What is the normal weight capacity for a bike trunk?

Question

Most people when riding a bike are not logging a ton of weight on their bike. They want to make trips to the supermarket, maybe to pick up some pizza or drop by Walmart. Trips that are bigger than these should be addressed by a more appropriate solution like a car.

Answer 1

There are very, very few bikes that have trunks. But fortunately, I've built a few of them, so you are talking to the right person.

My Daughter's bike:

http://whoisbike.com/viewPhoto.php?fileI...

Another bike with a trunk:

http://whoisbike.com/viewPhoto.php?fileI...

It's different from a car trunk because it's in the front, but it is car-like because it loads and unloads like a glove-compartment.

I would say the weight capacity is about one hundred pounds.