Don & Dougal

Check my archives and you'll see lots of pictures of my dog, Dougal, hanging out in my bike basket as we cruise around. He's just the right size! Perhaps a tiny bit large, but he curls his bum at the bottom of the basket and uses his paws to steady himself as he rests his back against the basket's edge. If I'm riding my bike with one of the smaller baskets he just hangs his paws over the edge and sort of hangs out.

I don't like to make generalizations based on gender, but Don seems to think the cargo trailer is a more suitable Dougal-transportation device. Perhaps it's the possibility of massive volume that makes the trailer so attractive?

We actually got this trailer last year when Don figured it would be handy to have around for hauling a giant group picnic or... chairs and stuff to music festivals. He is way more in love with this thing than I am, and had a ball riding it around our neighbourhood as he took Dougal for a test drive.




I do suppose the cargo trailer is good for towing tons of stuff. Maybe this will be a good solution to big grocery runs? You know the kind where you buy dog food, laundry detergent, and tons of juice in addition to the usual fare? I actually don't go on many of these runs since I live close to several grocery stores and 2 farmers markets. I prefer to go on smaller, more frequent runs instead of, for example, a monstrous Costco visit.

Last summer when we were taking chairs and supplies to the folk festival we just did it on the Pashleys. Some bungee chords, rear carriers, pannier, and baskets were enough to get everything we needed from A to B. I don't think having a cargo trailer is necessary for being able to conduct life on a bike, but if you have a man friend who wants to ride around with a boxcar trailing behind his bike? Well, he can knock himself out!




It just occurred to me that maybe Don likes this trailer thing because he's also REALLY enthusiastic about all things train related:)