Originally Posted by ducati
I would like to figure out how to use my Scooter to transport my bicycle. That way I could use it instead of the car; I use the car for the first few miles of my commute, then park and ride in to work. The first few miles are too dangerous for my sensibilities. I could scooter them easily, though.
I would save some fuel using the scooter, vs. my fuel-efficient car.
I do something similar, depending on the time of day. The first 2 miles of the commute are on 55-mph curvy road with no shoulder, then 1 mile on a 6-lane 45mph stretch. I usually just drive through that, then park at a sports complex and ride the remaining 12 miles (which is almost all bike path). If it's really early, or at least reasonably light out (both to and from), I'll ride the whole way. Gotta have the lights charged and ready though.
The scooter idea is fun... I would imagine it would be even easier to employ the trailer suggested mentioned here with a scooter.
If I get some time, I may play around with the towing thing more. I talked with one of my friends, and we came up with some goofy ideas for ways to support the front and rear wheels of the bike to be towed (so that the bike being towed doesn't have to actually function at all), along with adjusting for the steering axis of the towed bike.
Again, it's probably more effort than it's worth. But it's fun.
I'll pose one more thing - for bike maintenance, do you most of you actually use a bike stand? I thought I could just take a 3-4' length of metal pipe, attach a 90-deg join and then another 12-18" section to that. Mount the long section to a stud in the wall, and voila! A bike stand (to support under the saddle) that can fold flat against the wall. I'm sure someone's done something similar...