I rode the buke (21 speed pedal bike) 5.5 miles yesterday to do some shopping. Last week I rode it just about 6 miles to do some other shopping. Working on "geting my legs back" after a lazy winter. I have a trailer I can snap onto either bike if I need o pick up more than fits into the saddle bags. - about 6 sware feet, the box is about a foot deep without the 18 inch side-racks and it's rated for about 250 lbs.but I wouldn't want to haul that much with the hills.