New rack attachment

[gflint]

So the El Camino (the ultimate in bicycle hauling machines) is in the shop getting new paint and will be there for a while.  I want to go for a bicycle ride but the trailhead is about six miles across town.  With the tires I have on the bicycle that much pavement would destroy them.  Hence the new attachment.  It ain't pretty but beats the heck out of figuring a way to carry it on my back!

[PH14]

Uhm... 

[just gone]

I think I see a ticket for obstructed brake/tail light in your future, other than that, I like it. Nicely done! 

[ZG]

A creative way to get another passenger on for a ride... 

[gflint]

It works!  But why were people laughing so much?  I would not use this down the freeway, the bicycle hub really is not meant for that kind of speed, but for cross town trips where max speed is 35 I think I am good.

[Scaffolder]

Very interesting. I would try to mount the hub directly to the rack. The 2X4 is not rugged enough to trust with $1000 or so worth of bicycle. IMHO. When that 2X4 splits and your bike takes off, it might ruin your ride. It might never happen. But it might. Very good place for the mother in law though huh.

[gflint]

More like $5000 worth of bike.  I have a wopping $8 into this and the 2X4 was just scrap.  The 2X4 is a bit iffy but this was a spur of the moment idea.  If I stick to around town and keep a close eye on it I should be OK.  It only has to last a couple of weeks.

[Scaffolder]

Looks like an Ellsworth bike I saw last weekend at LLBeans.

[Joncon11]

Specialized, Enduro. S-Works perhaps?

[gflint]

S-Works alloy frame, everything else is custom.  I used to work in a bike shop and they still give me pro-deal or employee prices so I made it with only the best.  When I came back from Iraq I had all that combat pay that just had to be spent so I spent a big chunk on building this bike.  I am still not sure which is more fun, bombing down a forested single track or dragging pegs on a back road on the Concours.  Decisions, decisions.

[booger]

More like $5000 worth of bike.  I have a wopping $8 into this and the 2X4 was just scrap.  The 2X4 is a bit iffy but this was a spur of the moment idea.  If I stick to around town and keep a close eye on it I should be OK.  It only has to last a couple of weeks.

If I had a $5000 bike I would hang it off of a great, expensive  bicycle rack on the back of my Rubicon.  Not off the back of My C-14 using  piece of scrap 2x4   

[PH14]

S-Works alloy frame, everything else is custom.  I used to work in a bike shop and they still give me pro-deal or employee prices so I made it with only the best.  When I came back from Iraq I had all that combat pay that just had to be spent so I spent a big chunk on building this bike.  I am still not sure which is more fun, bombing down a forested single track or dragging pegs on a back road on the Concours.  Decisions, decisions.

How about a piece of angle iron in place of the 2x4? You should be able to get it into the same position.

Or you could get one of these: http://2x2cycles.com/products/bicycle-rack/

[PH14]

My only concern about the bike is possibly tweaking the head tube or fork over a good bump. Those parts aren't designed to be stressed like that. There is a lot of leverage going on there. BTW I bike too, but I ride mine across town. 

[gflint]

I am running Tioga Psycho Genius tires and they are not pavement friendly.  The center lugs are widely spaced and are siped.  I have a feeling an hour on pavement would toast them. I cannot imagine I am going to put more stress on the frame than I would riding down a rocky trail.  Luckily all the trailheads I would go to are with in 12 miles of my house.  I get the El Camino back in a couple of weeks, if I am careful I should be good.  And the block of wood looks really tacky.  I have to take a closer look at that 2X2 device.  Looks interesting.

[PH14]

Yeah in that case, I wouldn't kill the tires on pavement either. As far as the stress is concerned, I was was only concerned about the angle, in use the stress wouldn't come from that angle--typically. Yeah as long as you are careful your biggest concern will probably be from gawkers running into you or police questioning you, but it isn't really any different than a trailer. I would run a blinking red light on the back or at least a red flag to meet any requirements.

[Cold Streak]

I think I would have mounted it transverse to the back with a bracket to grab the cross bar on the bike, like the ones used on trailer hitches or trunks of cars.  That way your tires wouldn't be on the road at all, hopefully.