BikeLite

https://www.alpackaraft.com/forums/vi...c.php?f=4&t=73

bikerafting thread

cyclistjohn

Ah, I see. Thanks for that BikeLite, & for the forum link.

Bop

Not really. We didn't take many photos. If you are familiar with the Swift's fold, you can imagine simply laying it on its side, chain-side up, top bar and handlebars toward the bow and wheels toward the paddler. The Sevylors have a small triangular spraydeck which gave us a flat surface to work with. With the crank arms at 6 and 12 o'clock, the pedal pointed down in the open area between the sides. We just tied the bikes on and had no problems. As far as saltwater getting on the bikes, there was none to speak of. The boundary between the glacier water and the underlying saltwater is at about 6' to 8' of depth, so what little splashing there was, it was all fresh water, even in the tidal zone where we took out.

This was a pretty casual affair, dreamed up the day before. Certainly if one was going to do this weekly, a higher grade of boat might be in order, as would a more reliable mounting system. But in defense of the Sevylors, I have used these boats on several Alaskan and Yukon rivers, surfed launched them in Mexico and Costa Rica and generally messed around in them for going on two decades. For the money, they are hard to beat.