$218 of groceries with some room to spare. Not what it used to be though.
Posted Jun 7, 2023, 11:11 PM UTC
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I LOVE fitting my groceries on my bike. So satisfying.
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$218 will buy you 11 jars of 0.03 oz each of Saffron from the Kroger spices section.
The weight of the packaging is many times that though. But it's probably the most expensive product by weight that can be bought in ordinary grocery stores. It's extremely unlikely they have it in the quantities needed to fully load a bike to capacity, let alone a cargo bike.
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If you don’t mind my asking, what kind of bike model is this? I don’t think I’ve seen it before.
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Not OP, but I think I found it: https://mod-bikes.com/collections/electric-bikes/products/mod-berlin-step-thru-commuter-ebike
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Damn ya got it. It's a local company in Austin
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Upright bike with a step through frame. In the Netherlands this is an absolutely bog standard type of bike. Nice to see them popping up in more places. Super comfy riding position that allows you to look around and to be seen by others. Also allows you to ride in a dress or to easily get on and off when there is something big on your rack.
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Love the grocery box on top! What should I search to find such a bag and how is it attached?
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It's an Ortlieb. I think they may have discontinued it though, but it's with checking to see if they brought it back. It's amazing.
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I sometimes wonder (but not going to spend the money) how much it'd cost to load my bike to capacity with fancy cheese.... Two panniers ends up being around $80 of groceries, cargo bike trips are about $150, I could load more but there's no need
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Do you keep the panniers on your bike when you go in the store?
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Looks like they use the anti-theft cable for the Ortlieb bags. Not entirely save but at least no one can just grab the bags from the bike without a tool to cut the wire.
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Somehow it's never even occurred to me to lock my panniers to my bike, despite being slightly paranoid about the bike itself being stolen. I don't know what anyone would want with a pair of battered bike panniers anyway
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Ortlieb bags are great quality and also not on the cheap end. If they still look good, you can sell them for good money. At least in Germany, they seem to be easy to sell on Kleinanzeigen (German Craigslist). The ones that are for sale in my area are always sold within a few days.
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I have them, but i never actually put a lock on them. Pretty dumb, but i haven't had an issue in over a year. I need to do that lol
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I also grocery shop with a set of ortlieb backroller classics and just leave them on the bike without a lock. People in my city don't know anything about touring gear. They will steal any bike though so I carry 2 U-locks.
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That top bag is beautiful....
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What size is them panniers?
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They look like back roller classics which are 20L each. Pretty big but I wouldn't mind if they were even bigger for grocery runs. For loading touring they are the perfect size.
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Whatcha reckon would be a size too large to still fit the bike on a metro bus bike rack? (I love just staying on 2 wheels as much as possible but somedays the asthma just gets the best outta me)
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Lol! I have a very large bag I use for food deliveries. When I go grocery shopping I strap it to my rear rack and use it as a trunk. I can fit 3 full large brown paper bags of groceries in it. I then still have the front rack for bulk items.
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Before Covid-19 would’ve needed 2 or 3 bikes for $200 in groceries went to Wegmans spent same and only left with 1.5 reusable bags 🤦🏽♂️
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At least not using a car saves you some money you otherwise wouldn't have. Less car means more groceries!
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are you eating gold nuggets?
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Haha nah, it sometimes feels like that's how they advertise it. But this was a run that i had to replenish some non-normal stuff. I do remember last year I was out of the country for 2 months. When I got back i did a normal grocery run and the bill went from $70-80 to $130 for the same stuff
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Whisky and cigarettes. It's what's for dinner.
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200 bucks don’t get much nowadays
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Couldn't you get any aero bog roll?
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I believe I own all three of those baga
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If 218 is too much then just spend less next time
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Lol I'll try that!
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Wish we would subsidize fruits and veggies like we do meat and dairy
Inflation hit those items too.
Inflation hit everything. My typical weekly buys just for work is lunch meat, cheese, store brand drink mixes, bread, and some granola bars. About $50....I look at my cart and just go wtf