Utility Cycling - hauling/towing another bike

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reptilezs
12-01-09, 03:25 PM
how do you guys transport another bike? i have taken the front wheel off, shove the fork in a pannier, and bungeed it down before. just want to know what you guys do.

Arrowana
12-01-09, 03:45 PM
For short distances, ride one while holding onto the stem of the other. Otherwise, I usually bungee the front wheel to one of my folding baskets. I found out that using string or rope works much better than bungee cords, as the bike moves a lot less.
lz4005
12-01-09, 03:52 PM
If you have a spare QR front hub laying around, zip tie it to your rear rack parallel to the rear hub. That way you can securely attach the fork of the trailing bike and then bungie the loose front wheel to the frame.

Arrowana
12-01-09, 04:07 PM
I saw a qr front hub lying in the metal shop at school today, I should ask if they need that...
roaster boy
12-03-09, 06:12 PM
I mounted a QR fork mount from an old Yakima tray on the rear bridge on my Dummy that seems to work well.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/4156941168_77e6d16e46.jpg
Similar to the ideas above, but specific to xtras and BDs
smorris
12-03-09, 07:33 PM
And roaster boy's would look like this in action, 'cause I did basically the same thing.

http://smorris.smugmug.com/Leaning-Against-the-Wall/Xtracycle-Build/DSC0001/647258366_HufR2-3X-2.jpg

Oops, forgot the new forum shrinks and downgrades images. Right-click view image for a larger photo.
penexpers
12-07-09, 03:01 AM
This is how I did it (not as neat as some of the other ideas in this thread)

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/11089464.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1260181014&Signature=yabtLUF9Fhgc8%2BE4Kt5LsqAU7%2B4%3D
Dan Burkhart
12-07-09, 10:29 AM
I mounted a fork down mount on the rear of my Big Dummy.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2hyw478.jpg


http://i50.tinypic.com/24wdkcm.jpg
Works OK.
SweetLou
12-07-09, 11:19 AM
I haven't done it yet, but I always thought mounting on of those fork mounts (http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Bike-Hitch-Locking-Mount/dp/B000ACAM9C) would work pretty well. Then just bungee the front wheel onto the towed bike.

Same idea as the extra front hub, but I think it would be a little easier to mount to the rack.
frogmeetcog
01-20-10, 03:16 PM
For a conventional-length, non-LT bike to tow another behind it, all one needs is a front quick-release axle, skewer, two axlenuts/cones/locknuts, a rear rack, a small chunk of wood, and some hoseclamps. Clamp the axle to the rack tube, with the wood sandwiched between.
Attach the second bike. *Carefully* mount. Pedal.

Using an entire front hub will require quite a bit more engineering, as it's not really bar-shaped. Then again, that might also work better with a wood block between the hubflanges.

Darnit, now you guys gave me another project!