My new grocery getter

[dbnm]

Just got this today.

Seriously heavy but will allow me to take the bike to the nearby grocer and not the car.

[bigman]

I keep one of these at my office for lunch runs and the occasional commute, tons of fun and the Hayes brakes are great. enjoy.

[mtechnica]

Good on you for using your bike to get groceries. What bag setup are you using?

[dbnm]

It came with a set of Bontrager panniers.

Not sure about anything else.



Good on you for using your bike to get groceries. What bag setup are you using?

[BobbyJones]

What is it?

[dbnm]

I believe it to be a 2015 Trek District.

https://www.trekbicyclesuperstore.com/product/trek-steel-district-194321-1.htm

[BobbyJones]

I believe it to be a 2015 Trek District.

https://www.trekbicyclesuperstore.com/product/trek-steel-district-194321-1.htm

Looks good and functional. Please report back after some miles- i'm looking for something like this and there seems to be a lot to choose from nowadays.

[AngryScientist]

very cool.

as long as there is not major elevation change, a super heavy bike is not a big deal for utility purposes if it has the right gearing.

i rode a super heavy, super cheap huffy mtb with a trailer to take my son to school a bunch last year, and it was no big deal. i absolutely love the idea of doing routine errands on a human powered machine. good for you, it's a nice bike and will work well for a utility bike.

with regard to my experience - if you get more serious about shopping with the bike, and the store is not too far, do consider a utility trailer for hauling stuff home. it's not a bad option!

[dbnm]

The market that I want to shop at is across the Rio Grande and the path to it is flat.

I'll be crossing the river a few times a week and I'll pretty happy about that.

[cadence90]

How many standard-sized grocery bags can be carried at once?

I love that frame color.

Re: the frameset weight, what is it? I guess similar to one of those purpose-built ANT bikes? Or maybe those were even heavier; weight was definitely not a primary concern.
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[Ken Robb]

I have a pair of Performance Bike "grocery panniers" and one similar JAND pannierEach one holds a typical brown bag from a market and folds nearly flat against a rack as shown above. I used them with a Blackburn rack on my MB-3. I sold that bike to ELHARDEEN and will be happy to sell all or part of this collection to a FORUMITE.

[monkeytusmc]

Pretty cool bike! I don’t think I could justify another bike to the wife though.


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[likebikes]

for the price, you can't really beat this: https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/breezer-finesse-city-bike-yb-fin?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=retargeting&cm_mmc=display-_-criteo-_-retargeting-_-may2013&CA_6C15C=400006960000177928

amazing.

[mcfarton]

I like it! I had a trek district for a while, it was a great bike.


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[acoffin]

for the price, you can't really beat this: https://www.bikenashbar.com/cycling/breezer-finesse-city-bike-yb-fin?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=retargeting&cm_mmc=display-_-criteo-_-retargeting-_-may2013&CA_6C15C=400006960000177928

amazing.

No doubt! I saw this in the catalog the other day and want it even though I have a bike for that purpose already. It's a great deal and looks like a ton of fun. However, not nearly as pretty as the OP's, love that blue!

[dbnm]

Well, this was a craigslist find and cost $300.

It was used for about 800 miles and needs nothing.

I'm pretty happy about it.

[likebikes]

good for you.

[tedski]

Perfect bike to go below the radar and get the job done. ;)