Hillbilly cargo bike

Posted on April 21, 2011 by .
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Last year I bolted a big plastic tub to the back of Urbana Bikes‘s awesome RNR rack and loaded it up for the Jed Clampett look during a family S24O camping trip.

Powder Mill Road

You’re not really supposed to load things up high on the back of a bike like this — it makes handling more difficult. In this case, though, it worked out better than I expected.

Lovely Bicycle got a hold of an Urbana, loaded it up, and there’s a ton of conversation on the merits of loading up high vs down low vs trailers vs long bikes. Go check it out here.



See also:

  1. Cargo bike compare & contrast
  2. Chinese cargo bike
  3. Cargo bicycle frame building school
  4. S24O: Family bike camping


  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1336073149 Chris Chaney

    Awesome! I’ve made some hillbilly modifications over the years myself.

  • http://twitter.com/lovelybicycle Lovely Bicycle!

    Thanks for the mention. I too suspect that a high, heavy load will feel more okay on the Urbana than on other bike based on my initial (albeit limited) experience. Love the tub idea.

  • http://mamabicycle.blogspot.com/ mama bicycle

    Ah, how can you get the tub? A home depot?

  • http://mamabicycle.blogspot.com/ mama bicycle

    Ah, how can you get the tub? A home depot?

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    Home Depot carries containers like this, but this plastic storage tub is available at any larger retail store that sells household goods.

    I probably bought this at K-Mart. I don’t remember a store like this in Japan — large size and variety like a デパート but they put value on low price over anything else. Think something that “feels” like a large 百円ショップ but with more variety and more expensive items.

  • http://mamabicycle.blogspot.com/ mama bicycle

    Hi Richard. Thank you for teaching me about the plastic tub. I wonder if it sticks to the rear seat well. Anyway, it is better to lift more luggages when you and your daughter go outside with bicycles. Ah, I plan to search it when I stop at Donki which is a popular shopping mart. My mama bicycle carry enough luggages though.

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