Cargo Bikes Carry More Gas

That's 5 gallons of gasoline!!

One of the reasons I ride a bike is to reduce the US's reliance on foreign oil. With that in mind, I know it seems contradictory to be using a bike to carry gas. However, I still have grass to cut and one of these doth not grace my Harem.

Cargo Bikes Carry More Beer

Count it and weep (for joy).4 cases of beer = 96 cans of beer = 9 gallons of beer = 75 lbs of beer

...and, there's room for more!!!

"Cargo Bikes are my friend!"

The Big Bang

Now that's a blowout! The Bestest/Worstest I ever had.

It was a beautiful day for a bike ride, so this past Sunday Morning, I took the Cargo Bike to the store. As I approached an intersection, I gently applied the brakes and KA-POW!! The explosion was so violent that my ears rang for nigh on an hour afterwards.

I dismounted and noting the tire jammed between the brake pad and rim, immediately ascertained the cause. I obviously had not seated the bead of the tire fully in the rim. Upon pumping to 80 psi air pressure, a small portion of the tube protruded, unbeknownst to me, between the tire and rim. I applied the brake at just the moment that said protrusion circled past. The combination of tube, tire, rim and brake pad trying to occupy the same space at the same time proved too much for the system to bear and wah lah, there you have it.

Being a scant half mile from home, I opted to forego breaking out the tire changing gear and pushed the bike home instead. It was a beautiful day for a walk.

A Grocery Run

Bikes are awesome.

Bikes are fun.

Bikes are good for you.

True! True!! True!!!

BUT?

Bikes are more than that!

Bikes are a practical and viable mode of transportation!!

I had to go to the grocery store tonight. It was drizzling. It was windy. It was cold. My truck beckoned for a nice, quick, leisurely, dry, warm and comfortable trip. With my New Year Resolution resonating in my mind "expand the practical use of my bicycle", I walked in the garage, donned my gear and rode my bike.

Here be the fruit of my labor!