He whai take kore noa anō te kupu mēnā mā nga mahi a te tangata ia e kōrero / His words are nothing if his works say otherwise
M Broussard wrote:
Those of you who are hauling logs directly on your cycles--how do you balance it? I've been able to get smaller logs into my panniers (and always carry a saw with me just in case someone is pruning a tree on my commute), but things get really wobbly if I try to put wet, heavy logs of the size I'd like to collect (and the size some of you seem to be carrying!) onto my rack. I sometimes still do, but then I have to walk the bike home. Any tips, tricks and suggestions welcome!
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I pull a (very old) Burley bike trailer and it's attachment is right near the back wheel hub.Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Hi all, I want to improvise a hitch for a couple of old mountain bikes I have kicking around. The goal is to attach a 4-wheel garden cart and a 2-wheel John Deere 10 cu. ft. ATV cart. Use what you have, right?
My question: I want to keep the attachment low. I see some hitches that attach on one side and others that attach to both sides. Is there a difference in how they pull and handle? I have lots of hilly, uneven ground.
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He whai take kore noa anō te kupu mēnā mā nga mahi a te tangata ia e kōrero / His words are nothing if his works say otherwise
M Broussard wrote:This past week saw me carrying some delicate things and some long things! Brought a friend some baklava carefully wrapped and tied to the bike as well as a pomegranate seedling I grew. Given that these made it safely on the 20+km ride, I feel quite good about securing them!
The other fun one was replenishing our bamboo. It's invasive around here, and so there are plenty of locations it has invaded public areas--removing it is a good service. In this case, it was leaning over and blocking half the cycleway (and has been for months!) The path is now clear so there should be no more close calls between folks going opposite directions--and we have bamboo for gardening and experimenting with wooden guttering.
At 6 metres (19.6 ft) the longest bamboo pole is bigger than we could have transported by car!
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Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:
Hi M. Did you get the BB for hauling a long load with your 'vehicle'? Exactly what you did, but then transporting long willow branches, was my plan for the BB.
Did the baklava arrive well? I would not dare that on the bicycle. Last week I had to bring a pie, cut in 8 pointed slices, to the other end of the neighbourhood. But I did not do it on my bicycle, I went walking.
He whai take kore noa anō te kupu mēnā mā nga mahi a te tangata ia e kōrero / His words are nothing if his works say otherwise
M Broussard wrote:Re: long load--is that the Homesteading badge? I hadn't thought about that as I don't own a car! Can we use bikes for that badge? I have carried long things before (e.g. branches, 3m long boards from a deconstructed pallet), so I'll try to remember to take the appropriate photos next time (don't have the before loading photo!
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Hans Molander wrote:Here’s the setup without hay 2x surly trailers joined with ladder and home made 5th wheel type swivel for turning
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Richard Henry wrote:In East Africa, the bike haulers are the pros, but it can get really dangerous if they try to hitch on to a vehicle on the hills. https://sarpn.org/documents/d0002860/2-WB_assistance_agriculture_IEG_2007.pdf
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Ela La Salle wrote:Hello to all BRAVE SOULS
Seriously. I mean it.
But I also wonder IF...and HOW anyone deals with encountering rude vehicle drivers?
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Ela La Salle wrote:Hello to all BRAVE SOULS
Seriously. I mean it.
But I also wonder IF...and HOW anyone deals with encountering rude vehicle drivers?
Perhaps this may be on off topic but while I know how I would respond to a total ass***e drivers, I almost "lay a square egg" every time my son leaves home driving his electric mobility scooter (an enclosed electric "car").
We live in a tiny town where LITERALLY, one can get from one end to another in 5 minutes.
He's constantly told to "get off the f****ng road", and worse.
Police on the other hand is divided. Some Police officers say it's O.K. to drive on the road, some say it's only for sidewalk drive (when my son did this, a woman freaked out on him, calling him names. He had a video camera installed inside and we could witness the whole episode, and when presented at Police station, my son was in the right).
He's very conscientious, obeys rules of the road and traffic, is courteous and yet...this is not enough.
I am NOT looking for sympathy! He's not a fighter.
Needles to say..... Just to make long story short, my question remains as asked. Thanks to anyone who can offer some insights
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David Huang wrote:Thought I'd share a load I hauled today on the new ebike I got last year. Most of the big loads I haul tend to be logs. When trees go down in storms on the bike trail near me I will often go out and perform a bit of civic duty clearing them away. At the same time I can conveniently cut them into sections I can later fit on my bike. Then throughout the year I slowly clear them away from the trail during my rides stacking up firewood for the winter.
This is a smaller load weight wise on the bike compared to some logs I've hauled. It was nice to be able to load on a pile of smaller diameter ones though as they'll require less splitting later on when prepping them for my RMH. Oh, and that pile of logs you see in the background, the vast bulk of that was hauled home on my bike from 1 to 12 miles away. Lots of downed trees this last year. This year it looks like I'll be able to get all the wood I need for next winter this way!
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Thekla McDaniels wrote:
David Huang wrote:Thought I'd share a load I hauled today on the new ebike I got last year. Most of the big loads I haul tend to be logs. When trees go down in storms on the bike trail near me I will often go out and perform a bit of civic duty clearing them away. At the same time I can conveniently cut them into sections I can later fit on my bike. Then throughout the year I slowly clear them away from the trail during my rides stacking up firewood for the winter.
This is a smaller load weight wise on the bike compared to some logs I've hauled. It was nice to be able to load on a pile of smaller diameter ones though as they'll require less splitting later on when prepping them for my RMH. Oh, and that pile of logs you see in the background, the vast bulk of that was hauled home on my bike from 1 to 12 miles away. Lots of downed trees this last year. This year it looks like I'll be able to get all the wood I need for next winter this way!
Cool! David.
I’m thinking about an ebike, what kind is that? Thanks
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