Kayak Trailers

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Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak?

Jim Reilly Reading, PA

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stratrider at [email hidden] wrote on 2/26/03 2:58 PM: Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that
could be used to tow a kayak?

I have seen homebuilt options (canoes, surfboards, etc) in old magazines. Does anyone want me to
search for them?

A poster on the ihpva (trikes) list had an overhead rack built for his tandem trike to facilitate
such loads.

"stratrider" skrev...

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Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak?

There was a thread on towing a hang glider. groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
TF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_ugroup=alt.rec.bicycles.recu mbent&lr=&hl=da (you will have to assemble link)

Might be a trailer there you could modify.

Mikael

It couldn't be real tricky to modify one to take standard kayak supports, but you'de probably need a
longer tongue for clearance.

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Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak?

Jim Reilly Reading, PA

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Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak?

Jim Reilly Reading, PA

I have a kayak trailer made to 1) carry a kayak and 2) attach to the rear quick release. I forget
the "brand" of trailer, but I simply did a web search and found it. If you are seriously interested,
I can go the storage unit and read off the info.

Some comments: 1) the trailer does work well - tracks straight, no real problems with the 'bent
(but, it is a trike), 2) the trailer has a large arm attached to wheels - the trailer stays ashore
(unlike a previous poster who used removable wheels that can be stowed in the kayak), and 3) I
discovered that I did not want to leave my trike and trailer ashore while kayaking - it was too
tempting to vandals/thieves.

The third point is what stopped me from using the trike/trailer combo. It was nice to pedal to my
put-in spot, but I came back early one time to see some folks "examining" my combo a little too
intensely for my comfort. If you have a beater bike, then it might not be a problem. Cable locks are
too easily defeated by a determined thief.

YMMV.

Michael Pilla

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Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak?

Jim Reilly Reading, PA

Here's just what you're looking for. Seems to me you could build this yourself though.

victoriabybike.comtrailers.htmOpen ↗

That be a Greespeed Tandem Tadpole belonging to Guy Briggs (gawd I hope I spelled his name correct
this time), anyway his tandem carries a full size canoe (on top), like a canopy for the trike. I
cannot remember the link, but I did see a Trailer (designed) to carry a Kayak. The ONLY trailer that
could work is BAW at bikesatwork.comtruss frame bike trailer.shtmlOpen ↗
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Quoted message said:

stratrider at [email hidden] wrote on 2/26/03 2:58 PM: Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer
that could be used to tow a kayak?

I have seen homebuilt options (canoes, surfboards, etc) in old magazines. Does anyone want me to
search for them?

A poster on the ihpva (trikes) list had an overhead rack built for his tandem trike to facilitate
such loads.

In the March issue of Adventure Cyclist on page 17 there is a picture of Michael Read towing a kiyak
behind his Bike Friday. They list his e-mail address as: [email hidden]

stratrider said:

Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak?

Jim Reilly Reading, PA

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Daniel T. W. Lum, M.D. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA [email hidden]

Most kayak dealers have a small set of wheels that fit on a Kayak. I put my bike at the take out. I
take the wheels and kayak with me to the put
in. I then ride the river to my bike. I put the wheels on the tail of the kayak and tie the nose of
the kayak to the bike. I then return to the car towing the kayak behind the bike.

I don't need caravan to kayak and am safe alone on class 3 and below.
--
Bill "Pop Pop" Patterson Retired and riding my Linear, my front drive low racer and our M5 tandem.