So I'm sitting in a car getting gas early last Saturday on our way from NYC to Washington, and I see a bike ride into the station and stop at the convenience store. The bike has some sort of platform grafted onto the back filled with various things, one of which is a propane can.
I think it was propane. It's one of those tanks for the gas barbeque. And I'm thinking that perhaps it isn't the best of ideas to ride around with a tank of gas on the back of your bike. On the other hand, if someone plows into him, they do get what they deserve.
Maybe riding around with an empty tank on the back of the bike will ward off folks passing too closely?
I think it was propane. It's one of those tanks for the gas barbeque. And I'm thinking that perhaps it isn't the best of ideas to ride around with a tank of gas on the back of your bike. On the other hand, if someone plows into him, they do get what they deserve.
How else do I refill my tank? I can't take it in a taxi (even a propane fueled one) or on a city bus, and it's about 5 km to the nearest refilling place now.
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So I'm sitting in a car getting gas early last Saturday on our way from NYC to Washington, and I see a bike ride into the station and stop at the convenience store. The bike has some sort of platform grafted onto the back filled with various things, one of which is a propane can.
I think it was propane. It's one of those tanks for the gas barbeque. And I'm thinking that perhaps it isn't the best of ideas to ride around with a tank of gas on the back of your bike. On the other hand, if someone plows into him, they do get what they deserve.
Maybe riding around with an empty tank on the back of the bike will ward off folks passing too closely?
I do this all the time. Got a newsflash for you. That Propane Tank can take a harder hit and still keep on ticking than you or your bike can. If you get nailed hard enough to explode the tank you won't be around anyway due to the instant death from the impact. Okay, you will be poast toasties as well but I don't think you will mind after that.
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On Feb 7, 7:03 am, dgk <[email hidden]> wrote: <deleted>
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I think it was propane. It's one of those tanks for the gas barbeque. And I'm thinking that perhaps it isn't the best of ideas to ride around with a tank of gas on the back of your bike. On the other hand, if someone plows into him, they do get what they deserve.
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Unless it is welded onto the rack, it will probably be ejected and land away from the bicycle and car. Unlikely to be penetrated, and if it is, it is not in an enclosed area where it could mix with air to an explosive concentration.
I think it was propane. It's one of those tanks for the gas barbeque. And I'm thinking that perhaps it isn't the best of ideas to ride around with a tank of gas on the back of your bike. On the other hand, if someone plows into him, they do get what they deserve.
How else do I refill my tank? I can't take it in a taxi (even a propane fueled one) or on a city bus, and it's about 5 km to the nearest refilling place now.
Maybe I should just get a natural gas bbq.
Ah, that's what I get from living in the big city with a car. Thank you for setting me straight. It still looks weird but I can't see another way to do it.
Unless it is welded onto the rack, it will probably be ejected and land away from the bicycle and car. Unlikely to be penetrated, and if it is, it is not in an enclosed area where it could mix with air to an explosive concentration.
LP Gas (usually a mix of propane and butane) does not need to be in an enclosed space to reach explosive concentrations. Since it is heavier than air, it can settle into a gully, ditch, storm drain, etc. and wait for an opportunity to react. =8-O
OTOH, it would have to be dead calm - a light breeze would probably be ebough to dissipate it.
On 7 Feb 2007 12:14:53 -0800, "AustinMN" <[email hidden]>
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Mike A Schwab said:
Unless it is welded onto the rack, it will probably be ejected and land away from the bicycle and car. Unlikely to be penetrated, and if it is, it is not in an enclosed area where it could mix with air to an explosive concentration.
LP Gas (usually a mix of propane and butane) does not need to be in an enclosed space to reach explosive concentrations. Since it is heavier than air, it can settle into a gully, ditch, storm drain, etc. and wait for an opportunity to react. =8-O
OTOH, it would have to be dead calm - a light breeze would probably be ebough to dissipate it.
Austin
I store my extra tank under my deck. I guess it's fairly safe there since even if it leaks it's open on all sides. I do get nervous when I have to take it for a replacement. They don't refill them in NY, you exchange your tank for another one. Everyone hates giving up their nice new tank for an older one.
So I'm sitting in a car getting gas early last Saturday on our way from NYC to Washington, and I see a bike ride into the station and stop at the convenience store. The bike has some sort of platform grafted onto the back filled with various things, one of which is a propane can.
"dgk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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So I'm sitting in a car getting gas early last Saturday on our way from NYC to Washington, and I see a bike ride into the station and stop at the convenience store. The bike has some sort of platform grafted onto the back filled with various things, one of which is a propane can.
I do this all the time. Got a newsflash for you. That Propane Tank can take a harder hit and still keep on ticking than you or your bike can. If you get nailed hard enough to explode the tank you won't be around anyway due to the instant death from the impact. Okay, you will be poast toasties as well but I don't think you will mind after that.
When I was in India last December, I saw bicyclists carrying cans of fuel all the time. Daryl's most likely right.
Let's take an epidemiological approach. How many examples are there of fuel tanks exploding due to an impact? Can't remember any? QED.
I can remember one fatal, (although death was probably due to collision, not fire) with a motorhome. The article did not make it clear whether it was a punctured tank or a damaged line (speculating, but I'd bet on the line, not the tank), but it was definitely a propane explosion folowing a *major* collision.
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:15:35 -0800, [email hidden] (Tom Keats)
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So I'm sitting in a car getting gas early last Saturday on our way from NYC to Washington, and I see a bike ride into the station and stop at the convenience store. The bike has some sort of platform grafted onto the back filled with various things, one of which is a propane can.
So I'm sitting in a car getting gas early last Saturday on our way from NYC to Washington, and I see a bike ride into the station and stop at the convenience store. The bike has some sort of platform grafted onto the back filled with various things, one of which is a propane can.
I think it was propane. It's one of those tanks for the gas barbeque. And I'm thinking that perhaps it isn't the best of ideas to ride around with a tank of gas on the back of your bike. On the other hand, if someone plows into him, they do get what they deserve.
Maybe riding around with an empty tank on the back of the bike will ward off folks passing too closely?
I don't see your point? If i worried about what would happen if someone crashed into me, I would never get on the bike! if it is carried in a way which doesnt interfere with the operation of the bike, I dont see any problem.
Did you see that worlds worst driver thing where the idiot car driver ran out room IN the car, so he loaded stuff under the hood? It caught fire 'cause there was material in there, the look on the fireman's face when he pulled out the LP can was priceless!
So I'm sitting in a car getting gas early last Saturday on our way from NYC to Washington, and I see a bike ride into the station and stop at the convenience store. The bike has some sort of platform grafted onto the back filled with various things, one of which is a propane can.
I think it was propane. It's one of those tanks for the gas barbeque. And I'm thinking that perhaps it isn't the best of ideas to ride around with a tank of gas on the back of your bike. On the other hand, if someone plows into him, they do get what they deserve.
Maybe riding around with an empty tank on the back of the bike will ward off folks passing too closely?
I don't see your point? If i worried about what would happen if someone crashed into me, I would never get on the bike! if it is carried in a way which doesnt interfere with the operation of the bike, I dont see any problem.
Did you see that worlds worst driver thing where the idiot car driver ran out room IN the car, so he loaded stuff under the hood? It caught fire 'cause there was material in there, the look on the fireman's face when he pulled out the LP can was priceless!
No, that's pretty funny. But I've had all sorts of stuff fall off a bike. If it's a propane tank I'd be more concerned than for a bag of oranges.
I carry my acetylene tank on my bike when I need more for brazing -- not safe to carry acetylene tanks inside an enclosed vehicle, and I don't own a pickup truck, so I stand it up in a grocery-bag pannier on the left rear. Never had any trouble with it.
