"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.

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:42:07 GMT, "Icruzna40" wrote:

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?).

Nope, that's a much more elaborate set-up than I use, and my 2x4 is secured to
the rear of the bike and the canoe attached to it rather than (as shown on that
webpage) secured to the canoe and the bike's attached to it. Plus my canoe has a
bow eye, so I just use that and a snap joint as pivot for turns rather than the
(admittedly well-made) swiveling tongue on the aforementioned webpage.

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.


My set-up isn't as sturdy as that one, but mine has the advantage of being
adaptable for towing other canoes or trailers.