Attaching briefcase with wheels to bike??
 

Last Christmas, my mom bought me a very nice wheeled briefcase. It's everything I need and I LOVE it. The problem is, I can't figure out a way to attach it to a bike. I would of course need a rear rack, but then what? I'm considering sewing an oilcloth cover for it so that it'll be protected from the elements. I am very small and have to carry at least 20 LBS of textbooks to class 3 days a week, plus clothes, lunch, etc. I want a bag that I can wheel around. My backpack isn't cutting it... I'm just too sore at the end of the day.

The only other option is to get normal panniers and scan my books onto my Kindle (which I would love to do, but it would be highly time consuming). One of my classes has 3 separate heavy books.

Rear rack and some bungee cords in an X pattern should do it.

Small wheels like that usually are not very stable when being dragged behind a bike, it COULD be done but I would not recommend it. A cheap option would be something like this 535 Wald basket. It attaches like a rear rack. http://waldsports.qbsoft.com/index.c...rcarriers.html

Actually, I don't think the bag would fit in there. :( It would fit into this though. I just think that much weight would be hard to maneuver up front. Wonder if I could put that on the back? I'll have to try the bungee cord technique. Wow, didn't realize the bag weighed over 8 pounds, either. Yikes.

Maybe something like this would work?
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...32_-1___400106

Those Wald delivery baskets can handle a case of 24 and most delivery guys prefer the basket up front. It does affect the steering - but not negatively. The steering becomes slower, more stable - and you'll just have to try it. It would be your lightest solution.

On my touring bike I travel with a bar bag and front panniers and adding rear panniers is only when I run out of room up front.

Good luck with your classes.

Or you can just get bungee cargo netting and use that to strap the bag to the rack. Or get a milk crate, zip tie or clamp it to the rack, throw the bag inside, and put bungee cargo netting over the top to keep it from bouncing out.

A Burly Travoy is a trailer with 12" wheels it tows behind your bike, from the seatpost.

you can take your bag off that, walking only, trolley, and strap it to one
that is designed as able to towed behind your bike.


http://www.biketrailershop.com/burle...er-p-1843.html

note: it folds up a bit. but school lockers are still probably too small .

Wouldn't want to leave things of value in there anyhow. :twitchy:

The Burley Travoy also came to mind, but it would be rather large for someone that's 4'-8" to drag around off the bike since the OP is looking to drag her textbooks around campus instead of lugging it on her shoulders.

When I was a kid I used bungee cords for a Trumpet case on a rear rack. I agree with others here that this would work.

It should fit, your bag is 7 x 18 x 14 inches and the basket is 18 x 7.5 x 12. You would have to put it in with the narrow side down and possibly a bungee to hold it in but it would work. You could also just lay it flat across the top and bungee it down as well.