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Towing carbon-frame bicycles?
On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 2:18:38 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-21 13:53, Doug Landau wrote: On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 10:28:31 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 09:35, Doug Landau wrote: [...] The rope has to be let-go-able. Ideally, yes, but I never had any quick-release on mine. Once it gets screwed up and tangled in a wheel it's almost too late anyhow. The rope HAS to be let-go-able So far I have successfully completed all my tows by tying knots to my bicycle and to the trailing bicycle. Some over lots of miles. Others should be stupid as were you, to falsely validate your mistake? "I've smoked em all my life and I aint dead yet!" -song, "Another Cigarette" |
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Towing carbon-frame bicycles?
On 2017-08-21 14:46, Doug Landau wrote:
On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 2:18:38 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 13:53, Doug Landau wrote: On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 10:28:31 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 09:35, Doug Landau wrote: [...] The rope has to be let-go-able. Ideally, yes, but I never had any quick-release on mine. Once it gets screwed up and tangled in a wheel it's almost too late anyhow. The rope HAS to be let-go-able So far I have successfully completed all my tows by tying knots to my bicycle and to the trailing bicycle. Some over lots of miles. Others should be stupid as were you, to falsely validate your mistake? "I've smoked em all my life and I aint dead yet!" -song, "Another Cigarette" Nonsense. If one does such towing carefully it is safe. Motorcyclists do it that way as well. What would be stupid is holding the rope in a hand to make it "let-go-able". That can easily result in a crash. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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