Utility Cycling - Transporting a cymbal and stand
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Just bought a 20 inch ride cymbal and a stand from a (not so) local music shop - about 9 miles away).
Any ideas on how i'm going to be able to carry it on my bike?
My idea was to strap the cymbal to my back and somehow strap the stand to my rear rack.....anyone got a different idea?
Here's what i'm riding:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/larry_emder/IMG_1588-1.jpg
Thanks, Marty
donnamb
10-02-07, 01:32 AM
Without a trailer, I can't think of a better way.
I'll report back on how i went tomorrow. And on how many funny looks i get :) But thats half the fun isnt it?
Better bring a few spare tubes :D
Chicagoan
10-02-07, 07:30 PM
Cool a fellow drummer/cyclist.
I used to carry my whole set (two Toms, Floor Tom, Hi-hat and stand, two snare drums, a crash symbol, and a ride symbol) on a custom trailer it was a kiddie trailer with a conduit pipe extention. It broke in half carrying about 200 Crappies in 5 gallon buckets. That was a mess, live fish flopping around on the road, needless to say the buzzards ate good that night.
I have carried 14 inch hihat cymbles on my rear rack though.
mikepoole
10-02-07, 10:28 PM
Strap the stand to the rack with feet towards the front, turn the top fitting of the rack 90 degrees up and mount the cymbal to the stand... should give a nice mellow sound when you hit the bumps
Honestly.....i'm not really a drummer! Just a guitarist who tries to drum.
I'm back! And i got the cymbal and stand...i guess that means mission successful?! Jeez it was tough though.....
I strapped the cymbal to my backpack and the stand to the rack. The good news is that nothing came loose or fell off. Spare tubes work awesome at holding stuff on!
Here is just some of the problems i faced:
* Ran outta water....had to look around the front of houses and steal some. It was HOT!
* Impaired vision due to cymbal on my back......it was difficult to look behind me and a little dangerous at times. Also i think my rear blinky (on my helmet) was blocked (rode home in the dark)
* HEAVY! I underestimated how heavy the cymbal would be. And with such a hilly ride....the ride home was slooooow
* Flat tire - Got a flat on the way home on the rear tyre. Took me about an hour of stuffing round to fix it and mount it back on the bike (this was only the third tyre i've replaced). And then my back brakes started rubbing on the rim, so i just disconnected them (mechanics noob right here)
I'm pretty stuffed right about now, but glad i did it. I figure with that behind me the rest of my utility cycling life should be a lot easier.
Oh yeah i should ask:
I had to pull the piece of glass (that gave me a flat) out of the rear tyre. Is there any problem with riding a tire with a puncture mark?
Thats a hilarious lil tale btw chicagoan!
zzzzzzzz....
donnamb
10-03-07, 08:42 AM
How about a trailer, Nitram?
MichaelW
10-03-07, 11:53 AM
I sometimes knock up little jigs to carry oddly shaped stuff that wont fit into panniers. I dont have a trailer but have carried planks of wood, bags of plaster and cement.
You can make use of bits of wood, wire, string, zip-ties, inner tubes.
I would have made a protective envelope for the cymbal out of old For Sale signs and lashed it to one side of the pannier.
The pierced tyre can be re-used as long as the gash is not too big. My limit is about 5cm.