Message from discussion Another newbie question... (was: Why are expensive bikes better than cheap ones?)

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Rob Morley wrote:

> Except it's a pain lugging a trailer around just in case you need it.
I dunno about that.  I hadn't been doing the school run for a while
until last week; I dropped the wee one off and rode on to work - I
think I'd gone about 10 miles before I noticed this orange thing
tailgating me very closely (note to self: drink more coffee in the
morning)

But even with an urban MTB, something like a Toppeak MTX beam rack is a
useful permanent fixture, at least it makes a good mounting point for a
rear light.