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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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