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At this time, Teen #1 adjusts front passenger seat and a 12 pack box of Trojans popped out from under the back of seat right as I was about to set down one of the dumbbells. Came back home, unloaded fabric bolts, went to put back seats in position because for the IKEA trip I’m taking two teens. I dropped off my bike at home, dropped the rear passenger seats to increase loading area, took one teen to help with the first errand of fabric bolts. If I were any shorter, or the car was any taller, it probably would have been more frustrating/comical.) It wasn’t the most graceful job, but I got it done. (Note: I’m about 5′ 9″ and like I’ve mentioned, my bike is really light, so it didn’t present any real problems.
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I had watched YouTube videos the night before on how to put my bike in the roof rack. I biked over to UP, and opted for the Subaru Crosstrek with roof bike rack. This time around, I figured I’d get it for a full 24 hours, that way I could pick up the 54 bolts, drop off 54 bolts, drop off college kid’s really heavy dumbbell set at PSU, go to IKEA (because the standing desk I’ve been wanting is on sale), and get cat food/cat litter. I live by University of Portland, so I have three or four close Zipcars as easy options. I researched it and set it up after the CarMax/Lyft revelation in the first post. Our budget is set up to handle a Zipcar rental every now and again, and if used efficiently we figured should only be needed one or two times a month, tops. We have a contingency plan for this, I said.
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So, when two weeks after getting rid of my car, I had to go to Tualatin to transport 54 bolts of fabric back to North Portland (about 20 miles, with hills), this presented a conundrum. Here’s the thing: I’m new to cycling as my main mode of transportation but like each of you, there are things I am proficient at, and the sewing world is one of those things.