September-October 2018
This was shortly after building Tall Bike Mark 1
I had posted a request on my local notice board, asking if anybody had an old kayak, canoe or boat they would be willing to donate or sell cheaply.
Within a day, somebody offered me a weathered old red kayak, and they were even nearby so I didn't have to travel far to get it.
So I went along with The Bus and some rope to tie the kayak onto the back of the bike. However, when I got there, the metal plate attaching the swivel join from the trailer to my seat-post had broken. Now I had a trailer and a bike and a kayak, and no way to get them all home.
Thankfully the guy who donated the bike kindly helped me to lash the kayak onto the trolley so that it was equally balanced with the wheels in the middle. I figured out a way to hold the kayak's handle, pulling the kayak on two wheels with one hand, whilst steering the bike with the other.
It was awkward and sketchy, but it worked. I later used this method to get the kayak to and from my local kayaking spot, which is a riverbank in the next village with camp-spots, boarding areas and even a rope swing.
I still use this as a good way to transport my kayak all the time, because it's not connected to any bike, therefore it doesn't matter what bike you're riding as long as you can hold it. Just don't go down steep hills at 30mph... it gets speed wobble/ fishtail and causes a very nasty crash. :) That wasn't exactly my best day.
Within a day, somebody offered me a weathered old red kayak, and they were even nearby so I didn't have to travel far to get it.
So I went along with The Bus and some rope to tie the kayak onto the back of the bike. However, when I got there, the metal plate attaching the swivel join from the trailer to my seat-post had broken. Now I had a trailer and a bike and a kayak, and no way to get them all home.
Thankfully the guy who donated the bike kindly helped me to lash the kayak onto the trolley so that it was equally balanced with the wheels in the middle. I figured out a way to hold the kayak's handle, pulling the kayak on two wheels with one hand, whilst steering the bike with the other.
It was awkward and sketchy, but it worked. I later used this method to get the kayak to and from my local kayaking spot, which is a riverbank in the next village with camp-spots, boarding areas and even a rope swing.
I still use this as a good way to transport my kayak all the time, because it's not connected to any bike, therefore it doesn't matter what bike you're riding as long as you can hold it. Just don't go down steep hills at 30mph... it gets speed wobble/ fishtail and causes a very nasty crash. :) That wasn't exactly my best day.
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