On 2019-01-29 15:05, wrote:
For awhile after my concussion I lost my driver's license and so did
all of my traveling and grocery shopping on a Schwinn Voyager. I
mounted a rack and that wasn't very successful since grocery bags
fall apart. Then I got a handlebar bag of the little old lady kind
that was like heavy screen metal. The Chinese were selling something
similar made out of bamboo that looked like wood. As long as you
weren't carrying a load this worked out. Now I see that you can get
something seminar to fit on the rear rack.

I tried saddlebags but my heels kept hitting them and the bike would
rock around. I don't remember how I handled the long distance touring
but everything must have been tied down pretty tightly.

In any case, after I got my license back I sold the grocery bike off.
The good point about it was that it didn't look worth stealing and so
I could park it in front of a store and just put a lock through the
wheels.

Now that I'm trying to sell off a large part of my inventory I'm
thinking of getting another grocery bike. I'll have some room for it.
The store furthest away from me is next to the drug store I use and
that is only a mile and a half away. The store I use most often is
only half a mile away.

I am now thinking that it is rather silly to be driving to a store
that close.

The problem is - do you continue to use a bike for shopping after the
immediate idea that driving there is dumb? Some of you probably have
some experience with this - what is your take?


I use my bike whenever I can. Even if that means a few miles of riding
in the dark like Monday night. My car gets way less miles per year that
the two bikes (each).

For your prupose I'd get a trailer like the others suggested. A local
cycling friend bought a kids trailer. They can often be found cheaply on
garage sales when a couple's kids have outgrown them. Lot of space for
groceries in there. Maybe some stores even allow you to use it as a
shopping cart so you don't need an extra lock for the trailer.

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Regards, Joerg

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