Thread: Towing bicycles
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Old December 9th 06, 10:50 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Tom Crispin
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Default Towing bicycles

The problem of transporting children's bicycles from one school to
another is one which had vexed me for some time.

I have in the past bungeed bikes to my rear rack, but this has been
unstable and not really satisfactory.

A trailer would be a solution:

http://tinyurl.com/u3l2x from
http://www.islabikes.co.uk/images/ga...railer_480.jpg

But that has a total of eight wheels, four of which are redundant.

What about a solution which utilises at least some of the towed bike's
wheels?

How viable would this low cost solution be?

http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/towing

(Appologies for the poor quality of my sketch - especially the
shocking positioning of the bottom bracket of the adult bike.)

Would it be possible to tow two bikes side by side in this manner?
What about a train, with two bikes being towed in series?
Or a combination - four bikes being towed in a 2 x 2 array?

Side by side seems the most viable option as the two bikes could be
secured together by the rear rack, providing a stable upright
position.

The diagram is meant to illustrate a 26" bike towing a 20" bike (yes,
I know the wheel proportions are wrong). What about other sizes. A
26" bike towing two 24" bikes, or even better, a 26" bike towing two
24" bikes, towing two 20" bikes?

The rack extension:
Will this be secure enough?
Would a couple of broomstick handles secured either side of the
crossbar of the lead bike be better?

Before I go into prototype mode, almost certainly not until well into
the New Year, it would be useful to hear any views or suggestions.
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