Every Day Adventurers

Jason Jamnik, a 22-year-old college student from Naperville, IL, works as a pizza-delivery boy man. Except he’s not delivering pizza the traditional way (in a beat up Honda Civic blasting teenage-angst rock), he’s using his Surly Big Dummy to get those pies to their final destination.

His customers are given two options for delivery: carbon-consuming-car or carbon-saving-cycle. Choosing the latter option saves them the $3 delivery fee, and helps their keep their community carbon-clean.

We don’t know yet if Jason is using our PizzaLoader design to help him deliver his pies, but we look forward to finding out!

Update: Well, looks like Jason IS using the PizzaLoader on his routes. Check out his comment below to see how he pulls it off. Thanks, Jason!

Jason about to deliver a hot pizza to a hungry customer
Photo: Danielle Gardner/STNG

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In the spirit of the Longtail Standard, we happily present you with detailed instructions to build your very own PizzaLoader.

While we’d love to design, prototype and build every idea we sketch out, we’re still a bit grounded in reality and like to choose our products carefully. But don’t get us wrong, we love do-it-together (DIT) approaches to accessories, except the ones involving transportation of wee ones.

With that said we’re pleased to introduce: PizzaLoader! While there are a few bicycle pizza delivery services out there, the costs don’t justify the production on our end. Thank goodness for places like IKEA, where you can find just the right combination of parts to create masterpieces.

Wife and hubby team, Jeremy and Carrie, longed for the ability to carry pizza on their Xtracycle. Unfortunately, the square shape of a pie box leaves too much overhang when using a standard SnapDeck. Combine that factor with greasy, weak cardboard box and you’ll quickly accessorize gravel with your fresh pizza.

Solution? Build a wide-platform SnapDeck with rail to provide proper support and containment for your pizza as it travels from its brick oven womb to your home and, ultimately, belly. Let’s dig in!

Ingredients:

• 4 SnapHooks w/ 5mm Bolts Purchase SnapHooks Here
• 5mm Bolts @ 1.75″ long (the ones that come with SnapHooks are too short)
• 1 IKEA Gorm Bookshelf (19 5/8″ x 20 1/8″) IKEA Store Link
• 1 IKEA Lansa Bar w/ Two Screws (incl) (13 7/8″) IKEA Store Link
• 1 SnapDeck Template PDF Printed & Taped together PDF Link
• Optional Eco-friendly Wood Sealant/Protectant Types | Soy Based | Waterbased

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