A Cooler for Your Bicycle

So there I was, about to head out for a barbecue, eyeballing my bike and my beer, figuring on ways for the one to port the other. As it happened, I had one of those cheapy 12 pack styrofoam coolers you find at most bait shops and liquor/convenience stores. Eyeballing this, I did see that the angles almost perfectly matched those of my rear baskets. And so I used it.

A few times, as it were. The styrofoam wasn't intended for multiple uses, of course, and the wear and tear the basket gave only further shortened its lifespan. So I duct taped the thing. One year ago, and it's still going strong.

Step 1: The handle

I realize some step-by-step photos would've been nice, but, seriously, I just duct taped the hell out of it.
The tape I used was some off-brand and, inexplicably, red (I just found it). It seemed to stick even better, however. For the handle, I used some stray rope a friend had, braiding it in standard fashion, then taping a length of it down below the already-present hole in the styrofoam. This I did for strength, as I did the the little tapered ends you can see coming off the top.

Comments

[killerjackalope]

It's bad enough when I drink and cycle! Now you're making it worse because I can have cold beer on the bike...

Nice job, maybe add a little sound system and have yourself a full party bike...

[hotcharlie]

Now that would be trouble...

For the kiddies, there is, indeed, a definite line at which one should not ride a bike post-boozing. -A lesson hard-earned.

And it's good for hauling perishables from the grocery store, too, of course.

But I do gotta say, I've caught the area hobos casting some jealous eyes on me. Beats walking and drinking warm beer by a long shot.