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I woke up one morning and wanted to surprise my girlfriend with sweet pastries and a hot cup of coffee from her favorite local bakery. Problem was, how do I carry all of this by bicycle without crushing the pastries and spilling the coffee all over the place? An idea struck and I figured it out!

I designed a Porter crate that would do all that and more! Supplies were purchased, and after hiding out in my dad's garage for hours, I came out with my first Porter crate- able to carry sweet pastries, hot coffee, and more.

Everyone was stoked. Bates Crates was officially born. With only a handful built and a few blog posts on One Less Car about them, Trek sent an email. They had to have a couple too. More were built and sent off to Trek, and they loved them too- so much that they're featured on a bike in Trek's new 2010 catalog!

Bates Crates are designed and hand built to be as environmentally friendly as possible right here in the USA! Once the right supplier is found, I hope to use reclaimed wood exclusively. Bates Crates is constantly evolving- My aim is to make using your bicycle for everyday activities more of a reality, and in doing that, promoting bicycling as a whole.