Grocery Getter
09-10-06 | 08:44 PM
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Grocery Getter
Looks a little home-made on the attachments, but what a great idea: The Grocery Getter.
Yes its made out of an old shopping cart. It's a simple design that works. The bike is also for sale but for an additional 25.
503-236-8885
503-236-8885
09-11-06 | 06:29 AM
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That looks like a pretty neat set up. Another thing people can do is rig up a mechanism to tow a regular folding grocery cart that you can buy at any department store. If you live in an apartment (where storage space is a real problem) and you don't have to go far to get groceries this can work very well. I rigged up my grocery cart behind my Mongoose by attaching a ring in the hole of the rear rack with a chain snap. Most of the weight was taken by the wheels of the cart so the strain on the bike was minimal. The biggest drawback was that my speed was limited and I needed to have a route with comparatively smooth pavement. It looked a little ridiculous but it worked.
09-11-06 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by nelson249
Another thing people can do is rig up a mechanism to tow a regular folding grocery cart that you can buy at any department store..
https://www.traileron.com
09-11-06 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Order
Looks a little home-made on the attachments, but what a great idea: The Grocery Getter.
09-11-06 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
The only problem I see with this is that it's made from a stolen shopping cart.
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
09-11-06 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
Something like that but I just raided my local Canadian Tire store and threw it together myself. Looks like a good little gizmo though.
