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27-02.-2003, 12:16 PM
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Kayak Trailers
Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak?
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27-02.-2003, 12:46 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
YES "stratrider" <jreilly@enter.net> wrote in message
news:e4b0c94.0302261158.7c288b6e@posting.google.com... > Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak? > > Jim Reilly Reading, PA |
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27-02.-2003, 01:31 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
>stratrider at jreilly@enter.net wrote on 2/26/03 2:58 PM: Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that
>could be used to tow a kayak? I have seen homebuilt options (canoes, surfboards, etc) in old magazines. Does anyone want me to search for them? A poster on the ihpva (trikes) list had an overhead rack built for his tandem trike to facilitate such loads. |
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27-02.-2003, 02:01 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
"stratrider" skrev...
> Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak? There was a thread on towing a hang glider. http://groups.google.com/groups?as_...%20glider&ie=U- TF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_ugroup=alt.rec.bicycles.recu mbent&lr=&hl=da (you will have to assemble link) Might be a trailer there you could modify. Mikael |
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27-02.-2003, 02:32 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
It couldn't be real tricky to modify one to take standard kayak supports, but you'de probably need a
longer tongue for clearance. "stratrider" <jreilly@enter.net> wrote in message news:e4b0c94.0302261158.7c288b6e@posting.google.com... > Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak? > > Jim Reilly Reading, PA |
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27-02.-2003, 03:16 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
"stratrider" <jreilly@enter.net> wrote in message
news:e4b0c94.0302261158.7c288b6e@posting.google.com... > Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak? > > Jim Reilly Reading, PA I have a kayak trailer made to 1) carry a kayak and 2) attach to the rear quick release. I forget the "brand" of trailer, but I simply did a web search and found it. If you are seriously interested, I can go the storage unit and read off the info. Some comments: 1) the trailer does work well - tracks straight, no real problems with the 'bent (but, it is a trike), 2) the trailer has a large arm attached to wheels - the trailer stays ashore (unlike a previous poster who used removable wheels that can be stowed in the kayak), and 3) I discovered that I did not want to leave my trike and trailer ashore while kayaking - it was too tempting to vandals/thieves. The third point is what stopped me from using the trike/trailer combo. It was nice to pedal to my put-in spot, but I came back early one time to see some folks "examining" my combo a little too intensely for my comfort. If you have a beater bike, then it might not be a problem. Cable locks are too easily defeated by a determined thief. YMMV. Michael Pilla |
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27-02.-2003, 03:16 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
jreilly@enter.net (stratrider) wrote in message
news:<e4b0c94.0302261158.7c288b6e@posting.google.com>... > Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak? > > Jim Reilly Reading, PA Here's just what you're looking for. Seems to me you could build this yourself though. http://www.victoriabybike.com/trailers.htm |
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27-02.-2003, 03:31 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
That be a Greespeed Tandem Tadpole belonging to Guy Briggs (gawd I hope I spelled his name correct
this time), anyway his tandem carries a full size canoe (on top), like a canopy for the trike. I cannot remember the link, but I did see a Trailer (designed) to carry a Kayak. The ONLY trailer that could work is BAW at http://www.bikesatwork.com/products...e-trailer.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- "Jay" <jay@siberian.org> wrote in message news:BA828F4D.43C6%jay@siberian.org... > >stratrider at jreilly@enter.net wrote on 2/26/03 2:58 PM: Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer > >that could be used to tow a kayak? > > I have seen homebuilt options (canoes, surfboards, etc) in old magazines. Does anyone want me to > search for them? > > A poster on the ihpva (trikes) list had an overhead rack built for his tandem trike to facilitate > such loads. |
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27-02.-2003, 04:16 PM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
In the March issue of Adventure Cyclist on page 17 there is a picture of Michael Read towing a kiyak
behind his Bike Friday. They list his e-mail address as: ragtime12@yahoo.com stratrider wrote: > Has anyone ever seen a bike trailer that could be used to tow a kayak? > > Jim Reilly Reading, PA > -- Daniel T. W. Lum, M.D. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA d-lum@northwestern.edu |
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28-02.-2003, 12:31 AM
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Re: Kayak Trailers
Most kayak dealers have a small set of wheels that fit on a Kayak. I put my bike at the take out. I
take the wheels and kayak with me to the put in. I then ride the river to my bike. I put the wheels on the tail of the kayak and tie the nose of the kayak to the bike. I then return to the car towing the kayak behind the bike. I don't need caravan to kayak and am safe alone on class 3 and below. -- Bill "Pop Pop" Patterson Retired and riding my Linear, my front drive low racer and our M5 tandem. |
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