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Rosalie B.

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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:36:19 GMT, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale"
wrote:

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:53:26 +0000, Larry wrote:

"Roger Long" wrote in news:47be3380$0$16694
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The journey is the
destination.

I always thought this was true because when you get to the destination,
you're pretty much stranded, unless there's public transport, a bike or
you
can borrow that old beat up pickup the marina uses to haul the garbage
away.....(c;

They make bikes that fold up, meaning you can carry one on a smaller
boat than a regular bike. I saw a picture of a trawler carrying a auto
on deck.

I've seen a fairly small power boat with a motorbike on deck. And
friends have those little electric skate/scooters on their trawler.

Captain Casady.. I am planning on packing a Trec circa 1984 touring bicycle
on my boat this summer.

The bicycle is lightweight, an old touring bicycle.

The two considerations a; where to carry it on my 32' sailboat and how
to get it to shore and back to the boat.

I've been thinking of making a bike bag from bubble wrap, and blue tarp..

I can take the front wheel off,, that will make the bicycle smaller.

I'm sure others have brought along a bicycle while cruising .. if you have
and read this .. pipe up..

How did you do it .. not a folding bicycle but a "real" bicycle ..

The getting to and fro, the storage, etc. ???

I carry two full sized bikes on my roughly 28 foot sailboat when
traveling. I can lash them together to the lifelines, or put them
below depending on conditions. Obviously, at night they are on the
lifelines so the cabin is usable for living space. When they are
below, I can still get to things throughout the interior without any
problem. It's a minor inconvenience when compared to the major
advantage of having them along. I considered folding bikes, but I
don't think they have enough of an advanatge to make a real
difference, and those small diameter wheels make pedaling a lot more
work.

Our folding bikes have regular sized wheels. I can't ride my husbands
(which the kids gave him for his birthday and has a bag that goes on
it) because I can't reach the ground from the seat, and the seat won't
adjust down any farther. I have seen the ones with the little wheels,
but not all of them are like that.

We have carried bikes on our boat, but the regular bike did rust.
Friends who have the folding bikes take them ashore in the dinghy.