"Icruzna40" wrote in message hlink.net...
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.












"Peter" wrote in message
news:9uP0c.93704$Xp.419553@attbi_s54...
Garrison Hilliard wrote:
Ah, the weather's turned, and I've just about accumilated all
of the devices I need for my long-planned upon trip along the "Little
Miami Bike Trail". Yes, I just need to pick up my new bivy, purchase this
year's fishing license, and I'll be ready
to travel the bike trail TOWING MY CANOE! Yep, I plan to
bicycle north to Yellow Springs, Ohio, then collapse my bike (it's a
foldable), put it in my Pelican Explorer, and paddle my way back downstream
to Cin. city, Ohio... it will happen soon!

Sounds fun. Looks like almost 60 miles one-way as the crow flies - how
far
is it as the bike pedals or as the boat paddles?
Here's a picture I took yesterday of the setup for towing my kayak:
http://home.comcast.net/~prathman/P2290004.JPG
This was just for a day trip on a reservoir - if I need to carry the bike
I
tow my double kayak instead.