Carry a bike on a bike?

Alex99

Hi all,

sometimes it would be useful to be able to hitch or tow a bike behind my bike e.g. taking my daughter's bike to pick her up from school. Then, unhitch, and we both cycle home. Anyone done this?

I imagine it would be possible with a rear rack and maybe a roof-rack fork mount bolted on, maybe.

natrix

You could use a trail-gator depending on the size of your daughters bike

Nathaweicx

Yeah, trail- gators are good if the bike is small enough. They do turn the bike into a lorry however.

photonic69

Yeah, Trailgator are good. They will ruin the head tube of her bike so make sure it's not precious. My daughter loved it when she had one. She used to go "no hands" and shout "I'm uni-cycling! Wheeeeeeeee!"

It was fun until suddenly she was beside me at and odd angle as the tube swung round and she came off and got dragged along the path for a bit!

I was relieved when it went!

ugo.santalucia

Once I have seen a guy cycling while holding another bike with his hand, note the second bike was not touching the ground... that was quite a feat

mrb123

Perhaps you could somehow fix them run them side by side in a sort of catamaran arrangement .

mroli

MrB123 wrote:

Perhaps you could somehow fix them run them side by side in a sort of catamaran arrangement .

Difficult due to pedals sticking out.

I've been giving this some thought - also in relation to on a scooter and the only thing I can think of is a car bike carrier attached in some way to a pannier rack....

Ghost riding (Ie riding one handed holding the empty bike with the other) was a lot harder than I remembered it....

mrb123

Easy peasy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN3Pl9ccdM8

natrix

Or just carry it cyclo cross style whilst riding your bike, see http://crossjunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2009/ ... garth.html

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Frame on back in rucksack arrangement, wheel attached to either side of front fork panniers.;)

Alex99

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Once I have seen a guy cycling while holding another bike with his hand, note the second bike was not touching the ground... that was quite a feat

Sounds quite dangerous, but I applaud the effort.

Alex99

MrB123 wrote:

Easy peasy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN3Pl9ccdM8

That works. When I used to ride a track league, I would see a few guys heading through Birmingham city centre wheeling their track bikes like this.

Alex99

natrix wrote:

Or just carry it cyclo cross style whilst riding your bike, see http://crossjunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2009/ ... garth.html

That's mental

Alex99

PhotoNic69 wrote:

Yeah, Trailgator are good. They will ruin the head tube of her bike so make sure it's not precious. My daughter loved it when she had one. She used to go "no hands" and shout "I'm uni-cycling! Wheeeeeeeee!"

It was fun until suddenly she was beside me at and odd angle as the tube swung round and she came off and got dragged along the path for a bit!

I was relieved when it went!

Daughters bike is a nice one... I'll think on

JesseD

Love the way in the video she has a helmet on but the straps are not done up, might as well be wearing a saucepan.

Alex99

JesseD wrote:

Love the way in the video she has a helmet on but the straps are not done up, might as well be wearing a saucepan.

I presume she'd be carrying it if she had a spare hand.