Any options for carry a camera tripod

willo78

Apologies if this isn't the right area of the forum for this post. Basically, I am looking for a solution for carrying my camera tripod on my bike, does anyone know if there is anything out there?

I have managed to ditch the car for cycling to the office everyday, I now just need something for getting out there with my camera and tripod at the weekend.

Thanks
Lee

meanredspider

Hotukdeals.com had a deal on a carbon fibre tripods recently. Looked light and very transportable

EKE_38BPM

I think the five best options are:
a) The camera tripod bike.



b) A camera mount attached to your bike.



c) Carry the tripod under your arm, like a jousting lance.

Replace the horse in the pic with your bike and the lance with your tripod.


d) Strap it to a rucksack.



e) Strap it to your bike.

willo78

d) or e) looks good to me, I did invest in quite an expensive tripod (manfrotto) a year or so ago, so yeah, the look like the best options.

Thanks
Lee

kelsen

Would've thought a rucksack is the most obvious option. Either a camera specific one, or a trekking one with straps for leki sticks/climbing tools.

iPete

Backpack or lots of zip ties.

shouldbeinbed

Some pipe lagging to protect bike & tripod from bumps & bungee cord it to the crossbar - think python coiling along its dinner

nation

Seems like it should be possible to strap it to a rack.

Hoopdriver

I am a photo-journalist by profession and also do a lot of photography for my cycling blog. Like you, I've a nice tripod. I also have a rack on my tourer and strap it lengthwise to that. No worries. Otherwise I would use the straps on the Lowepro bag and sling it on my back.

Hoopdriver

One other thing - because I wasn't sure from your post if you were trying to carrying your gear by bicycle to the studio or if you wanted to take shots along the road while you were cycling on the weekends. If it is the latter a really worthwhile option for cycling light are the Joby Gorilla tripods which you can set up just about anywhere, wrapping the legs around fence posts, street lamps etc. They are small, yet come in different degrees of sturdiness for different weights of cameras, weigh nothing and have bubble levels on them to help you make certain the camera is level. I have several and use them a lot when shooting for my blog - especially when I am on my road bike, which doesn't have a rack. All I need to do is just sort of wrap up the moldable legs into a ball and chuck it into a saddlebag, musette or light backpack.