Got groceries on my bike for the first time ever
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The event was 20 y.a. and the cat is dead , the hot-dogs were eaten (I had to prepare them). AND my ex is still my ex...
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That is one long-lived cat.
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If you insist on buying cheap over-ripe fruit/veg, bring some salt and pepper and dine on the tomatoes in the parking lot. The peaches are great too - in the parking lot. Oh, and bring/buy some napkins or wipes for the mess on your hands and face. But the cost and inconvenience has to be weighed against the pennies saved in the over-ripe food purchase.
As always - your call, not mine.
#105
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The better solution is to stop buying over-ripe fruit and vegetables! That way they are firm enough to transport without damage. Over-ripe fruit won't last on anything when there is motion - that is why shops discount them. Otherwise the shops have to throw them out The thick soft foam can be washed, however if you want to try that approach. The saving in buying the over-ripe stuff will have to be weighed versus your labour and time in washing and rinsing the foam.
If you insist on buying cheap over-ripe fruit/veg, bring some salt and pepper and dine on the tomatoes in the parking lot. The peaches are great too - in the parking lot. Oh, and bring/buy some napkins or wipes for the mess on your hands and face. But the cost and inconvenience has to be weighed against the pennies saved in the over-ripe food purchase.
As always - your call, not mine.
If you insist on buying cheap over-ripe fruit/veg, bring some salt and pepper and dine on the tomatoes in the parking lot. The peaches are great too - in the parking lot. Oh, and bring/buy some napkins or wipes for the mess on your hands and face. But the cost and inconvenience has to be weighed against the pennies saved in the over-ripe food purchase.
As always - your call, not mine.
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Buying rotten fruit? Never mentioned that. Over-ripe is what I stated. Your mis-interpretation. No point in getting your knickers in a knot over something did not write!
As always, folks can buy whatever they wish and what then happens, .... well it happens.
FWIW, please don't put words in my mouth. I wrote what I wrote. You don't have to agree with what I wrote - just don't write that I wrote something different. This is not a situation of "alternate facts".
I agree that farmers markets sell flavourful products - but not all of the produce is fragile and almost impossible to transport without damage. Obviously, some is and (fruit especially) should be eaten quickly before it turns to mush. Don't stack the items more than a layer or 2 if you are transporting. Hard to do that on a bicycle where folks tend to "stack" items in a bag/pannier.
FWIW, when I tour I never stack soft/squishy items in my panniers. A 6-pack of eggs on the side of a pannier seems to work fine, but not berries. Also, store-bought bread often gets squished in my panniers. Pita bread works better - but at the top of the pannier. Sorry - getting OT so will stop.
As always, folks can buy whatever they wish and what then happens, .... well it happens.
FWIW, please don't put words in my mouth. I wrote what I wrote. You don't have to agree with what I wrote - just don't write that I wrote something different. This is not a situation of "alternate facts".
I agree that farmers markets sell flavourful products - but not all of the produce is fragile and almost impossible to transport without damage. Obviously, some is and (fruit especially) should be eaten quickly before it turns to mush. Don't stack the items more than a layer or 2 if you are transporting. Hard to do that on a bicycle where folks tend to "stack" items in a bag/pannier.
FWIW, when I tour I never stack soft/squishy items in my panniers. A 6-pack of eggs on the side of a pannier seems to work fine, but not berries. Also, store-bought bread often gets squished in my panniers. Pita bread works better - but at the top of the pannier. Sorry - getting OT so will stop.
Last edited by tmac100; 03-07-18 at 07:54 AM.
#108
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Yup, agreed. Soft stuff cannot handle any weight from the top - that includes soft fresh bread as well as ripe fruit/veg. Trailers work great for transporting soft stuff prone to squishing. For example, Driscol berries come in rigid plastic boxes to prevent squishing when they get piled on each other for shipping..
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Re: over-ripe fruit: No matter what you do, if you hit enough bumps it will bounce and bruise. In panniers, a towel or garment folded many times can provide enough cushion unless you hit a lot of bumps ... in which case it is just going to get bruised.
If other people like hanging stuff from their bars ... not an issue for me.
It's like people who hand stuff from their rear-view mirrors ... it would bug me (I like to see what I don't want to hit while driving) but if other folks can make it work, good for them.
If other people like hanging stuff from their bars ... not an issue for me.
It's like people who hand stuff from their rear-view mirrors ... it would bug me (I like to see what I don't want to hit while driving) but if other folks can make it work, good for them.
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My current bike has the folding baskets mentioned earlier on the rear rack, they're made by Wald. I also have an Arkel rack truck more or less permanently mounted on the rack. The trunk is small so it can had small purchases but the folding baskets can hold a whole shopping bag. Someone asked how to avoid heelstrike with those baskets, I have a longer rack and mounted them as far back as I could on the rack. Even with my size 13 US feet and the fact that my chainstay isn't super long I don't have problems, well occasionally when I'm getting onto the pedals I'll kick my feet back too far and hit but once on the pedals no problems. When using panniers on this bike heelstrike was a common annoyance. It helps that the baskets don't sit super low too.
My question though is what do people do when they go to multiple stores in a single run? For instance last weekend I stopped by a small grocer, picked up a bag of stuff and then headed to the farmers market. Luckily it wasn't a big deal carring my groceries from the shop through the farmers market but it got me thinking about how to handle when going to multiple stores that might not care for you carrying other stores bags through their shop.
My question though is what do people do when they go to multiple stores in a single run? For instance last weekend I stopped by a small grocer, picked up a bag of stuff and then headed to the farmers market. Luckily it wasn't a big deal carring my groceries from the shop through the farmers market but it got me thinking about how to handle when going to multiple stores that might not care for you carrying other stores bags through their shop.
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#113
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I've always been a car guy, but since someone wiped out my classic VW i don't care anymore. I just cycle now. My daily e-bike is all i need.
These transformers weigh over 80 lbs each, i carried two of them 7 miles the other day. I had to have the bike set to minimum power though, as the handling and stability was a nightmare!
I carried a Cannon Pixma MG3050 printer home from the store the other day. The box dwarfs a 24-can crate of beer. And every couple of weeks i carry four large shopping bags of groceries (two stacked, each side).
The rare occasions i need to carry something really big i just get a taxi.
These transformers weigh over 80 lbs each, i carried two of them 7 miles the other day. I had to have the bike set to minimum power though, as the handling and stability was a nightmare!
I carried a Cannon Pixma MG3050 printer home from the store the other day. The box dwarfs a 24-can crate of beer. And every couple of weeks i carry four large shopping bags of groceries (two stacked, each side).
The rare occasions i need to carry something really big i just get a taxi.