Posted by haakon, For the past month on so we have been delighted to ride around on our new bike, Morag. This past week I have really put the bike to the planned use and have been very pleased. On Tuesday, I transported among several other things, a microwave from Ballard to South Seattle. Woohoo!
The amazing thing is how much of a non-event the ride was. Yes, the bike was a bit heavier, but it handled everything just fine. The only rough bit was that Seattle pulled out the stops and dumped rain on me for about half the trip.
My next favorite haul has to be on my commute in to work. I stopped in to the local QFC to get a dozen donuts, but the bags on the bike were all full with my laptop, clothes, lunch, etc. I didn’t really want to put the box vertically in the bags as I was worried about them getting crushed. Fortunately, it had sprinkled lightly and so the wooden snap deck was a bit damp. I optimistically set the cardboard box just flat on top of the snap deck, and the moisture kept it from slipping at all! And so I cycled the remaining half mile into work with a box of donuts sitting casually on my back rack. The reward was sweet!
~haakon
