01-28-2005, 08:17 PM
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Wow I forgot all about the milkcrates. That brings back memories.
When I was a kid I had a metal steel one bolted to the rear rack.
I used to carry all sorts of stuff with it. they were great.
I think one is pretty hard pressed to beat the practicality of a milk crate.
This person shows how to make up a milk crate as a fancy dog carrier.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~vyorke/Bike%20Carriers.htm
Not bad at all, plus they don't stick out enough to be a drag or size
problem.
Nowadays plastic replaces the steel ones of the old days. Lighter, doesn't
rattle like metal, and doesn't rust.
http://www.rehrigpacific.com/dairy.html
The RoomStore sells them now
http://www.containerstore.com/browse...0136&CATID=166
in several different colors too.
They sell them too and also a 1/2 milk crate.
http://www.backstageweb.com/page7.htm
Yup, metal ones are collector items now.
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/cindys...s/item/CC-1378
"Tom Keats" <tomk2003@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:86nctc.mof1.ln@bud.garden.local...
> In article <pan.2005.01.28.03.02.42.361196@nospamhome.se>,
> maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> writes:
>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:23:21 -0600, Earl Bollinger wrote:
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>>> www.performancebike.com has a nice standard rack for only $12.00 new.
>>
>> Yeah, a cheap rack and some of those expandable shopping baskets are the
>> bomb for putzing about.
>
> I've gone through a whole bunch of cheap-o aluminum racks
> that have eventually busted on me. But I never bought
> any of them, they came on 'found' bikes. If I wanted a
> serious rack though, I'd go for steel, like the Nitto one
> or the pricy Tubus.
>
>> I got the nylon baskets a while back on Nashbar for 15 bucks and they're
>> great for a paper bag of groceries.
>
> I've looked at those, and thought a bunch about 'em.
> I like that they carry the load low on the bike.
> But the good ol' milk crate can carry a small or a
> large pizza -- the small ones fit right in, and the
> large ones sit on top. Medium is problematic -- they
> go in at an angle. Tilted pizza is not good. I guess
> it's possible to put some dunnage on top of the milk
> crate, on which to put medium-sized pizzas. But it's
> easier just to pay the extra for a large.
>
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
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