I've been working for the past year or so on reviving the long lost art of carrying firearms by bicycle. It not only has application for us tree huggers, but for anyone interested in a fast and extremely quiet way of entering a hunting zone (assuming bikes are allowed, of course).

Part of the problem has been, the art of carrying arms on bikes isn't the only thing that's been lost. It's also getting tougher to find bikes with anything like the classic diamond frame and seat posture for upright riding. I tried a number of carrying options with my Electra cruiser, but the curved design made frame-mounting very tricky. This one is a pretty cheap Marin Redwood.

Here's the first prototype solution. I did a video so you can see it from all sides. The scabbard is an old stiff saddle scabbard of the usual design. The ammo/handgun holder is a saddle bag draped over the top bar with the handles hooked together. The bags are designed to go on a horse's back and don't quite work here so I may have to use something else. But the scabbard fits perfectly and amazingly doesn't snag on me or the bike while in operation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd02kblUwE0

This is the original photo I based the concept on: