Carry a Bag on Your Bike with a Screw

Reader Hanspeter from the Netherlands submitted a hack that is simple and genius.  By putting a screw through a rear rack, any bag with a strap can be carried.  In Hanspeter's words -

My hack makes it possible to use almost every normal bag as a bike bag. It consists of only one little screw in the rear rack but because the screw extends on the down-side, my kids can still ride with me on the bike without getting their butts punctured. Also this way the bag hangs better.

Here is a bag as it rests on the rack:

 

And here you can see that it is just a simple screw that makes the hack possible -

 

One more shot of the hack in action -

 

With rough roads or high speed this might not be the best hack, but for slow paced errands around town this is a great hack.  And the footpeg I assume is for the kids that ride on the back . . . another great transport hack.  Thanks Hanspeter!

Comments

[Skip]

Good hack. I also noticed the rack that it is applied to. That is one fine looking stout rack.

Skip
San Diego, Ca.

[Spencer]

Good and simple Hack. It has got to be tricky riding on wet cobble stone but it looks like Hanspeter has the right bike for the job.

[Hans-Peter]

Thanks, I'm quite flattered, reading the > :-) In a couple of days, I'll send you another hack I made. The screw is my favorite though, because it's so small.

Funny noticed the footpeg. Everyone I know has them (well, everyone who has children...)