As I did last year, I am doing all of my shopping by bike again. Here is a photo of my Batavus BuB at capacity (not in the picture is my messenger bag overstuffed too!).
Anyone else up for the challenge?
Post your pictures here for us to see.
Happy Holidays!
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65" TV
Submitted by BCDon on
OK, I know it is "possible" but after looking at your BuB loaded up I'm wondering how I would have gotten my 65" Plasma screen home. :).
Or for that matter, if I was bringing home things by bike, how I'd get my new Volvo home :):):). I know, silly post but the thought of someone dragging a new car home using their bike (or a number of folks using bikes) brings a large smile to my face.
trailer.
Submitted by critninja on
trailer.
I qualify!
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
I'm a firm believer that good things come in small packages. I therefore have done much shopping at lunch time and taken the items home in my back back and YES on my bike!! I've also become very good at internet shopping and having items deliverd to the door......nice.
Wha?!
Submitted by pinkrobe on
Some friends asked my wife and I what we were going to get each other for x-mas. My wife gave them a blank look, looked at me, looked back at them and said, "Presents? For him? Why?"
Why indeed...
I'll get her a little something. Probably socks, she doesn't seem to have enough. That and a bottle of Bailey's ought to make her happy. All of which can be carried by bicycle on my way home.
Easy
Submitted by Oggie on
Gift certificates!
I, too, qualify!
Submitted by theorangejacket on
Doing all my Christmas shopping on bike and locally. Fortunately I live inner city and near some trendy shopping areas and MEC and ummm the liquor store heh.
I admit I am buying some fairly physically small things though too, not sure how I'd manage a vacuum cleaner or whatever.
Just to be a nuisance, what if you buy someone a bike for Christmas? How does one carry a bike on your bike? haha
Like a trail-a-bike.
Submitted by scwood on
Attach the front fork of second bike to rear rack of first bike, so that the tire does not touch the ground and the handlebars are just behind (and slightly to one side) of the first bike's seat.
The rear bike will follow the front bike like a single-wheel trailer or trail-a-bike.
If you've got a long-tail bike, you may even be able to rest the rear bike front tire on the sideboard of the rear rack.
Strap it
Submitted by pinkrobe on
I've done this a few times. Wheels off, strap the frame to your backpack so that it doesn't hit you in the back of the head [horizontally is best]. Drive side should be pointing away from you. Strap the wheels to the frame, but make sure the pedal is aligned so it doesn't poke you in the back. With this configuration, I can carry a standard mountain bike while riding my road bike.
bike hauling trailer
Submitted by critninja on
We have a trailer at the shop with a Thule setup on it to transport bikes! For real!
Car (tire) in trailer
Submitted by dmodderman on
BCDon & critninja: I've never hauled a car by bike or trailer, but I have hauled my car tire to the local tire shop for repair by bike trailer.
Interestingly, the car rim and tire weighs about as much as my bicycle (sans trailer). Just for an interesting comparison of the ridiculously large weight differential between bike and car.
I've always enjoyed buying something unexpected and unplanned for (i.e. crazy sale), then figuring out after purchase at the bike rack how to fit it on the bike (always good to bring extra tie-downs!).
I have carried a Thule
Submitted by scottmeyers on
I have carried a Thule rooftop carrier (just one rail in the box. So that was roughly a 10cmX10cmX2m package, strapped to my back pack. I was traveling North along Nose creek into a North wind. The box acted like a sail and the low bridges paranoid the hell out of me. When I got home I had an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and a good laugh as my bike and me carried home something specifically designed for carrying a bike... It almost seemed sort of pointless...
Updated my BuB
Submitted by critninja on
Heading out this afternoon to finish up my shopping - by bike of course!
I built up my Batavus BuB with an Xtracycle Freeradical kit to test it out for a possible new cargo bike option at the shop in 2011, with an estimated retail price of $1075ish. So far, really good!
http://instagr.am/p/nzLh/