I got interested in the bike hiker backpack when I saw the guy who invented it at Interbike this year. The backpack that this guy invented can hold any bicycle you want to put on it. After interbike I called him up and asked if I could field-test it for him. The guy said sure but I had to wait because he had his prototypes out to a few guys around the country. He finally got one back the day before thanksgiving and called me. I picked it up from him that evening. Today I took the thing out to a canyon I always wanted to hike but was too lazy. I always wanted to scout out the cliffs that are all over Mount Potosi in Vegas. I took the pack out to Cottonwood (which is in the foothills of Potosi) and started riding with the pack on my back. I headed up the trail towards the cliffs and when the trail petered out I mounted my hard tail Cannondale on the pack and hiked up towards the limestone cliffs all over Potosi. I hiked for about 3 hours off trail and picked up a dirt road that was on the other side of Potosi. At this point I took my bike off the pack put it back together and started descending. The descent took me down a dirt road I never been on before then to the red valley descent in the back of Cottonwood. What a blast! I rode the bike for about 30 minutes to get to where the trail petered out and then packed the bike for about 3 hours. To finish off I got in an hour and a half ride back to the car. Now I don't have to feel guilty about eating everything in sight today for Thanksgiving. Happy Turkey Day and you might want to check this guys website out. It's www.bikehiker.com. He says they are going to start selling these things in the spring.
Guess they're not interested in selling these. Their web page actually ASKS for an email address before it shows ANYTHING. As if.
Jim said:
Bike Hiker Trip Report
Thanksgiving Day
I got interested in the bike hiker backpack when I saw the guy who invented it at Interbike this year. The backpack that this guy invented can hold any bicycle you want to put on it. After interbike I called him up and asked if I could field-test it for him. The guy said sure but I had to wait because he had his prototypes out to a few guys around the country. He finally got one back the day before thanksgiving and called me. I picked it up from him that evening. Today I took the thing out to a canyon I always wanted to hike but was too lazy. I always wanted to scout out the cliffs that are all over Mount Potosi in Vegas. I took the pack out to Cottonwood (which is in the foothills of Potosi) and started riding with the pack on my back. I headed up the trail towards the cliffs and when the trail petered out I mounted my hard tail Cannondale on the pack and hiked up towards the limestone cliffs all over Potosi. I hiked for about 3 hours off trail and picked up a dirt road that was on the other side of Potosi. At this point I took my bike off the pack put it back together and started descending. The descent took me down a dirt road I never been on before then to the red valley descent in the back of Cottonwood. What a blast! I rode the bike for about 30 minutes to get to where the trail petered out and then packed the bike for about 3 hours. To finish off I got in an hour and a half ride back to the car. Now I don't have to feel guilty about eating everything in sight today for Thanksgiving. Happy Turkey Day and you might want to check this guys website out. It's www.bikehiker.com. He says they are going to start selling these things in the spring.
