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  • get a bag.

    I would if I was carrying large soft things of low value that can get wet.

    I use my bike to carry champagne which I need to stack up in cases.
    Currently I can fit 2x2 = 4 cases at the bottom and stack them 3 high so that's 12 cases of 6 bottles = 72 bottles (roughly 120kg).

    With a box a tad wider, I could fit 2x3 = 6 cases stacked up 3 times, that's 18 cases of 6 bottles = 108 bottles (roughly 180kg).

    Box need to be lockable so people don't steal Champagne while I am delivering.

    Also would like mounts for a bottle holder and a speaker holder on it.
    And being able to remove the top completely so I can carry a human or a dog.

  • Yeah , actually, don't get a bag, get a box.

    I just remember clattering around on a Bullitt with a poorly sized box that meant anything big had to be strapped to the top, and anything small rattled around inside. There wasn't much the right size. And a head, or side, wind was horrible.

  • @Vince
    Won't you be going way over the maximum recommended load for the Douze? I think it's 120kg... I've had up to about 80kg in the front of mine and you certainly feel the bike flex around a lot with a heavy load. Makes sense to make best use of the available space you have. I'd upgrade the rotor size on the discs to help braking with such big loads... I had 160mm DIA rotors and they weren't good enough so now have 180mm DIA, although I know the Tektro levers & calipers aren't great but I just can't keep spending more and more money on bikes... :)

  • Does the shampers need a resting period after being carried on a bike? I imagine that it'd get a bit bounced around no?

  • I use my bike to carry champagne which I need to stack up in cases.

    I have the solution:

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