Guitar on bike

Claire Petersky said:

They wanted me to bring my guitar to work so I could play along while we sang carols. I'm not the
big guitarist, Duane is, but Duane had the flu, so it was just me playing while we sang. I think
we raised no more than $4.11 for the homeless with our singing, but we had fun, anyway.

So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than my bike. I didn't have a
lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm open to them. The ones I
came up with:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

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Didn't Arlo Guthrie have a tune about playing a guitar whilst riding a motorcycle?

I don't want a pickle, Just want to ride my motorcycle. And I don't want to die, Just want to
ride my motorcy

cle.

I seem to remember it in the haze that was the 60's.

GJ

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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 03:39:51 GMT, "Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]>

from Comcast Online said:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

You can get backpack style guitar cases. You put the guitar in the case, put it on like a backpack,
and then you are good to go. Maybe you can rig some straps to a hard case.

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Claire Petersky at [email hidden] wrote:
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So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than my
bike. I didn't have a lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on
the bike, but I'm open to them. The ones I came up with:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

ATTACHED TO FRAME: Twice I had to transport a canoe paddle. I was riding a short wheelbase overseat
steering recumbent bike. Basically, I just strapped it to the non-drive side along the length of the
frame, under the seat. It was wrapped tightly in plastic, because it had to be in pristine condition
for an art auction ( I carved and painted it for a fundraiser)

INSIDE KID OR CARGO TRAILER: no explanation needed.

ON BIKE RACK: I have strapped full-size diamond frame bikes across the top of my bike rack. I mostly
ride a tadpole recumbent trike, so balance for tying on and transport is easier. I joke with
astonished bystanders that that bike is my 'spare'.

INSIDE LARGE PANNIERS: I have transported large ( 6ft long) loads of lumber as well as computer hard
drives and flatbed scanners in my panniers.

"Claire Petersky" wrote in message news:b_sGb.35258$VB2.74764@attbi_s51...

Quoted message said:

So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than

my

Quoted message said:

bike. I didn't have a lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm open
to them. The ones I came up with:

I was at a party on Sunday where a bunch of musicians were there and the idea was that there would
be sort of a loose jam. There were these two local gypsy jazz players there and the "jamming" turned
more into everyone watching these amazing guitarists play.

Anyway, at the end of the day they both hopped on their bikes and peddled back home. They had their
guitars in gig bags that had two straps kind of like a back pack. It seemed to work for them.

-Mike

They make soft guitar cases (i've seen them for electric, not acoustic yet) that have backpack
straps on them, so you wear it as a backpack with the neck extending upwards..

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Quoted message said:

They wanted me to bring my guitar to work so I could play along while we sang carols. I'm not the
big guitarist, Duane is, but Duane had the flu,

so

Quoted message said:

it was just me playing while we sang. I think we raised no more than $4.11 for the homeless with
our singing, but we had fun, anyway.

So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than

my

Quoted message said:

bike. I didn't have a lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm open
to them. The ones I came up with:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

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I didn't have a lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm
open to them.

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Depends on what kind of guitar you got.

For acoustic I usually play a big body dreadnought however the size, the hard shell case and the
weight are a bit of a pain to lug around, so I also have a 3/4 scale Ibanez "Daytripper" with a
Taylor soft shell case that can be worn on the back. The case is awesome for using it as a backpack,
nicely padded where it meets your back and balanced well. The guitar is super light weight too, I
mean like, with case 4 lbs or something. Of course, the light weight is a design feature of guitars
in this class. I just went over and picked it up and it weighs a little less than my brown leather
"flight" jacket. Although acoustic guitars in this class don't have nearly the same fat sound as a
full body mahogany guitar they do sound nice, more like a Spanish guitar.

For a portable electric guitar, I use a "stick". All of my full size electrics are way too valuable
to carry around in a soft shell case regardless of how I transport them ... I learned my lesson when
I dropped a Gibson Flying V while placing it into a guitar stand and cracking the body (I've since
fixed her, she's my first and most beloved guitar). After making a couple of electric guitars I had
a few parts laying around so I decided to make an electric guitar as small as I could. It's
basically an Ibanez Wizard II bolt on neck with a Mahogany body just wider than the neck, fixed
bridge, a single EMG active humbucker pickup with just a volume knob and jack. It's very small, but
plays exactly like any good electric guitar and sounds like one too. The "stick", a halfway decent
effects pedal and portable "pignose" style amp would fit into a normal backpack, and could be
carried on a rear rack as well. You see guitars like this for sale every once in a while too,
companies occasionally make them.

Since you're not a big time guitar player and have a beater guitar, I would just go down to guitar
center, and get a soft shell backpack case.

C.Q.C.

In article <b_sGb.35258$VB2.74764@attbi_s51>, "Claire Petersky"

Quoted message said:

They wanted me to bring my guitar to work so I could play along while we sang carols. I'm not the
big guitarist, Duane is, but Duane had the flu, so it was just me playing while we sang. I think
we raised no more than $4.11 for the homeless with our singing, but we had fun, anyway.

So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than my bike. I didn't have a
lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm open to them. The ones I
came up with:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

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Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky

Claire. I have a "Gator" case/bag (a soft bag like exterior with substantial solid case like padding
inside), which has straps to allow it to be carried like a back pack. I haven't tried it on a bike,
but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Michael James Richard B

My guitar, in its hard case, traveled thousands of miles simply strapped to my rear rack, head
pointed aft with a bandana flapping cheerfully from the end, often with a bundle of clothes wedged
on top under the straps.

I used to ride regularly between Chicago and New Buffalo, Michigan this way. A patch kit, a frame
pump, and an adjustable wrench; jeans, a t-shirt, sandals; a pack of smokes and the locations of the
A&W Root Beer stands along the way.

RichC

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: The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there
might
: be other, more creative notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

I'm not a guitarist but check out xtracycle.comfreeradical.phpOpen ↗ ... this is a clever
innovation -- clever and useful enough that I'm considering the installation of a "free radical" on
my mountain bike. If you check out the site, you'll see that some bicyclists have even done tours
with kayaks. With the attachment of "footsies", it's even possible to carry a passenger.
Enthusiastic interesting site.

Claire Petersky said:

They wanted me to bring my guitar to work so I could play along while we sang carols. I'm not the
big guitarist, Duane is, but Duane had the flu, so it was just me playing while we sang. I think
we raised no more than $4.11 for the homeless with our singing, but we had fun, anyway.

So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than my bike. I didn't have a
lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm open to them. The ones I
came up with:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

When I was young and foolish, I used to carry my Martin D-18, in it's cardboard case, tied to my
back, while riding my Truimph motobike. It worked.

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ATTACHED TO FRAME: Twice I had to transport a canoe paddle.

I did this once with a crutch -- I was bringing it to someone who needed it, and I strapped it on to
the bike. I guess it looked like I was just waiting for an accident.

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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 03:39:51 GMT, "Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]> from Comcast

Online said:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more
creative notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

You can get backpack style guitar cases. You put the guitar in the case, put it on like a
backpack, and then you are good to go. Maybe you can rig some straps to a hard case.

I made a bag like that to hold my violin (in its hard case, of course) when I rode my motorcycle to
class. Yeah, I worried, but it worked out OK. Just don't fall.

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Claire Petersky said:

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

How about strapping it to the frame of one of those hiking backpacks? You know, the ones with
the frame...
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George Jetson said:

Didn't Arlo Guthrie have a tune about playing a guitar whilst riding a motorcycle?

Yes, and he told of the danger/instability due to the wind presure being greater on the box side
than on the neck side.

Quoted message said:

I don't want a pickle, Just want to ride my motorcycle. And I don't want to die, Just want to
ride my motorcy

cle.

I seem to remember it in the haze that was the 60's.

GJ

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Quoted message said:

They wanted me to bring my guitar to work so I could play along while we sang carols. I'm not the
big guitarist, Duane is, but Duane had the flu,

so

Quoted message said:

it was just me playing while we sang. I think we raised no more than $4.11 for the homeless with
our singing, but we had fun, anyway.

So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than

my

Quoted message said:

bike. I didn't have a lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm open
to them. The ones I came up with:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

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Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky

Claire, I would get a gig bag, made of cordura. Then sew some straps, from a sacrificial
backpack, so that the neck neck will point, just between your shoulder and neck. You, should
probably, waterproof it and put some trash bags, in one of its pockets, you don't want your
guitar to get wet. Cheers, Len. Practical, is amazing

Take the bus. When I was a teen, a friend of mine had a bike accident because he was too busy
figiting with the guitar he was carrying to see the oncoming traffic. The guitar survived, but
he didn't.

S

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Quoted message said:

They wanted me to bring my guitar to work so I could play along while we sang carols. I'm not the
big guitarist, Duane is, but Duane had the flu,

so

Quoted message said:

it was just me playing while we sang. I think we raised no more than $4.11 for the homeless with
our singing, but we had fun, anyway.

So that I could transport the guitar, I took the bus to work, rather than

my

Quoted message said:

bike. I didn't have a lot of ideas on how I could have taken the guitar on the bike, but I'm open
to them. The ones I came up with:

a. Bob Yak or similar trailer, which I don't own
b. Hanging it by the shoulder strap upside down on my back. Even for a beater guitar, and even
though it wasn't raining for once, that still made me nervous.

The intersection of bicyclists and guitarists is great enough, there might be other, more creative
notions out there, which I'd love to hear.

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