# Foofy porteur bike thread.
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222
**Category:** Road
**Created:** [July 31, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222 "2013-07-31T18:30:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/1 "2013-07-31T18:30:11Z")
Racks!
Custom: [Haulin’ Colin](http://www.haulincolin.com/racks.html)
Flat platform, burly crown mount: [Civia Cycles](http://civiacycles.com/components/pizzeria_rack/)
Fenced, burly crown mount: [Civia Cycles](http://civiacycles.com/components/market_rack/)
Flat, but fenceable, axle mounts included: [Soma Porteur Rack- Black CrMo](http://store.somafab.com/sopora.html)
Crappy: [VO Porteur Rack](http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-porteur-rack.html)
Bags!
Freight Baggage: [Freight Baggage — PORTEUR RACK BAG](http://www.freightbags.com/products/porteur-rack-bag-working)
Swift: [Polaris Porteur Bag from Swift Industries | handmade bicycle panniers and accessories](http://builtbyswift.com/products/19) (Shorten the depth, remove the overhang on the rack)
Friend has an ILE that’s super well priced and appears to work well so far.
[Rack Bag | Inside Line Equipment | Cycling bags](http://ilequipment.com/rackbag)
Ruth Works: [Ruth Works SF: Prices and Ordering](http://ruthworkssf.blogspot.com.au/p/prices-and-ordering.html)
Laplander: [Laplander bags — Home](http://laplanderbags.bigcartel.com/)
Heavy: [Heavy Porteur Bag | Heavy Bags](http://heavyish.com/stuff/heavy-porteur)
Lemolo: [Bags/Prices/Info | Lemolo Baggage](http://lemolobags.wordpress.com/for-sale/)
Get BODave to whip something up.
Search ebay/local suppliers for [tackle bags and repurpose…](http://26inchslicks.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/rackufacture-reclamation-mods-new.html)
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Latest iteration of my foofy porteur (footiéur), aka [the Travesty](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ah_blake/sets/72157629648534049/with/9410969491/). 700D-\>650B.
[](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3757/9410947345_bbe41b5716.jpg)
Thanks to Erle, it now has a sick OG Jim Blackburn rack that is much more solid than a tang mount one, all the better for overloading the basket with footies and ginger beers. Now with BO Gear Duffel bag!
[](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/9413723796_3ded9baa7b.jpg)
Don’t think I ever posted pics of this, but it did make an appearance at the show & shine. Incomplete Streets’ [Zeus](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ah_blake/sets/72157634884410152/). 700C-\>650B:
[](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/9413738070_dd7d0e4548.jpg)
See this tiny little flat tang anchoring the rack to the fork? SHIT HOUSE. Don’t buy the Velo Orange ‘porteur’ rack. Not footy carrying approved. Swift Industries Polaris Porteur bag.
[](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2859/9410988131_06133cfe61.jpg)
[rSogn shimergo catastrophe mobile](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ah_blake/sets/72157627374999208/with/9411027917/). 11-9 shimergo, beardo frenzy ritchey logic compact cranks. 1000 yard stare from the cat. 650Beardo. Swift Industries Ozette XL bag
[](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2859/9413765224_91c6ebd59f.jpg)
This is how you anchor a rack if you don’t have two points on the crown. That is solid rod, not tube.
[](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/9411027917_681d987ec2.jpg)
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### Author:  [@EzyLee](https://fixed.org.au/u/EzyLee)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/2 "2013-07-31T18:38:39Z")
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### Author:  [@Rooster](https://fixed.org.au/u/Rooster)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/3 "2013-07-31T18:52:48Z")
Thnx Blakey \<3
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### Author:  [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/4 "2013-07-31T18:54:56Z")
owww, i read this thread title wrong. i thought it was gonna be about people carrying footies on their bikes.
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### Author:  [@doomith](https://fixed.org.au/u/doomith)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/5 "2013-07-31T19:04:47Z")
In that case!!!
Front rack / basket suggestion? I’ve read through the forum and am close to ordering a large Sunlite front basket.
Would prefer a rack like Gene has on his merckx but unsure of brand / where to get them from!
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### Author:  [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/6 "2013-07-31T19:06:31Z")
gene’s basket wouldn’t be any good for carrying footies. it’s too shallow.
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### Author:  [@doomith](https://fixed.org.au/u/doomith)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/7 "2013-07-31T19:07:54Z")
Doesn’t he have a sweet rack rather than a basket?
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### Author:  [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/8 "2013-07-31T19:10:26Z")
> [@doomith](#):
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> Doesn’t he have a sweet rack rather than a basket?
you’re missing the point. he can’t carry footies on the front of his bike.
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### Author:  [@doomith](https://fixed.org.au/u/doomith)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/9 "2013-07-31T19:16:40Z")
What if he has a cargo net?
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### Author:  [@haitch](https://fixed.org.au/u/haitch)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/10 "2013-07-31T19:18:41Z")
What would the theoretical footy-carrying limit be? Front and rear baskets, some sort of frame bag hanging under the top tube… lowrider footy mounts on the fork???
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### Author:  [@spirito](https://fixed.org.au/u/spirito)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/11 "2013-07-31T19:22:08Z")
define foofy?
1950 Herse …
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### Author:  [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/12 "2013-07-31T19:24:36Z")
> [@spirito](#):
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> define foofy?
contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t refer to a game where the ball is kicked with the foot, but rather a game that is played on foot. you know, as opposed to games played on horseback. true!
oh, wait…
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### Author:  [@doomith](https://fixed.org.au/u/doomith)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/13 "2013-07-31T19:27:15Z")
Help me choose a front rack plz! 😕
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### Author:  [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/14 "2013-07-31T19:29:06Z")
> [@doomith](#):
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> Help me choose a front rack plz! 😕
just go into commuter cycles and ask for the one that can carry the most footies. problem solved!
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### Author:  [@dfunkt](https://fixed.org.au/u/dfunkt)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/15 "2013-07-31T19:29:51Z")
> [@doomith](#):
>
> Help me choose a front rack plz! 😕
how many footies you wanna carry? basket? cargo net? will you be carrying your boots as well?
also:
[http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/f9/front-racks-6186/](http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/f9/front-racks-6186/)
[http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/f8/porteur-wanaabe-diy-styles-15747/](http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/f8/porteur-wanaabe-diy-styles-15747/)
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### Author:  [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/16 "2013-07-31T19:30:59Z")
> [@doomith](#):
>
> Help me choose a front rack plz! 😕
This looks like it has Garmin interface & printing
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/17 "2013-07-31T19:35:45Z")
> [@brendan](#):
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> contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t refer to a game where the ball is kicked with the foot, but rather a game that is played on foot. you know, as opposed to games played on horseback. true!
omg, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
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### Author:  [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/18 "2013-07-31T19:41:58Z")
> [@doomith](#):
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> Help me choose a front rack plz! 😕
get one like genes!
raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacckkkk
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### Author:  [@doomith](https://fixed.org.au/u/doomith)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/19 "2013-07-31T19:46:53Z")
> [@rolly](#):
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> get one like genes!
>
> raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacckkkk
It’s pretty much exactly what I want but I don’t know what brand / model it is. I sent him a PM - see if he responds!
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### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/foofy-porteur-bike-thread/62222/20 "2013-07-31T19:47:19Z")
So many questions.
Footy carrying is SRS BSNSS.
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