A Thread About Absolutely Nothing! Part III

ChicagoBlue2 said:
Just before I left the lakefront bike path, I saw one of these:
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That one is so cool. I want one of those! They aren't cheap.
 
It's all fun and games until the cops are called. Then it's hide and seek!
 
One thing I learned about take-out food in boxes and bicycles: they don't mix well.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
One thing I learned about take-out food in boxes and bicycles: they don't mix well.
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Depends on how your bike is set up. The one that I have from the 1950's (Schwin built for BF Goodrich) and most of the ones my friends had from that era had/have metal baskets attached to the handlebars. Great for carrying up to medium size packages.
 
Jane B. said:
Depends on how your bike is set up. The one that I have from the 1950's (Schwin built for BF Goodrich) and most of the ones my friends had from that era had/have metal baskets attached to the handlebars. Great for carrying up to medium size packages.
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Which I don't have. I had to ride home with one hand on my handlebar, the other holding onto my lunch. Thankfully, I got back safely.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
Which I don't have. I had to ride home with one hand on my handlebar, the other holding onto my lunch. Thankfully, I got back safely.
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In that case ask them to put the box in a bag and hang it from the handlebars. That is assuming they have plastic bags similar to grocery bags.
 
Jane B. said:
In that case ask them to put the box in a bag and hang it from the handlebars. That is assuming they have plastic bags similar to grocery bags.
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They did, and the problem is that the corners easily cut through the bag. What I really need is a basket, just like you suggested, and I'm going to see about getting one, but I have a mountain bike, and I'm not sure if a basket would fit on it.
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
They did, and the problem is that the corners easily cut through the bag. What I really need is a basket, just like you suggested, and I'm going to see about getting one, but I have a mountain bike, and I'm not sure if a basket would fit on it.
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Idea! If a basket made for a bike that fits yours is not available maybe what I did for a walker my mom used years ago would help. We wanted something for the front of it and I came across an idea that was even cheaper than those made for that. It was a cheap woven basket and then held on by using two dog collars that went through slits cut in the basket and around the front bar.
 
Jane B. said:
Idea! If a basket made for a bike that fits yours is not available maybe what I did for a walker my mom used years ago would help. We wanted something for the front of it and I came across an idea that was even cheaper than those made for that. It was a cheap woven basket and then held on by using two dog collars that went through slits cut in the basket and around the front bar.
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Hmm. That just might work. Thanks!!
 
I wondering how riding in one of these is like.

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Some people on YouTube say it's extremely uncomfortable. Thoughts?
 
ChicagoBlue2 said:
I wondering how riding in one of these is like.

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Some people on YouTube say it's extremely uncomfortable. Thoughts?
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Which train is it? A Cascades? An Amtrak California? A Surfliner? Other?

I would have no idea how it rides since they don't run near me.
 
LoveBlue said:
Which train is it? A Cascades? An Amtrak California? A Surfliner? Other?

I would have no idea how it rides since they don't run near me.
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Metrolink. Those are newer cars that were put in service a few years ago.
 
I discovered that baby porcupines, when they're born, are really small. As such:

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I'm not sure what to make of the new CTA buses. Here's what they look like, and the ones they ordered previously:

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