Life on the Bullitt before the Caddyrack was okay. We had to do some finagling to get a rack on there because Bullitts surprisingly don't come with braze-ons for mounting a rack. I used a rack-mount seatcollar and had a freebie rack put on that was in the bike shop. It wasn't ideal but it added more room for cargo. I was amazed that once the boys were in the box (or the box was full), there was little room left for the rest of our stuff.
Only room for one set of panniers, small because of the risk of heel-strikes.
Once we got the Piccolo, I installed the special rack and that was slightly better. Now, we could get one munchin out of the box and "helping" to pedal, leaving more space in the box for extra "stuff." The Burley Piccolo rack was sturdier than the one we had before but it still wasn't ideal for panniers because of the mounting bracket.
Crazy Train!
Our next set-up has been an amazing upgrade: John Lucas's Caddyrack! It has changed our Bullitt for the better.
Prototype #1
Great towing capacity!
Testing out the whole rig.
The Caddyrack is unlike any other rack I've seen. Because there weren't any mounting points at the seatpost, John used a sleeve-type mount on the seatpost and bolted it into the frame by the dropouts.
We've had the rack for a few months now and I've been really impressed with its versatility. We can tow bikes both large and small, sometimes even two at once!
We can carry an extra kid sitting on the deck, although we're working on some foot-guards to keep them toesies out of the spokes so for now, it's just for short rides with very trustable kids.
The Caddyrack has its very own Burley Piccolo mount built in! Easy on-off when we need our Crazy Train to load up.
The side bars at the bottom are wonderful for stabilizing a large load.
This was a super heavy load, maybe about 100lbs. We didn't go far but it worked. I needed real tie-downs for this.
It can hold panniers (although my rack design doesn't have a lower bar to attach the bottom of panniers, yet. That was a feature we discovered was needed after this prototype was developed).
We don't have a Yepp Maxi seat but there is a built-in bracket for that, too!
The Caddyrack has basically doubled our carrying capacity for the Bullitt, something that I had always been a bit frustrated about. This rack adds about 10ish lbs but we're riding around on a bike that weighs 80 already and we add 90lbs of kid most often. The benefits and functionality of this rack are worth it. I love it!
The Caddyrack has basically doubled our carrying capacity for the Bullitt, something that I had always been a bit frustrated about. This rack adds about 10ish lbs but we're riding around on a bike that weighs 80 already and we add 90lbs of kid most often. The benefits and functionality of this rack are worth it. I love it!
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