You may just be able to cram bike and self onto a Barrowboat http://www.barrowboats.co.uk/barrowboat/barrow6.html but you may have to scull, not row, her. It'll need a bigger wheel and some kind of hitch too.
If you leave the bike on shore, the Sevylor trail boat http://www.sevylor.com/hunting.html (scroll down) is the smallest I know of, and has a clever pack sack that doubles as a pump.
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An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired.
Collapsibles are better behaved on the water, and often easier to assemble. The record for a 2 man team and a double Klepper is something like 4 minutes.
Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: > im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i > could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row > off... > > the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my > camping kit and me.. any ideas? > > thanks > I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere.
An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired.
http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it.
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Alan Braggins said:
In article <[email hidden]>, Mike Jones wrote: > Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: >> im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i >> could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row >> off... >> >> the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my >> camping kit and me.. any ideas? >> >> thanks >> > I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on > the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. > > An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it > up, you'll be well \\\\ tired.
http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it.
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http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it.
Cwor! I *like* it!
The basic idea has been invented before. This time they seem to have solved the long-standing problem of getting some gearing into the system so that the pedalling effort is not disproportionate (i.e. tiring and ineffective).
But this is done bz clamping a roller against the back wheel. I'd want to knowmore about this, in terms of tyre or rim damage.
Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: > im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could > realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... > > the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping > kit and me.. any ideas? > > thanks > I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere.
An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired.
http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it.
Cwor! I *like* it!
It looks fun, which I why I mentioned it, but I have little doubt the Klepper/Brompton scheme Mark suggested would be more seaworthy. Or even more riverworthy.
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Alan Braggins said:
In article <[email hidden]>, Mike Jones wrote: >> > I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on > the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. > > An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it > up, you'll be well \\\\ tired.
http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it.
Cwor! I *like* it!
It looks fun, which I why I mentioned it, but I have little doubt the Klepper/Brompton scheme Mark suggested would be more seaworthy. Or even more riverworthy.
My parents have got a folder of a very similar design but a bit less rigid as a result of relying less on wood and more on canvas, that's quite light for what it is but I still wouldn't like to tow it behind a bike. I'm fairly sure the stowaway is heavier.
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Not sure why I'm perpetuating a crosspost, but I just thought I'd mention that the editor of VeloVision is my husband's cousin's son. </namedrop>
And my ex-housemate 🙂
I can claim to have slept next to the editor's Birdy!
Mad ex-postman viola-playing friend Patrick tells me:
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