URBAN BIKING: The Art Of Carrying Things By Bike

In the United States most kids ride a bike until high school, when they trade in two wheels for four. The most they have carried is a house key. As more adults decide to jump on their bikes as a form of transportation, they may initially find the challenge of carrying their things mysterious and overwhelming. While the way one carries things depends on many factors (bike, stuff, fashion preference, practicality), we created this video to give you new ideas to inspire your own journey to create the best system for your needs!

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[anand]

"Give me a bungee cord long enough and a milk crate of average size,
I will move the earth on my bike"
- Archmedes after 2 beers with his riding buddies

[Trucker]

Nice video! I'm 61 and had to retire my car, (can't afford insurance) so one day I dug out my old bike from the garage and after 35 years of not riding rode to the store. The first day was a bit wobbly but after a month of riding it's smoothed out. I'm really enjoying my daily rides, and It makes me feel young again.

[wimthuis]

I'm Dutch and I always did ride my bike from age 4 till 64, first to school and later to work. Now at age 66 I'm not able to do it anymore because a nerve illness and I miss my daily tour and specially in the weekends where we did every Sunday a tour in the Netherlands and Germany from about 20 till 30 miles on small and quiet roads in the woods. Always relaxing and you make more contacts with other people who are on their bike.

[movement]

Great answer is "cycle paths"....Amsterdam has proved for us to get our act together and remind the lawmakers we want safe roads for our kids to ride to school...

[dirkjanwubbolts]

When I was about 15, I carried a broken heart for some 90 kilometers on my bycicle. I'm now nearing 70 and still carry it around.

[jimmcdowell]

People think I'm crazy but I go to the grocery store everyday on my bike. I love it.

[ConsciousAtoms]

As a Dutchie this is all quite amusing to me. I've transported computers, TVs, garden chairs, stacks of beer crates and even Ikea flatpacks on my bike. Really bulky loads like lumber from the DIY store you can put on the bike and walk - this beats carrying stuff by a long shot. Large flatpacks you can support vertically on your pedal (yes really) and support with one hand while walking your bike.

[Max-nhgp]

1:58 This dude puts his dog on the back of his bike. How awesome is that

[chrisbean]

I love bikes and I congratulate people who own one. most of us who own a bike, we do everyday stuff using it, but we also care for our health and also air pollution. I wish all people would be conscious of the benefits of using a bike. I see people (even the young)who go to the grocery by car and it's a shame, but hey, who am I to say anything.
Fortunately I live in a relatively small town and I have the chance to move through and outside the town pretty fast and I just enjoy it. I hope more people see this video and get some ideas 😉.

[beachesbikescoffeecats]

I love this! I live in Thailand, and I do almost all of my shopping on my bike. I have a car, but try and only use it when I need things I can't transport on the bike. It's a great feeling!

[asuicidemachine]

Just got a bike for the first time since I was a 14 or so. Now, I'm 25 & forgot how much I missed it. Deciding on the bike was tough, but I'm so happy w/ my choice. Now, I'm just looking forward to outfitting her w/ all sorts of things, especially a basket, bag, & a rack or two. I'll carry the world around.

[henkoosterink]

Here in the Netherlands this is pretty normal.  Nice to see this in the US.

[bobc]

I have a milk crate mounted on a rack over my back wheel and That can carry a reasonable amount of stuff, I use it all the time to go grocery shopping or to get stuff from the hardware store. It also gets used when I have to trade in mt 12 packs for full ones.

I've used the same setup on two bikes for decades - 71 years old and counting

[EricLeePiano]

i 100% agree with the guy who said the backpacks make your back sweaty. im seriously considering getting a handlebar basket integrated combo

[jamiecox]

I learned to carry all sorts of weird stuff on my bike when I was a kid. My mum sent me to the grocery store or cobblers or whatever she needed me to get to save her the hassle. The more awkward the load the better the challenge for me. Now I have racks, panniers and baskets to help me.

[jaebellum]

I just recently lost my car because a kid hit me while joyriding in his moms car. I really can't afford a new car right now so I'm reconsidering investing in a bike. I haven't been on a bike since I was 13, I'm 26 now so I'm very nervous. But watching this has inspired me because I see people commuting with loads of stuff and that's what I want to use my bike for.

[maxnewts]

I’m a massive fan of cargo bikes, especially ones with two or more seats, either for kids or adults, and pedal assist electrical assistance. It’s nice to be a part of the micromobility movement which changes your perception of whether cars are always necessary for certain journeys. And it’s the ability to think about what you will take through infrastructure design or negotiations which mean that what you take isn’t alway needing or better if done by car.

Also I’m not a cyclist, taking part in this is called utility riding, and it’s more to do with using your bike as a tool and enjoying it on a daily basis than using it for sport, where the general stereotypes are usually taken from people who haven’t experienced biking too drastically

[qwer]

I found that a front basket when loaded makes steering the bike much more difficult than using rear storage.

[rab]

I just got an e-bike and it`s like night and day. today i went 10km one way. Longest trip I`ve had on a bike. Went so smooth.
And i usually bring my toy poodle in the backback wearing it on my stomach. He LOVES it.

[UZB]

I love the positivity and pro-environment atmosphere of this video