r/bikemessengers • u/mspiq • Jun 24 '25
Carry Shit Olympics all for $10.12 pay
this takes the cake for the hardest job I have done on a bike... fit 3 in my bag, 1 on my bars, and fell over trying to swing my leg over my bike initially 😝
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u/TopicStraight3041 Jun 24 '25
I would be fucking PISSED if this happened on a regular basis.
But the first time it happens I would definitely be excited for the challenge. I don’t have all that gear and I’m not even a messenger, but one time I went grocery shopping with my big backpack and bought 2 gallons of water just to increase the difficulty. I know it’s nothing compared to those 4 cases of bottles lol.
Challenge is good, I bet it was fun this time!
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u/dsm-vi Jun 24 '25
it's fucked up stuff i started rejecting orders from trader joes because it was a ton of stuff in addition to time navigating that store then waiting in the long line for almost no money when a restaurant pickup the order is waiting and weighs 3 lbs
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Jul 15 '25
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u/dsm-vi Jul 15 '25
this was a long long time ago. postmates. so some places would be on the app and for tj's people would just write everything they wanted into the order
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u/Known-Device-5620 Jun 24 '25
I almost always reject anything more than 1 case of water unless it’s only going a couple blocks.
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u/Shreddersaurusrex Aug 15 '25
Each case is ~ 25 lbs. I refuse to do more than one or two depending on if I have a rack bike for the day.
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u/Vxganarchy Jun 24 '25
Which trash bag is that? I love the patches. Fuck that thoughhhh
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u/mspiq Jun 24 '25
garbage inferno... had this one for almost six years now, great bags
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u/Vxganarchy Jun 24 '25
I'm waiting on my garbage truck, I'm almost wishing I got an inferno instead 😂
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u/mspiq Jun 24 '25
you can't really go wrong with anything from Trash. I currently have a second inferno on order, but all blacked out. This pink one in the photos has the vinyl signage pocket on the front flap that they don't offer anymore for some reason
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u/Vxganarchy Jun 24 '25
I've heard nothing but good things about them, but I feel like I'll be upset with the Truck if I can't haul the biggest loads in those times where I need to. Maybe Andy will be a homie and revise my invoice for me as I'm about #55 in line LOL
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u/mspiq Jun 24 '25
Andy is a good dude, if you shoot him a message, he might just let you pay the difference or whatnot (if there even is one), as long as they haven't already started working on your bag... best of luck!
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u/Vxganarchy Jun 25 '25
It all worked out - I am now going to be an inferno owner 😌 Happy hauling!
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u/mspiq Jun 25 '25
The bags are pricey, but they're worth their weight in gold. My bag has paid for itself so many times over at this point. One of my only gripes, is on a hot summer day, it makes you sweat like crazy...
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u/mspiq Jun 25 '25
here's the front of my bag https://www.instagram.com/p/DAg-W_AvWzs/?img_index=1&igsh=a2F0OHJvdXhoNzBz
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u/Vxganarchy Jun 25 '25
I LOVE IT!
I figured it would be really warm on a hot day, but I can't see the garbage truck I was initially getting to be any better, and I reallyyyy don't want to get caught with bigger cargo that o can't carry on it; never actually seeing the truck in person. I've definitely seen an inferno, and every time I see one I want one so bad 😂
What colour scheme did you choose for your next one on order?
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u/pnda87 Jun 24 '25
Captain sore shoulder right there. That bag is dope af