My wife thinks so.
This is my grocery-getter bike. It's the one I use for neighborhood shopping trips, as well as for taking to (and on) the DART bus. By using it on DART, I can ride my bike to work without having to change my clothes. It makes for a daily dual-mode commute of only 4 miles by bike (2 each direction), but it keeps DART an easy option (18 miles), as it is only 1 mile to the bus stop near my house, and then another mile to the office from where I de-bus. This makes for an easy, sweat-free morning commute.
Hard-nosed, serious bicycle commuting? Yes, as much as is needed (that's the beauty of the bike racks on DART buses).
Cheating? No. Because my DART stop is four times the distance that is considered optimal for a pedestrian, my bike trip makes the bus trip possible, hence, the bike trip is the primary commute mode. Just like if you have to drive a car to a Park'N Ride, your single-occupant auto trip is your primary mode, and is the lynch-pin to your commute trip.
It's the lynch-pin mode that counts, the mode on which all other modes hang.
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Yes we can. But I advise using a basket made of manly wire.
Blogger Doohickie said...
"Yes we can. But I advise using a basket made of manly wire.".
LOL!
My basket is used to carry my dog (or a pizza box), and the panniers are used to schlep goods from Whole Foods, Eatzis, or even haul my laptop around. Baskets are a good thing.
NOTE the PM Summer locking strategy. Is he planning more entries in the "how not to park your bike" series?
Going back to the topic at hand, baskets have the same fatal flaw as racks - they get loaded down with STUFF. That's what my wife's Nishiki is for - STUFF...
"NOTE the PM Summer locking strategy. Is he planning more entries in the "how not to park your bike" series?"
Good short-term parking. Strong, but light weight, cable with 4# combo, threaded through both wheels and frame, connected to a heavy cable anchored to concrete.
baskets are all the rage in san francisco. boys and real men sport them like david byrne wears ray bans.
xo.m
I can imagine a "man basket" sort of contraption, which would be more squarish and crate-like than the traditional wicker bike baskets. It can be marketed as The Utility Basket, with photo-spreads showing men -- in cargo pants and corduroy blazers, with 5 o'clock shadows, tousled hair, and dirt smeared strategically across the face to set off their cheekbones -- sexily hauling wood, tools, and bags from the hardware store in these baskets on their transport bikes...
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