Shop! Haul! Move!
Want to rely on your bike for more uses, like shopping, doing laundry, carrying tools and potting soil, even moving furniture? You can! Load carrying by bike is empowering, fun and inspiring to others. Take a look at the different bike accessories and what you can use them for:
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Panniers
Panniers are great because you can take them off your bike and into wherever you are going. They keep weight low, minimizing the effects on handling, while you keeping your items dry and compartmentalized.
Make your own panniers
- SFBC Member Steven Pav makes his own panniers and occasionally teaches classes on making your own at the Bike Kitchen. His design is available freely on the web
- Make your own out of a stylish set of buckets
- My Touring Bags and How to Make Your Own by Ken Kifer
- Do-It-Yourself Laptop Panniers
Essential for you techie bike commuters - Instructables has instructions on how to make DIY bike panniers, backpack panniers that are still backpacks, and 5 gallon panniers.
Panniers For Sale
- Cobbworks Oysterbuckets - waterproof, rugged and recycled!
Extra planet-friendly panniers
http://www.cobbworks.com - Jannd bags are well respected, ranging from midling to expensive.
Bicycle Bags, Bike Panniers, Bicycle Racks and more.. http://www.jandd.com - Ortlieb are loved by world travellers and commuters alike for being waterproof and indestructible.
http://www.ortlieb.com - Inertia Design has a variety of handy-dandy panniers to carry everything from a bag of groceries to sport-touring.
http://www.inertiadesigns.com
Trailers
Don't let the light weight of a bicycle fool you. You can use your bike and bike trailers for carrying anything from your briefcase and groceries to that couch you bought at the thrift store. The SFBC maintains a fleet of trailers for free checkout to members only.
Reserve one of these trailers with our handy Trailer Reservation form FREE.
- Bikes at Work Model 64 64" aluminum truss-frame trailer; easily carry a 4x8 sheet of plywood, eight bags of groceries, or whatever else you can fit on it up to 300 lbs; holds 4 plastic tote boxes before stacking
- Bikes at Work Model 32 32" aluminum truss-frame trailer; smaller grocery trips, bike camping and small furniture; holds 2 plastic totes before stacking
- The Bogart Heavy-duty wood and steel trailer (20x24" bed) for small but heavy loads.
- BicycleR Evolution Bike Trailers
http://www.bikerev.com - Bikes-At-Work Bike Trailers
http://www.bikesatwork.com/bike-trailers - BOB Bike Trailers
http://http://www.bobtrailers.com - Wike Bicycle Trailers: child, cargo, and dog trailers, special needs strollers
http://www.wicycle.com - CarryFreedom Bike Trailers
http://www.carryfreedom.com - Bykaboose Folding Bike Trailers
http://www.bykaboose.com - Burley Bike Trailers
http://www.burley.com - Actionbent Folding Trailers
http://www.actionbent.com - Midget Camper Trailers
http://www.midgetcampers.com.au/Intro_Page.htm - The Xtracycle is the "SUB" of bikes, Sports Utility Bike
- Workbike: for heavy duty load carriers, bike trailers and more makers
- Cleverchimp: Power-assist, it may be cheating but it sure flattens those SF hills when you have a full load of groceries and kids...
- Pedal Express: Human-powered hauling in the East Bay
Bike Trailers For Sale
Work Bikes
Specialized bikes for those out-of-the ordinary or heavy-duty loads.
Work Bikes For Sale
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