u/TurbulentIssue1941

All geared up: School drop-off, groceries and winfoiling

All geared up: School drop-off, groceries and winfoiling

I struggled with finding the best gear so here's a breakdown of what I got and how it works.

  1. 6 year old Kid transport (Passenger package; nerve wracking at first with her just holding on to the bar but we've gotten used to it and she loves the freedom.) The seat does get hot though so I wish there was a different color or a seat cover or something.

  2. Grocery shopping: Pizza rack + zip tied 25 L Milk crate and Banjo Brothers Grocery Pannier (Needed a low profile bag to not hit the front basket or board I wish both had a slightly larger capacity.) I want a bigger milk crate but all the ones I've found have a solid base and I don't currently want to buy a MiK plate. I get by with one pannier plus the small crate but I'll probably buy the second pannier so it feels better weighted and easier to fit all this plus maybe whatever i happen to have that day such as a kids backpack etc. As it is now it can only fit groceries so couldn't go straight from school pick-up and I can't buy everything I want.

  3. Wingfoiling: This is the best! I bought the Moved By Bikes shortboard rack (I had to bend the U bars a very small amount to get my slightly thick Armstrong 88L board to fit). I saw some recommendations for the moped rack but I couldn't tell if that was compatible with a passenger package. I got all my wingfoil gear on the bike with just one bungee cord and the the rack in less than 5 minutes. You obviously couldn't also put a passenger on this as the foil is taking up that spot but I can't see strapping it anywhere else without affecting the turn radius. I could bungee the board in but it feels very stable and I'm only going a couple of miles.

u/TurbulentIssue1941 — 14 days ago