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Bicycle Beer Basket!

As I have stated in previous posts, I love my bicycle basket.  It works great for shopping, taking a lunch to work in a cold-food bag, and other various package hauling.  Recently I discovered that the basket fits a 24-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon perfectly!  Here’s some photographs I took of it:

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Cycling around with 20 pounds of beer on the front of your bike takes a little bit of finesse.  Steering feels heavy and slower and I wouldn’t recommend whipping around any corners or performing any other tricks while hauling heavy objects.  Also, as you can see in the photos, I have a bungee cord strapped firmly over the top of the beer since hitting bumps tends to toss things out of the basket.  However, this is a very convenient means of hauling stuff around without having to fire up the family sedan.  Save money, stay fit, and enjoy your beer!

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3 Responses to “Bicycle Beer Basket!”

  1. Stay N Alive says:
    10. July 2008 at 10:47

    I’m still a big fan of the back rack because it doesn’t add weight to your steering. Plus you can keep your center of gravity lower.

  2. admin says:
    10. July 2008 at 10:51

    Yeah, good point. However, my commuter bike has a road racing frame, so it doesn’t have mounts for rear racks. Notice the seat-post mounted rear rack. Yeah, someday I’ll get a better commuter bike, but this one works fine for now. :-p I wouldn’t put a basket on a seat-mounted rack because it would be impossible to lift your leg that high to get on the bike. X-D

  3. Myles says:
    9. September 2008 at 19:19

    I love my basket. I take everything I need and lots of stuff I don’t on every ride just because I’ve got the room for it.

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