[NE Sailboat]

I know there are foldup bicycles, etc .. but .. what about an old banger ..

How can one attach? Or store?

Any thoughts?

[John]

On Apr 30, 1:15 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
I know there are foldup bicycles, etc .. but .. what about an old banger ..

How can one attach? Or store?

Any thoughts?

Something else to think about . . . unlike most things in your boat
which are corrossion resistant (note I did not say corrossion proof)
to some degree or another . . . bicycles begin to rust almost
immediately unless you really stay after them. I grew up a few blocks
for the ocean and had more than a few friends riding "solid rust"
bicycles. Even such things as the springs beneath the seat (saddle?)
would rust. Nowadays with composite frames, small or no fenders, and
a lot less chrome, this might be less of an issue.

Happy trails.

John

[Harlan Lachman]

In article om,
John wrote:

On Apr 30, 1:15 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
I know there are foldup bicycles, etc .. but .. what about an old banger ..

How can one attach? Or store?

Any thoughts?

Something else to think about . . . unlike most things in your boat
which are corrossion resistant (note I did not say corrossion proof)
to some degree or another . . . bicycles begin to rust almost
immediately unless you really stay after them. I grew up a few blocks
for the ocean and had more than a few friends riding "solid rust"
bicycles. Even such things as the springs beneath the seat (saddle?)
would rust. Nowadays with composite frames, small or no fenders, and
a lot less chrome, this might be less of an issue.

Happy trails.

John

My brother and sister and law cruise up and down the coast from NYC to
Maine on a J/34C. They use full road bikes in the rear quarter berth
with the front rear wheels off. They have had no problems, even with a
good pounding in Buzzards Bay.

Neither of them are real tall so their bikes are not huge, but with road
bikes, it is not like there is that much a difference in size with the
front wheel off.

Neither of them like to buy toys so their bikes are not new and them
seem unrusted to me.

h

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[Ernest Scribbler]

"Charlie Morgan" wrote
Those foldup things may save some room, but they have small
diameter wheels that make pedaling them a chore.

Not all of them: http://blizzard.zmm.com/bicycle/ (I've never taken mine
sailing, though.)

[Larry]

"NE Sailboat" wrote in news:ivpZh.1424$kg1.1057
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Any thoughts?


Here's mine:

http://www.bladezscooters.com/index....tml&lang=en-us

The handle at the bottom of the tiller post releases a big latch so the
tiller folds down over the rear wheel and raises the front wheel to make
it flatter. If you have the standard seat on, not shown in this picture,
you pull a pin and lift the seat post out, first. Locking in the folded
position, the tiller post becomes the carrying handle.

It'll go about 8 miles at 16 mph but lots further if you're easy on the
pulse-width-modulator smooth electronic "throttle". Climbing hills makes
it a 3 mile scooter between charges, but you can hot swap battery packs
and it uses standard sized 12V 12AH gelcells or AGM batteries. I'm
running Werker AGM batteries, now and it runs great....down that 2 mile
long dock from the parking lot...in the rain.

It's chain drive with very smooth power. I'm 250# and it has no trouble
pulling my lard around at all.

Nuclear Powered in SC....(c;

Larry
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[Paul Cassel]

NE Sailboat wrote:
I know there are foldup bicycles, etc .. but .. what about an old banger ..

Bicycles rust away unless you protect them.

When I pulled into a port in VA, I met a good looking 55 year old chick
who wanted a ride where I was going. She turned out to be a danm good
banger.

[Peter Hendra]

On 30 Apr 2007 15:42:01 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:15:58 GMT, "NE Sailboat" said:

I know there are foldup bicycles, etc .. but .. what about an old banger ..

How can one attach? Or store?

Any thoughts?

Many moons ago I took one of those folding bikes along on a cruise. Decided
after that that it really isn't worth the effort.

I have thought about packing a couple of those little folding scooters you
see kids riding. They seem like they might be light enough and also useful
enough to justify the effort and storage space required. Anyone tried them
for getting around an area he sails into?

Hi,
We bought three of the J-D Razor folding scooters when they first hit
Australia in early 2000. My son used his to zip around everywhere and
I commuted to work in Brisbane on mine. As a family we scooted about
the city and from train stations to where we wanted to go. The beauty
about them is that you can fold them, hop on a bus or train easily and
plonk them beneath your desk or work station.

It takes a bit of getting used to using different muscles and it is
the leg on the scooter, not the leg that pushes, that becomes weary.

I also used it in Spain and Gibraltar as well as in the Canaries. You
can cover a lot of ground as well as getting exercise. I have only
recently bought a couple of Dahon 20 inch, 7 speed (rear deraulier -
sp again - only) folding bikes. I love mine even though the 26 inch
bikes that lasted a year or two before being ditched due to corrosion
do go further for the effort.

cheers
peter

[Peter Hendra]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:33:23 +0000, Larry wrote:

Damn it Larry,
Why wait until now to say so. I have always wanted one of these but
the ones I saw that were available were only 12 volt and I hope to set
off in a couple of weeks - probably too late to have it shipped.
.. Thanks though, I now know whefre to get them and have a
recommendation from a user, something that has not been married
before. If only there was a foolproof way to have it delivered to
Panama or Costa Rica tax and duty free - yacht in transit. Does anyone
know?

cheers
Peter
http://www.bladezscooters.com/index....tml&lang=en-us

The handle at the bottom of the tiller post releases a big latch so the
tiller folds down over the rear wheel and raises the front wheel to make
it flatter. If you have the standard seat on, not shown in this picture,
you pull a pin and lift the seat post out, first. Locking in the folded
position, the tiller post becomes the carrying handle.

It'll go about 8 miles at 16 mph but lots further if you're easy on the
pulse-width-modulator smooth electronic "throttle". Climbing hills makes
it a 3 mile scooter between charges, but you can hot swap battery packs
and it uses standard sized 12V 12AH gelcells or AGM batteries. I'm
running Werker AGM batteries, now and it runs great....down that 2 mile
long dock from the parking lot...in the rain.

It's chain drive with very smooth power. I'm 250# and it has no trouble
pulling my lard around at all.

Nuclear Powered in SC....(c;

Larry

[NE Sailboat]

How many speeds? Drop down or mtn handlebars? Soft seat, or firm?

Did she squeal if not greased?

How long did you keep her onboard?


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"Paul Cassel" wrote in message
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NE Sailboat wrote:
I know there are foldup bicycles, etc .. but .. what about an old banger
..

Bicycles rust away unless you protect them.

When I pulled into a port in VA, I met a good looking 55 year old chick
who wanted a ride where I was going. She turned out to be a danm good
banger.

[Rosalie B.]

"Ernest Scribbler" wrote:

"Charlie Morgan" wrote
Those foldup things may save some room, but they have small
diameter wheels that make pedaling them a chore.

Not all of them: http://blizzard.zmm.com/bicycle/ (I've never taken mine
sailing, though.)

Our children gave my husband a full size folding bike and a bike bag.
The wheels are regular size. The only problem with it AFAIA concerned
is that I can't sit on the seat and reach the ground even with my
toes, and the seat can't be lowered any more. So Bob got a second
hand folding bike for me, and reconditioned it and made a Sunbrella
bag for it.

We stowed them on the aft deck (center cockpit boat) lashed to the
lifelines, but this was inconvenient because the ladder was back there
too. And they do rust