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what kind of pannier bags do you use to haul groceries? All the ones I've used have been too small for my purposes.

by nravic 3y ago

davidw 3y ago
The bike in question has a front basket with a bag designed to fit it: https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket-roll-top-liner https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket-roll-top... So I don't have panniers. I might get some in the future to have a bit of extra capacity.
bronson 3y ago
Not OP but I have essentially the same bike (Packa) with kid bars on the back. I throw a big Home Depot plastic storage crate into the bars, then 4 bags of groceries go into the crate. 6+ if you stack and bungee them. Plus another bag in the front basket. If the kids want to go to the store then the crate goes on the bike trailer.
- Maximus9000 3y ago
  > big Home Depot plastic storage crate into the bars Nice! That's such a simple solution. Thanks for the tip.
Rebelgecko 3y ago
I don't have a cargo bike, but you can fit a surprising amount of crap in a milk crate strapped to a bike rack. Especially if you have a pannier on the side (they even make some grocery tote bag style panniers)
UI_at_80x24 3y ago
Not OP, but I use Arkel RT-60. They are huge and strong. I've been able to haul two 24-cases of beer, plus half a dozen mixers.
NegativeLatency 3y ago
Used to do groceries with a regular bike and two ortlieb panniers (you can leave the top open to use their full capacity) For extra space a front "Porteur style" rack is nice (you can carry a pizza or takeout), or a rear rack with a set of lower mounting rails allows carrying stuff ontop of your rack without interfering as much with the panniers. nice front racks: https://www.passandstowracks.com https://www.passandstowracks.com nice front and back racks: https://www.tubus.com/en/products/ https://www.tubus.com/en/products/ some people also really like the topeak rail system, which has for example a little wheely cart you can pull around the store with you, the "Topeak TrolleyTote" Over the summer I bought a used (not electric) bakfiets on craigslist (and only recently did a mid-drive electric conversion) it's been really great for doing more with a bike because it doesn't take as much "how am I going to carry this home" planning. I've picked up groceries, dog food, filing cabinets, my wife, my dog, friends, lumber, tools, etc. It's quite an amazing bike format.
waveBidder 3y ago
ortlieb has some super sturdy ones, I grocery shop for 2 with this pair on a road bike. https://www.ortlieb.com/en_us/back-roller-city+F5003 https://www.ortlieb.com/en_us/back-roller-city+F5003

what kind of pannier bags do you use to haul groceries? All the ones I've used have been too small for my purposes.

by nravic 3y ago

what kind of pannier bags do you use to haul groceries? All the ones I've used have been too small for my purposes.

The bike in question has a front basket with a bag designed to fit it: https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket-roll-top-liner https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/large-basket-roll-top... So I don't have panniers. I might get some in the future to have a bit of extra capacity.

bronson 3y ago

Not OP but I have essentially the same bike (Packa) with kid bars on the back. I throw a big Home Depot plastic storage crate into the bars, then 4 bags of groceries go into the crate. 6+ if you stack and bungee them. Plus another bag in the front basket. If the kids want to go to the store then the crate goes on the bike trailer.

Maximus9000 3y ago
> big Home Depot plastic storage crate into the bars Nice! That's such a simple solution. Thanks for the tip.

Rebelgecko 3y ago

I don't have a cargo bike, but you can fit a surprising amount of crap in a milk crate strapped to a bike rack. Especially if you have a pannier on the side (they even make some grocery tote bag style panniers)

UI_at_80x24 3y ago

Not OP, but I use Arkel RT-60. They are huge and strong. I've been able to haul two 24-cases of beer, plus half a dozen mixers.

NegativeLatency 3y ago

Used to do groceries with a regular bike and two ortlieb panniers (you can leave the top open to use their full capacity) For extra space a front "Porteur style" rack is nice (you can carry a pizza or takeout), or a rear rack with a set of lower mounting rails allows carrying stuff ontop of your rack without interfering as much with the panniers. nice front racks: https://www.passandstowracks.com https://www.passandstowracks.com nice front and back racks: https://www.tubus.com/en/products/ https://www.tubus.com/en/products/ some people also really like the topeak rail system, which has for example a little wheely cart you can pull around the store with you, the "Topeak TrolleyTote" Over the summer I bought a used (not electric) bakfiets on craigslist (and only recently did a mid-drive electric conversion) it's been really great for doing more with a bike because it doesn't take as much "how am I going to carry this home" planning. I've picked up groceries, dog food, filing cabinets, my wife, my dog, friends, lumber, tools, etc. It's quite an amazing bike format.

waveBidder 3y ago

ortlieb has some super sturdy ones, I grocery shop for 2 with this pair on a road bike. https://www.ortlieb.com/en_us/back-roller-city+F5003 https://www.ortlieb.com/en_us/back-roller-city+F5003