Tagent time - bikes that haul

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 09/09/2015 at 12:19 • Filed to: bikes, not cars, no really...bikes

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I just remembered thanks the AOTD that bikes that haul things are a thing and that I should have known that

This is my cousin, he and his brother built this. This is the old version

I think its really cool what they ended up doing and that he’s doing what he wants, even if he does smell really bad at social events.

CalzoneGolem > HammerheadFistpunch 09/09/2015 at 12:24

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What? How is this the solution?

HammerheadFistpunch > CalzoneGolem 09/09/2015 at 12:25

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Only when the problem is: how do I make a bike to transport a piano.

CalzoneGolem > HammerheadFistpunch 09/09/2015 at 12:27

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He transports upright pianos via bike through a city? Or is he like a street performer? I have so many questions.

HammerheadFistpunch > CalzoneGolem 09/09/2015 at 12:28

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Street performer, he bikes his piano to the fair.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > HammerheadFistpunch 09/09/2015 at 12:30

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Looks cool.

CalzoneGolem > HammerheadFistpunch 09/09/2015 at 12:34

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I’m not sure why but this makes a lot more sense to me now.

1111111111111111111111 > HammerheadFistpunch 09/09/2015 at 12:36

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I build a bike cart that regularly sees 300-500 pound loads. It’s pretty crazy. Need to make trailer brakes.

HammerheadFistpunch > 1111111111111111111111 09/09/2015 at 12:40

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Get a nice saint disc brake and 203 mm rotor...that ought to do it.

TheRealBicycleBuck > HammerheadFistpunch 09/09/2015 at 12:47

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Just about any bike can be made to haul stuff with either a trailer or a long-bike conversion. The trailer behind mine is a converted child’s trailer. After many years of pulling my kids around (sometimes for transportation, more often just for fun), I converted it with the long-term goal of using it for bike touring.

This was taken during a long Sunday ride where I brought along a few extra beverages for the trip. :)

I’ve never been a fan of panniers, but I did consider a long-bike conversion kit for a while (this is not me, just some random dude with carrying stuff on a bike with an Extracycle Freeradical long-bike kit).

Some people can’t make up their minds and just do both.

This guy has an Extracycle with home-made bucket panniers and a trailer to boot!

HammerheadFistpunch > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/09/2015 at 12:49

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Omin kit...man I hate those lights. Stupid hot buggers that melt their own cords.

TheRealBicycleBuck > 1111111111111111111111 09/09/2015 at 13:28

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Pictures?

1111111111111111111111 > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/09/2015 at 21:59

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This is the only one I could find...

TheRealBicycleBuck > 1111111111111111111111 09/10/2015 at 06:59

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Well, it is a frame of some sort! Are you sure you weren't building a projection screen?

TylerLinner > 1111111111111111111111 09/10/2015 at 10:50

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How fast do you get going with that? I use my fatbike as a tow vehicle now and with a full trailer (~200lbs?) it can be hard to get much over 10mph for any length of time.

shirosake > HammerheadFistpunch 09/10/2015 at 12:08

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Utah FTW!

shirosake > HammerheadFistpunch 09/10/2015 at 12:10

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Or if you’re on a budget, go with a set of Zee’s:

HammerheadFistpunch > shirosake 09/10/2015 at 12:12

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Are those just a strait copy? wow. I’ve never heard of Zee. Or is that just Saint light.

shirosake > HammerheadFistpunch 09/10/2015 at 12:14

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Its basically like a budget Saint. Actually, EXACT same caliper, but different lever. The lever lacks the adjustment - lever and stroke, but other than that, its identical.

I actually had an older set of XT levers that I mated to new Zee calipers for a friends bike and it worked like a champ. The saint/zee calipers are straight money.