After some serious searching online, digging through trash (there’s never enough of that around here), and generally keeping an eye out for appropriate items for the last few months, the crate of my dreams is attached to the front “beer rack” on my Opa.
The “half-crate” from filmtools.com really suits my needs: it’s sturdy, wide enough to carry some serious good, but not so high that it looks weird or interferes with steering. The plain grey is OK, though if there were colors that would have been fine by me.
So far it’s stayed on the bike almost all of the time; it’s attached to the beer rack with black zip ties so it can’t rattle, and the rack itself is easy to detach. There’s some wind resistance with the crate on the front of the bike, but in this case it’s well worth it. We won’t be able to use it with the Bobike Mini child seat, but it shouldn’t be too difficult to switch between the two. I hope I won’t need to pick up cat litter and Finn at the same time…
