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Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote:
im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping kit and me.. any ideas? thanks I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired. All-terrain pedalo anyone? btw you want uk.rec.Cycling, not camping, it's just over there--- oh go on then, I'll do it. |
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Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping kit and me.. any ideas? thanks Off-the-shelf but expensive: http://www.klepper.com/index2.htm + Brompton + http://www.radicaldesign.nl/en/produ...s/cyclone.html Or, if you don't mind a large trailer: http://www.suncatcher.com/Amphibpg.htm You may just be able to cram bike and self onto a Barrowboat http://www.barrowboats.co.uk/barrowboat/barrow6.html but you may have to scull, not row, her. It'll need a bigger wheel and some kind of hitch too. If you leave the bike on shore, the Sevylor trail boat http://www.sevylor.com/hunting.html (scroll down) is the smallest I know of, and has a clever pack sack that doubles as a pump. An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired. Collapsibles are better behaved on the water, and often easier to assemble. The record for a 2 man team and a double Klepper is something like 4 minutes. All-terrain pedalo anyone? http://aqua-cycle.com/photos/index.html http://www.humanpoweredboats.com/Photos.shtml |
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In article , Mike Jones wrote:
Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping kit and me.. any ideas? thanks I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired. http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it. |
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Alan Braggins wrote: In article , Mike Jones wrote: Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping kit and me.. any ideas? thanks I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired. http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it. Cwor! I *like* it! |
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Mike Jones wrote:
Alan Braggins wrote: In article , Mike Jones wrote: Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping kit and me.. any ideas? thanks I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired. http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it. Cwor! I *like* it! Also a catamaran kit from the swiss http://translate.google.com/translat...26safe% 3Doff And a refreshingly honest postal address: Waste dump road 22, Ch-4912 Aarwangen |
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Mike Jones wrote:
Also a catamaran kit from the swiss http://translate.google.com/translat...26safe% 3Doff And a refreshingly honest postal address: Waste dump road 22, Ch-4912 Aarwangen Are Google translations content-sensitive? A more usual translation would be Hill road! -- --- Marten |
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Mike Jones's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the
following: Mike Jones wrote: Alan Braggins wrote: In article , Mike Jones wrote: Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping kit and me.. any ideas? thanks I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired. http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it. Cwor! I *like* it! Also a catamaran kit from the swiss http://translate.google.com/translat.../www.shuttlebi ke-trip.ch/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dshuttlebike%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe% 3Doff Isn't that the same thing? -- David Reid http://www.disarray.org.uk If you raise the ceiling four feet, put the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard. - Flanders & Swann |
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"David Reid" wrote in message ... Mike Jones's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following: http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it. Cwor! I *like* it! Also a catamaran kit from the swiss http://translate.google.com/translat.../www.shuttlebi ke-trip.ch/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dshuttlebike%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe% 3Doff Isn't that the same thing? Sorry, http://www.easycat.ch/ |
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Mike Jones wrote:
http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it. Cwor! I *like* it! The basic idea has been invented before. This time they seem to have solved the long-standing problem of getting some gearing into the system so that the pedalling effort is not disproportionate (i.e. tiring and ineffective). But this is done bz clamping a roller against the back wheel. I'd want to knowmore about this, in terms of tyre or rim damage. But it does look like fun. |
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In article , Mike Jones wrote:
Alan Braggins wrote: In article , Mike Jones wrote: Ian Hurst (Troyka) wrote: im a cyclists and would like to find a small cheap boat that i could realistically tow behind my cycle to rivers and then row off... the ideal would be a boat my bike would fit in as well as my camping kit and me.. any ideas? thanks I did contemplate this; trouble is you're luggging a canoe around on the off-chance there's no bridge somewhere. An inflatable might be an option, but by the time you've blown it up, you'll be well \\\\ tired. http://www.shuttlebike.com is floats that attach to a bike, with a pump driven off the bicycle wheel to inflate it. Cwor! I *like* it! It looks fun, which I why I mentioned it, but I have little doubt the Klepper/Brompton scheme Mark suggested would be more seaworthy. Or even more riverworthy. One of these folding dinghies: http://www.seahopper.co.uk/ might work with a suitable bike trailer. |
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