"Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message
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"Icruzna40" wrote in message
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Hey, that's one heck of a setup. When camping I tow a BOB YAK trailer
with a
hardtail mountain bike. The trailer is far too small to use for a canoe.
Can
you give me some ideas on how to attach the end of the canoe to my
hardtail?

The best suggestion I have is to purchase a rear rack and use that as
an attachment point for your canoe/trailer and store your gear in the
canoe. Now,
you might have some problems with your rear bike wheel - boat bow
clearance, but a simple way to overcame that is by fixing a pipe or
(as I did on my mountain bike) 26 inches of two-by-four securely to
the rear rack, sink a large eye screw or pivot in the end of the
two-by-four and use it as an attachment point for your towed item.

Yep, I have the large wheels and nowhere near the clearance like in Peter's
photo. I ran a search on Google and found a webpage with info and photos on
using a two-by-four with screw-eye as you described(is that your page?). I
like the 2x4 idea, but I'll need to alter the plan a bit to accommadate my
GT frame design. I'm thinking of laminating multiple layers of 3/4" Baltic
Birch plywood together. Then cutting an arch-shaped towbar to curve over the
wheel. I'm not sure what I'll do yet, I'm looking at ordering my canoe next
week. Here is the site I found:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sullivan/canoe_bike.html . Thanks guys.