In this neck of the woods it is fairly common to see someone pedaling along with a bag or two on his or her handlebars. But this is the first time I’ve seen someone ride off with twelve bags on his handlebars. Bill said that today’s load is one of his lighter ones. He talked a bit about how he does it. His brake levers are upside down. The bottoms point skyward, so that the brakes act as large “hooks” for all that cargo:
Bill has amazing strength! Meanwhile, we weaker mortals should probably stick with panniers, trailers or Big Dummies.
My grocery bag panniers are ready for service
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