Today I was in the market for a grass rake, so I cycled to the junk shops in town and found one for a few quid, strapped it to the top tube and cycled home. Ive also carried planks of wood, curtain rails and other long objects in this fashion. It occured to me today that modern bikes with dropped top tubes can't carry long loads as well as bikes with horizontal top tubes.
Has anyone ever tried carrying a long object on an MTb or hybrid style of bike?