Bicycle Commuting Mama: We’ve Got Groceries

I stopped for groceries on the way home today, and packed them into the Freeloader bags on my bike. I do this fairly often. I’ve carried up to four bags of groceries (big paper or cloth bags) and two gallons of milk at the same time. And sometimes I end up carrying both kids and groceries for a short distance! It’s a heavy load, but with the Xtracycle it’s totally do-able.

I’ve done the farmers’ market by bike, too, although that’s more difficult. There’s a long and fairly steep uphill climb coming back, and loading up with fruits and vegetables doesn’t make it any easier. In fact, I haven’t made it up that hill without walking yet. Sadly, I’m much more likely to drive to the farmers’ market.