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Maybe something like this (scroll down to the rib rider at the bottom of the page)? There's also a local pizza shop that delivers pizza with a similar get up.
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I did pizza deliveries on a bike in downtown Houston at night. Went the opposite way than you naturally, drinks in the bag and pizzas on the handlebars. Course pizzas in a mess bag woulda been..a mess. The shop was kinda cool, very downtown centric, wouldn't deliver outside of bike range
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With sandwiches, I guess you could buy a couple of plastic boxes and throw them in your mess bag. The kind people put their foods in in the fridge. That'd stop them being crushed and make funny noises as you ride along.
BTW, are you paying for gas yourself, or is the company? If it's your money, you'll save an awful lot.
BTW, are you paying for gas yourself, or is the company? If it's your money, you'll save an awful lot.
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I work at Jimmy Johns too. We do all our delivery on bikes at this store. About a 4mile radius on the delivery area. I wouldn't call boulder a city, but its not really a suburb either, so a car 'might' be faster for some of the further deliveries.
As far as drinks go, I just tape the lids on, and put them inside two of the paper bags, then hold the bags with one hand while you ride. Maybe not the most effective method, but it works, and I can carry up to 6 larges or so, they just get heavy.
As far as drinks go, I just tape the lids on, and put them inside two of the paper bags, then hold the bags with one hand while you ride. Maybe not the most effective method, but it works, and I can carry up to 6 larges or so, they just get heavy.
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Oh that sort of drinks, yeah those suck to carry on a bike, I can carry 6-7 large coffes one handed on a fixed gear, it's awfully slowgoing but I've never spilled. The pizza shop I worked for said to hell with that, only sold canned drinks for delivery, kept me faster.
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yeah when I was doing food delivery I would have a quickrelase rear rack with a fairly large milk crate zip tied and bolted down to it in the back Id bungee down the food and I had watter bottle cages zip tied to the side of it, it worked astonishingly well but the bungeeing of the food is key.
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Originally Posted by visitordesign
then suburbs be damned.
but seriously, 20-25mph on a bike is 20-25mph anywhere. granted--a car'll most certainly be faster than that without gridlock and lights every block, but i think we can all agree that the bike is the more satisfying way to roll.
but seriously, 20-25mph on a bike is 20-25mph anywhere. granted--a car'll most certainly be faster than that without gridlock and lights every block, but i think we can all agree that the bike is the more satisfying way to roll.
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Originally Posted by SamHouston
I did pizza deliveries on a bike in downtown Houston at night. Went the opposite way than you naturally, drinks in the bag and pizzas on the handlebars. Course pizzas in a mess bag woulda been..a mess. The shop was kinda cool, very downtown centric, wouldn't deliver outside of bike range
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Originally Posted by vobopl
I have no problem averaging about the same (30-33km/h) doing my commute on my fixed gear.
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Originally Posted by lz4005
I too was hoping for evidence of people of faith and their slothfullness.
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Originally Posted by LóFarkas
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Originally Posted by noriel
Lemme, guess, Frank's? I usually make that my halfway stop when I'm riding out at night. OMT isn't there anymore. I'd love to deliver for my local pizza joint, NY Pizzeria, but I dunno...I like my nights.
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Hey Donut, a few questions and a couple of suggestions...
I work just down the street from you at Plaid. If you are looking for basket/rack possibilities, head over to Buchannan bikes, Those guys are great and the wrenches are top notch. Pick Dwayne's brain and he can probably help you work something out for a drink holder. He loves fabricating and coming up with solutions to oddball situations. Then again you mentioned a race rig... so you probably already know about those guys. I think I have an old weinmann sidepull if you need a brake, but no levers atm though.
If you don't have to cross '35, a bike is probably as fast as a car in Norman. I've been here a long time and ride almost everywhere. If it's just campus and downtown, maybe out as far as Griffin, I'd ride it! If you're doing Hall Park or such, then you do need the car.
For the questions, are you looking for a mellow mountain ride? There is a group of about 10-15 of us doing "Flow Ride" on monday nights. We head up to Draper after the bike shop closes, ride til the sun goes down. Starts out slow, last loop is usually a little faster but fair warning is given to the tail draggers if they want to head back to the lot early. Usually some good brews and company after we're done.
Also, have you heard about the "**** Tour"? The next one is this Sunday up in the Village. Single speed/fixed madness! Bike Sumo, skid contests, copious beers, mass start sprints and other hijinks. Yell if you want details on either.
I work just down the street from you at Plaid. If you are looking for basket/rack possibilities, head over to Buchannan bikes, Those guys are great and the wrenches are top notch. Pick Dwayne's brain and he can probably help you work something out for a drink holder. He loves fabricating and coming up with solutions to oddball situations. Then again you mentioned a race rig... so you probably already know about those guys. I think I have an old weinmann sidepull if you need a brake, but no levers atm though.
If you don't have to cross '35, a bike is probably as fast as a car in Norman. I've been here a long time and ride almost everywhere. If it's just campus and downtown, maybe out as far as Griffin, I'd ride it! If you're doing Hall Park or such, then you do need the car.
For the questions, are you looking for a mellow mountain ride? There is a group of about 10-15 of us doing "Flow Ride" on monday nights. We head up to Draper after the bike shop closes, ride til the sun goes down. Starts out slow, last loop is usually a little faster but fair warning is given to the tail draggers if they want to head back to the lot early. Usually some good brews and company after we're done.
Also, have you heard about the "**** Tour"? The next one is this Sunday up in the Village. Single speed/fixed madness! Bike Sumo, skid contests, copious beers, mass start sprints and other hijinks. Yell if you want details on either.
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Originally Posted by BFW
Hey Donut, a few questions and a couple of suggestions...
I work just down the street from you at Plaid. If you are looking for basket/rack possibilities, head over to Buchannan bikes, Those guys are great and the wrenches are top notch. Pick Dwayne's brain and he can probably help you work something out for a drink holder. He loves fabricating and coming up with solutions to oddball situations. Then again you mentioned a race rig... so you probably already know about those guys. I think I have an old weinmann sidepull if you need a brake, but no levers atm though.
If you don't have to cross '35, a bike is probably as fast as a car in Norman. I've been here a long time and ride almost everywhere. If it's just campus and downtown, maybe out as far as Griffin, I'd ride it! If you're doing Hall Park or such, then you do need the car.
For the questions, are you looking for a mellow mountain ride? There is a group of about 10-15 of us doing "Flow Ride" on monday nights. We head up to Draper after the bike shop closes, ride til the sun goes down. Starts out slow, last loop is usually a little faster but fair warning is given to the tail draggers if they want to head back to the lot early. Usually some good brews and company after we're done.
Also, have you heard about the "**** Tour"? The next one is this Sunday up in the Village. Single speed/fixed madness! Bike Sumo, skid contests, copious beers, mass start sprints and other hijinks. Yell if you want details on either.
I work just down the street from you at Plaid. If you are looking for basket/rack possibilities, head over to Buchannan bikes, Those guys are great and the wrenches are top notch. Pick Dwayne's brain and he can probably help you work something out for a drink holder. He loves fabricating and coming up with solutions to oddball situations. Then again you mentioned a race rig... so you probably already know about those guys. I think I have an old weinmann sidepull if you need a brake, but no levers atm though.
If you don't have to cross '35, a bike is probably as fast as a car in Norman. I've been here a long time and ride almost everywhere. If it's just campus and downtown, maybe out as far as Griffin, I'd ride it! If you're doing Hall Park or such, then you do need the car.
For the questions, are you looking for a mellow mountain ride? There is a group of about 10-15 of us doing "Flow Ride" on monday nights. We head up to Draper after the bike shop closes, ride til the sun goes down. Starts out slow, last loop is usually a little faster but fair warning is given to the tail draggers if they want to head back to the lot early. Usually some good brews and company after we're done.
Also, have you heard about the "**** Tour"? The next one is this Sunday up in the Village. Single speed/fixed madness! Bike Sumo, skid contests, copious beers, mass start sprints and other hijinks. Yell if you want details on either.
We cover all the way out to hall park, but I don't think into hall park (though we probably would if they called), and then west to the highway. I think. We don't go any further south than lindsey, that's the other store. I'm thinking of building up a completely new bike, sorta an SS-cross type of bike with 37c tires or something. I think it'll roll better in the dark through the freakin' potholes all over norman.
I'm totally up for a mellow mountain ride, and I'm pretty sure my roommate would be too. He's insane, he regularly whips my ass on his $100 schwinn, I think he just doesn't understand how to be scared of trails.
I have not heard about the **** Tour, but count me in - except not this time, I'm outta town this weekend, sucks.
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