She had the weight of the world on her rack....

What's the craziest/biggest/heaviest thing you've carried via bike. How did you do it? Would you do it again? Discuss....

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 12, 2010 at 10:17am
Pictures, pictures!

jamimaria said:
Yesterday we had our Biker's Picnic. I pulled a trailer with a six foot folding table, a cooler with 50 lbs of ice blocks, a rubbermaid container with 2 kites, 4 towels, a big wool blanket, balloons, hotdog buns...and an assortment of other stuff, plus 2 folding camp chairs, a stool and a smaller cooler with some more ice.

There was probably some other stuff in there as well. Very little on my actual rack.
Permalink Reply by Kellie on July 12, 2010 at 10:24am
It wasn't terribly heavy, but I did think it was a very good idea one day to strap a plastic chair found in an alley to my rack. Long story short...it wasn't a very good idea.
Permalink Reply by dan brown on July 12, 2010 at 10:30am
this is a fun thread.

when my current roommate moved in he brought a washing machine (on a long flatbed trailer) and we
needed a supply hose. since he also brought a better microwave than I had - I took the old microwave
on my bike (bungee corded it to the milk crate) to used applicance stores attempting to "trade". After
hitting 5 stores with no successful trade; I put the microwave on the sidewalk and bought a hose for
5 bucks. the microwave was gone before I got my helmet back on...
Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on July 12, 2010 at 10:34am
Oh, another time I bought a trunk rack for my car (you know, to carry bikes...) from a guy off of Craigslist. When I showed up with just my bike he was surprised and didn't think I could do it. I folded it flat, put it on my rack and voila...bungies took care of the rest and I was good to go!
Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on July 12, 2010 at 11:11am
Once each week, I carry my wash to the laundromat, and it gets heavier earlier and later in the cycling season. I had a pretty good camping load with tent, sleeping bag, sleep pad, and Coleman stove when I last went to Illinois Beach State Park from Milwaukee.
Permalink Reply by A.K.A Paul on July 12, 2010 at 11:16am
Eh-hem....

Permalink Reply by nhylc on July 12, 2010 at 8:06pm
i once carried a 6 foot tall kentia palm tree roped to the down tube of an 1973 girl's schwinn cruiser.... it faced out over my handlebars like a giant tropical phallus... needless to say i got plenty of comments on my way home. Most notably, "damn that mf is riding a f'in tree!"
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 22, 2011 at 7:20am
bump!
Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 22, 2011 at 7:25am

Livestock ( 4 chickens) on their way to the butcher this morning. We had them for 3 years, but they stopped laying eggs. I foresee some tasty coq au vin in our future.

 

We put all 4 of them in a cat carrier. They fitted nice and snug, so they didn't bounce around too much. We put a towel over the cat carrier so they couldn't see too much

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on July 22, 2011 at 7:40am

A flat screen computer monitor. It wouldn't fit in my bag and it was a cash and carry deal so I rode one handed with it resting on my upper thigh.

 

Bought some ready-to-assemble shelves, I didn't ride home but I balanced the box on the bike and rolled home.

Permalink Reply by Anne on July 22, 2011 at 7:54am
I am the craziest and heaviest thing on my bike EVERYTIME I ride!
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on July 22, 2011 at 8:16am
wow. that may be the most EXPENSIVE thing someone has carried.

Mike Zumwalt said:

A flat screen computer monitor. It wouldn't fit in my bag and it was a cash and carry deal so I rode one handed with it resting on my upper thigh.

 

Bought some ready-to-assemble shelves, I didn't ride home but I balanced the box on the bike and rolled home.

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