Rack Em Up

Or maybe not.
One thing I learned when I had the Barn Door is that I almost never used the rear rack.
Well okay, I used it all the time, mostly to carry the pack I usually had around my waist.
It was sort of a hassle though to take stuff out, I mean you had to undo the cargo net thingy to get at all my stuff.
I never carried anything else on it, like cheese rolls or kim chee, after I got my front basket.
The thing about having a rack is that if you do load it up with stuff, it gets a bit difficult to get back on the bike, especially if your load exceeds the height of the seat.
If you know what I mean.
Still, I always worried when I did put things on that rack, for if they jostled loose and fell off the back, I probably wouldn't know it.
A bit different from seeing things bounce out of the front basket and into your lap.
Luckily I grabbed my camera, the big one, before it hit the ground.
After that I learned to strap stuff in, even in the basket.
So anyways, I been thinking about a rack.
A rack is nice if you don't plan on having fenders for it sort of acts like one, even if it doesn't completely CYA(cover your ass).
Ooops!
I said ass!
Of course I mean a horsey looking thingy:



Actually, it would be pretty cool to have one those in my yard, you know to keep the grass below knee level.
Well, what I really want is a llama.
A vicuna:



Or a guanaco:



Okay, I guess they aren't really llamas, but sort of llama relatives. You got your llamas and alpacas, then you got your vicuna and guanaco.
Kinda sorta llamas.
If you know what I mean.
Come to think about it, if I ever could get a couple of them, why not get two different ones then I could make like a Flat Tire hybrid, like a vinaco.
Or something.
So anyways back to the racks.
I was thinking I wasn't going to get a rack, but now since the Bike With The Funny Name is sort of a step through, I figured something simple would be nice.
I mean I didn't need at that extra stuff for the panniers so I was thinking I'd get something like this:



A cheap Pletscher knock off for like twenty bucks.
I figure that should be good for all my hauling needs.
Or maybe I just go rackless.
Get me some fenders.
So I can ride in the rain.
Or at least when it's wet.
Cause I never ride in the rain.
If I can help it.
I wonder what it would cost me to get one of them llama thingys?
Or two.