So I am at Dick’s in Crossgates, insert joke here, and I’d just bought 55 Lbs. of plates to use for my kettlebell. After I load it all on my bike I quickly realize there is no way I am getting home. What do I do? I call my friend up to give my new purchase a ride home while I ride my bike home. I am a failure as a cyclist. It’s time I buy a bike trailer.
In this frame of mind here is an article from UtilityCycling.com that breaks down bike trailers in an easily understandable form for the masses.
Carrying Your Stuff: Bicycle Cargo Trailers
Albany Bicycle Coalition 
Just because you can’t carry 55lbs of dead weight on your bike doesn’t mean you’re a failure as a cyclist. There are maybe three people in all of Albany who could pull that off.