Comments on: Carrier Pigeon Diary 30

By: Jeremy Towsey-French

Jeremy Towsey-French — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:16:03 +0000

thanks for your comment, rebecca. funny you should ask about the weight. i asked the same question to one of the nursery yard workers just the other day. he told me that the bales tend to take on water as they sit outside, so their weight can really vary based on the weather and their location on the pallet. all things being equal, he estimates that each 3 ft³ bale of black forest soil conditioner weighs about 65 pounds.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:11:33 +0000

I’ve seen those black forest bales at our local nursery, and my husband purchased some for our garden last year. That stuff is brilliant in the veg garden. The bales don’t look heavy but they are! I can’t say I’d ever take one home on my bike –but it’s good to know someone has tried! Out of curiosity, have you ever weighed one?

By: Jeremy Towsey-French

Jeremy Towsey-French — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:45:17 +0000

i don’t intend to mis-characterize the box bike’s cargo capacity. just yesterday, keri managed to pack both our daughters, one bag of groceries, and a 12″ x 9″ x 24″ pack of toilet tissue in the cargo box. she didn’t feel it necessary to use the rack at all! my point is this –there’s not a ton of space available, but creative use of cargo packing can certainly make it possible to carry all sorts of things you wouldn’t think possible in one trip.