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From: bodi_lane |
Date: May 12th, 2007 03:09 pm (UTC) |
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Jerry-rigged, not articulated
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Just to be particular, for this Award, I am looking for distinctly jerry-rigged kind of bike carriers that anyone can do on a shoestring (well, something stronger maybe but you get the gist...). Trailers are great, my sister traveled all round Britain with her worldly good in tow like that, and round here, one or two kids in those trailers is not a totally unusual sight, and yes, I think we'll see side-'cars' soon enough.
When my kids were little I had one of those old French (were they cast iron??!!) butcher's bikes with this veritable strongbox set on the front, an integral part of the frame. It was a tank. I did carry both my kids around that way and was spotted once cycling home with a yard sale ironing board under my arm to boot. So, okay, don't be dangerous but be highly inventive with what you might rustle up is all I'm saying.
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