I would like to take my bikes on trips. we have nice bikes now and dont want to buy folding bikes. the last trip i tied them to the side stays. works good motoring but not sailing. got the jib sheet tangled in the handle bars. some kind of rack off the rear but we have a grill and outboard on the port side but we still need to be able to get into the dingy off the stern. i know this is being demanding but you guys have seen it all and done it all and i dont realy want to spend the money on more bikes when i need AC. thanks for any and all suggestions.
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Ritchey
Check with Ritcheylogic.com Tom Ritchey has designed a bike that breaks down into a small package, but is a full size full function bike. I've ridden them and they are just like a normal bike on the road with the flexability of a folding bike. Also Bilenky.com will take a steel frame and cut couplings into it for a reasonable price. No need to ride a crap bike just to get folding capabilities. DD
Check with Ritcheylogic.com Tom Ritchey has designed a bike that breaks down into a small package, but is a full size full function bike. I've ridden them and they are just like a normal bike on the road with the flexability of a folding bike. Also Bilenky.com will take a steel frame and cut couplings into it for a reasonable price. No need to ride a crap bike just to get folding capabilities. DD
Attach a bike rack
Just like the ones on your car. Looks kinda silly but I've seen other do it too so ...... TRITIUM
Just like the ones on your car. Looks kinda silly but I've seen other do it too so ...... TRITIUM
Howard
What boat? I've seen some tie them to the bow lifelines but they were kid bikes. I don't know if tenspeeds would fit below the jib there but maybe. I have a mountain bike I'm thinking of putting there upside down with the wheels taken off and protective covers on the forks to protect the jib. My jib rides kind of high so it may work. Then again...it just may rust to pieces before I ever get to use it
What boat? I've seen some tie them to the bow lifelines but they were kid bikes. I don't know if tenspeeds would fit below the jib there but maybe. I have a mountain bike I'm thinking of putting there upside down with the wheels taken off and protective covers on the forks to protect the jib. My jib rides kind of high so it may work. Then again...it just may rust to pieces before I ever get to use it
Mountain Bike w/ Wheels Off
What works for me is an aluminum frame Raligh mountain bike with the wheels and seat removed. The wheels and seat, like all bikes today, held in position with quick-releases. For the frame part, to keep the derailleur from resting on anything, I made up a jig for support. It's a piece of 1/2" plywood about 3" wide and about 2 or 2½ feet long and has a vertical piece about 6" high at the aft end with a hole to support the kickstand and at the forward end I have a "bracket" with a quick-release "axel" screwed on to accept the front forks. The bracket is turned parallel to the frame so the handlebars must also be turned parallel to the frame. The support just keeps the main sproket off the plywood and the kickstand supports the back of the bike. This makes for a compact means of keeping everything in order. The wheels are easy to remove once the break cables are disconnected from the brakes. The frame and wheels fit easily inside the lazarette where I cover the frame with a blanket to keep the paint from getting scratched. The boat is a Hunter 35, 1988. The original lazarette went all the way into the bilge but I constructed a "mezanine" to clear the waterlift muffler and fuel tank and this provides a large and long flat surface to put things on. It's been five years now and no signs of weathering and not one speck of rust anywhere. Looks like new. It's a great piece of transportation to go to the grocery store or just to get around.
What works for me is an aluminum frame Raligh mountain bike with the wheels and seat removed. The wheels and seat, like all bikes today, held in position with quick-releases. For the frame part, to keep the derailleur from resting on anything, I made up a jig for support. It's a piece of 1/2" plywood about 3" wide and about 2 or 2½ feet long and has a vertical piece about 6" high at the aft end with a hole to support the kickstand and at the forward end I have a "bracket" with a quick-release "axel" screwed on to accept the front forks. The bracket is turned parallel to the frame so the handlebars must also be turned parallel to the frame. The support just keeps the main sproket off the plywood and the kickstand supports the back of the bike. This makes for a compact means of keeping everything in order. The wheels are easy to remove once the break cables are disconnected from the brakes. The frame and wheels fit easily inside the lazarette where I cover the frame with a blanket to keep the paint from getting scratched. The boat is a Hunter 35, 1988. The original lazarette went all the way into the bilge but I constructed a "mezanine" to clear the waterlift muffler and fuel tank and this provides a large and long flat surface to put things on. It's been five years now and no signs of weathering and not one speck of rust anywhere. Looks like new. It's a great piece of transportation to go to the grocery store or just to get around.
yakima fork mounts
On my last boat, I had two yakima fork mounts welded to the top bar of the pushpit. Worked great and didn't cost much, but I wouldn't recommend doing it with steel frames. (We have carbon fiber bikes, and they seem to like going to sea as long as you lube the chain AT LEAST once a week while underway.)
On my last boat, I had two yakima fork mounts welded to the top bar of the pushpit. Worked great and didn't cost much, but I wouldn't recommend doing it with steel frames. (We have carbon fiber bikes, and they seem to like going to sea as long as you lube the chain AT LEAST once a week while underway.)
All The Time
I take two two mountain bikes all the time. I tie them too the life lines at the stern port & starboard of the cockpit make sure the position clears winch handle. Have to be carefull when docking that the handale bars don't hook the dock. I have seen others with them on the sugar scoop at the stern. Last year someone stolen one bike. I replaced it with a $149 folding bike at Walmart. I is not as nice as my mountain bike but works good at marinia & cruising.
I take two two mountain bikes all the time. I tie them too the life lines at the stern port & starboard of the cockpit make sure the position clears winch handle. Have to be carefull when docking that the handale bars don't hook the dock. I have seen others with them on the sugar scoop at the stern. Last year someone stolen one bike. I replaced it with a $149 folding bike at Walmart. I is not as nice as my mountain bike but works good at marinia & cruising.
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