Modular Bikes: Load Carrying

Load Carrying Variations

Tray bike

Low Gravity Tub

Trailer Detail

Trailer on recumbent

Load Carrying Variations

Aside from the removable rack on the bike, there are at least 3 separate ways to loads on the bike and these are

using a trailer by hooking the drawbar onto the rack mounting post. Trailer shown has 50-litre capacity.
Attaching a tub to the front attachment points. Tub shown has a 50-litre capacity
Fitting a "steers from behind tandem" with a load carrying tray or box. The box shown has a 100-litre capacity and can be used to carry bales of hay, bags of fertilizer or loads of junk.

What is it used for?

Bikes aren't often used for shopping because most don't carry loads well. The standard bike can be set up with a trailer and front tub in about 5 minutes and can carry 100 l of luggage, set up like this it can lap up shopping jobs. Once at the shops, the trailer can be separated from the bike to be used as a shopping cart.

What's needed to make it?

Standard bike, small frame extensions to hold front tub, Trailer. 2 Frame units and tray for load

What else can I buy that's like it?

There are many manufacturers of bike trailers out there, the Bob Yak springs to mind as the most famous. Bikes for hauling large loads (and children!) include the Bakfiets , and Moz has built a lot of load carrying bikes. "Low Gravity bikes" is a term for a bike with a tub over the front wheel. One I found was here.