B10Cycle

So, tomorrow I'm going to look at/pick-up a wheelset and I'm wondering how I might get it home by bike. My plan as it stands now is to wear a back-pack I have with a cinchy strap on each side and use some strappy things I have to hold one wheel to each side. That's the best I've come up with.

Any other ideas from more creative minds?

666pack

if you have a larger messenger bag just toss them in there. i've seen people carrying frames in bags before.

if you only have the backpack option i would lay both wheels on your back on top of each other and use the cinch strap to tie the wheels to your back. then book it home so no one sees you all weirded out like that.

or you could just ride no hands and hold one wheel in each hand. make sure you swing your arms with the wheels as you roll.

born on a bus

That is what I have done, and I've seen other people rocking it also, it works fine. There may be a better way that I haven't thought of. Pannier rack?

humancongereel

ride with one hand, balance them on the bars...but how far is it?

dsc113

trade your old set for some nice new easy to carry piece (i.e. new stem, new crankset, a quiver of rear cogs, a few tools, a case of good beer(youll have to drink at least half to make it easy to carry) or free labor later) and ride your new ones home.

humancongereel

forget the bar thing. as soon as i typed it i realized they're probably a lil' too big.

try strapping them on top of one another square on your back...you oughta be able to figure out a way. bungee cords will probably help.

doco

I use duct tape and the top loop on my backpack, just duct the wheels together and hook using duct to the top of the backpack......stays centered and they don't move around

megatherium

ride one-handed...just don't get the spokes caught in your drops...if you're running drop bars, that is.

deathintransit

Maybe the LBS has a couple wheel boxes you could scrounge?

Get those wrap the boxes with packing tape to a back pack and put the wheels in there. Rock and roll.

B10Cycle

Thanks, I think I've got it. I'm going to hook the wheels to the top loop and on either side across my back. I had thought about having the wheels on top of my back before, but thought they'd flop side to side. Thanks for the help, fellas.

sivat

Don't forget that the axle ends will poke you in the back. You might want to take some foam to pad them.

humancongereel

or some tshirts rolled up inside the bag.

asalvador

put a book in your bag, stack the wheels on the back so that one axle is higher than the other, and strap down. I did this twice.

brunning

i've carried wheels a bunch of times by sort of strapping them to my chrome bag using the two main closing buckles. no problems.

pinkrobe

I carried an entire mtn bike once - seat/post in the bag, frame/wheels separated and strapped to the outside. That sucked. A lot.

wangster

we jerryrigged a harness with old tube last time and tied it onto knifefight one time... worked well. He looked like a rider out of mad max with wheels straped to his back with a couple of innner tubes.

marqueemoon

I usually just ride one-handed (the non-front brake hand) and carry both wheels by the rim in the other hand. I have big hands though.

As for the second bike thing I usually just grab it by the stem with my right hand and wheel it alongside. Grabbing by the stem allows it to be steered pretty easily and my left hand is near the front brake if I need it. If only one of the bikes is fixed I ride that one.

Terror_in_pink

old photo, but might help...

SCARFACE

I used to carry my wheels by placing them over on backpack.

Thats not me.
Haven't done that ever since I put racks on my bike.

shishi

Use old inner tube to tie the two wheels together...then strap on backpack or bag like Brunning said...works like a charm.

samal

I strapped a wheel to my bag (medium timbuk2) with bungee cords
worked ok, but kept shifting to one side

progre-ss

Back when I lived in Ottawa, I once tried to carry a frame strapped to my bag on OC Transpo (Ottawa mass transportation). My commuter bike was on the front bike rack that OC Transpo provides for bike commuters. The bus driver wouldn't let me on as he thought it would be a safety issue so I had to get off and take my racked bike off. Ended up just strapping my frame to my commuter bike and then putting both of those on the front rack. Worked like a charm. I was just worried that I didnt strap my frame well enough and it would fall off and get run over by the bus.

In regards to the wheels... strapping them to your bag will work. use lots of straps. Should be good to go.

ROACHTRAP

Ya just use car bungee cords and cross strap them to ur back.

max-a-mill

old innertube = cyclists bungee coord

ZachS

I've used the straps on my timbuk2's flap to hold 'em down, sort of weaving them through the spokes. not perfect, but it does the trick.