[SirChomps-a-Lot]

Have I lost my mind?

Nope.

I just noticed it takes me half as long to ride somewhere on my roadbike as on my BMX. Also, it saves more energy for the fun stuff when I get there. ALSO, I want to save the planet by using human-power as much as possible.

Therefore, I am looking for ideas on how to tow my BMX (and possibly my DH bike) to spots.

I have seen BAH's excellent innovations: http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168060
but I don't have the cash for an extracycle just now.

Basically, I reckon I can use the same principle as a BOB trailer if I attach the BMX fork to the rear of the roadbike rigidly. Then the BMX can pivot at the headtube, and the rear wheel will track.

Ideas?

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

here is a precision CAD drawing of my proposed solution:

 

[Bicyclist]

By the time you hook your BMX onto the road bike, your BMX alone will probably be easier to ride.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

By the time you hook your BMX onto the road bike, your BMX alone will probably be easier to ride.

in my proposed solution, the trailer hooks onto a special QR on the rear wheel: 30 sec.

detaching the BMX front wheel and strapping fork to trailer: 2 min.

Re-assembly: 2 min.

Time saved riding 15km on roadbike: 15 min.

you do the math.

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

Seriously, though -- climate change is no joke. Everyone go see the movie.

 

[LordOpie]

why not just use a trailer to haul your bike and other stuff?

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

why not just use a trailer to haul your bike and other stuff?

That's a pretty good plan... A bob isnt' big enough to attach a BMX to. Any suggestions for other trailers?

What I'll probably do is just buy a surly big dummy when they come out:

 

[syadasti]

What I'll probably do is just buy a surly big dummy when they come out:

Who do you think will pull a wheelie/manual first with their towing bike, you or BAH :biggrin:

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

Trail-Gator??

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

Who do you think will pull a wheelie/manual first with their towing bike, you or BAH

well he has the system hooked up already. I ain't got squat.

 

[Bicyclist]

I was saying it'd be easier to ride your BMX. I wasn't talking about setup.

I guess though that 15km is a lot more than I expected.

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

I was saying it'd be easier to ride your BMX. I wasn't talking about setup.

I guess though that 15km is a lot more than I expected.

15 k maybe more.

I also want to haul a couple shovels and a bucket.

 

[bballe336]

Get a Burly trailer. They are easily big enough to haul 3 bmx bikes if the wheels are taken off.

 

[SBDHrida]

what about taking the front wheel off the BMX, adding extensions to the fork, and hooking up the front end to your rear axle by either loosening your QR, or running a longer one.

Just an idea.

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

what about taking the front wheel off the BMX, adding extensions to the fork, and hooking up the front end to your rear axle by either loosening your QR, or running a longer one.

Just an idea.

It's a good idea, young jedi, but the spacing on a roadbike rear QR is a whole lot wider than a BMX front wheel.

 

[konabiker]

what about taking the front wheel off the BMX, adding extensions to the fork, and hooking up the front end to your rear axle by either loosening your QR, or running a longer one.

Just an idea.

Or you could just invent a teleportation device and get there that way.


Hahaha. I haven't seen you forever Natt.

 

[B_LOWrider]

K ive got it. find a cheap fork and cut bottems off. Then weld those on to the ends of a bolt that is long enought that you can run a larger QR like kona biker said. If welding the tabs on to the axle(bolt) is to hard then first weld some solid blocks on the end and then attach the tabs to
the blocks :biggrin:

 

[Lex]

K ive got it. find a cheap fork and cut bottems off. Then weld those on to the ends of a bolt that is long enought that you can run a larger QR like kona biker said. If welding the tabs on to the axle(bolt) is to hard then first weld some solid blocks on the end and then attach the tabs to
the blocks :biggrin:

Here are few things from Nashbar that could be somehow adapted to your use.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=0001&sku=18733&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop by Brand: Nashbar

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=0001&sku=9308&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop by Brand: Nashbar

I have the kid trailer for my son and it may be cheap but it gets the job done. Not as high quality as a Burly trailer but good enough. I'm not sure how you'd do it but I'm sure something could be worked out to tow a bmx bike.

 

[BigMike]

I have nothing valuable to add to this thread, I just want to see what you come up with when its finished!

 

[jellybeans]

could you just put a rear rack on the road bike and (with the front wheel off) rig something to attach the fork to that?

 

[ire]

nice resurrection

 

[DirtBag]

Buy a car?

Meets all your needs. Except the human power thingy...

 

[fellow pinner]

why not attach a mini flat bed trailer that is the right
sizing for your bike shovel and bucket to your
bike like a bob trailer does?

 

[Toshi]

just in case the OP still is looking for a solution 1.5 years after he posted this thread, i'd suggest a Kona Ute.

 

[BrooklynMachine]

just in case the OP still is looking for a solution 1.5 years after he posted this thread, i'd suggest a Kona Ute.

Hells yea...new project time...

 

[missiongravity]

Use a standard rear bike rack and mount a Yakima fork mount on the rack and attach the bike and strap the wheel on with a bungee or if you wanna get fancy get a wheel fork holder thing.

plus

and like I said if wanna get fancy....

 

[missiongravity]

Oops...didnt pay attention to the fact that the thread was YEARS old.