4mm bolt and a T nut to keep it in place. Then mark and drill the second hole and atatch again with 4mm bolt. Then take it to the welder. The 4mm bolts holds it in place during the welding process. Then remove the bolts and T nuts, clean up the welded area, paint and atatch luggage block. I have been thinking of doing this to my BF NWT this winter.