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Martin Krieg
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
Can anyone here help me identify the trailer that Amber (and now
myself) is looking for here? I sent it to a few of our smaller National
Bicycle Greenway mailing lists but have not heard anything yet:

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Hi Amber!!

This sounds like something very useful for not just kids. There have
been many times where I have been on a bike and needed to get another
bike somewhere else. On example would be finding a bike at a garage sale
while on another bike. I am putting this out to a few of our NBG lists
to see what comes up. I will be sure to let U know when I find out!!

THX 4 U!!

At 11:47 AM -0700 3/11/08, Evans, Amber wrote:
As a Safe Routes to School Volunteer, I hear often parents who ride to
school have a problem that kid then goes on to afterschool by bus and
bike is problem. I have seen twice now a simply rig that takes a
second bike puts it in a sleeve that looks like a half a pizza pan
welded to a full metal pizza pan that a second bike's front*wheel is
raised into on first bike rack and leaves the second bikes back wheel on
ground. It looks easy to make, easy to use and brillant for the
on-going parent dilemma.*

Anyone know who make them? Any interested in seeing how we can make
them available or provide contact info for? I coudl not find on-line.
Be great to*have or how to buy *at events like the family cycle and bike
rodeo.


At 12:32 PM -0700 3/11/08, Evans, Amber wrote:
No, I am looking for an alternative where the child may ride on own bike
(with parent accompanying on same route) and for size, skill, image,
age, cost, or other reasons they can't use a trail a bike. This allows
parent alternative to take a kids own bike back to next destination in a
simple mounted rack attached to their own bike. No one can ride while it
is mounted (like a piggy back ride) *Never seen it on-line, only on
Berkeley streets so wonder if hand made - hoping to find source!

THX for replying

Amber Evans, Senior Redevelopment Planner
City of Berkeley, Department of Planning & Development*
Website: www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Redevelopment/
--------------------------------

THXX in advance

Perfect love drives out fear - John 4:18

Martin Krieg "Awake Again" Author
2009 w/"How America Can Bike & Grow Rich"
http://www.bikeroute.com/HBGR
'79 & '86 TransAmerica Bike Rides
Coma, Paralysis, Clinical Death Survivor
NBG Founding Director, HiWheel Cyclist

joseph.santaniello@gmail.com
01-04-1970, 05:24 AM
On Mar 12, 7:31*pm, Martin Krieg <N...@bikeroute.com> wrote:
> Can anyone here help * me identify the trailer that Amber (and now *
> myself) is looking for here? I sent it to a few of our smaller National
> Bicycle Greenway mailing *lists but have not heard anything yet:
>
> ------------------------------
> Hi Amber!!
>
> This sounds like something very useful for not just kids. There have
> been *many times where I have been on a bike and needed to get another
> bike somewhere else. On example would be finding a bike at a garage sale
> while on another bike. I am putting this out to a few of *our NBG lists
> to see what comes up. I will be sure to let U know when I find out!!
>
> * *THX 4 U!!
>
> At 11:47 AM -0700 3/11/08, Evans, Amber wrote:
> As a Safe Routes to School Volunteer, I hear often parents who ride to
> school have a problem that kid then goes on to afterschool by bus and
> bike is problem. * I have seen twice now a simply rig that takes a
> second bike puts it in a sleeve that looks like a half a pizza pan
> welded to a full metal pizza pan *that a second bike's front*wheel is
> raised into on first bike rack and leaves the second bikes back wheel on
> ground. *It looks easy to make, easy to use and brillant for the
> on-going parent dilemma.*
>
> Anyone know who make them? *Any interested in seeing how we can make
> them available or provide contact info for? *I coudl not find on-line. *
> Be great to*have or how to buy *at events like the family cycle and bike
> rodeo.
>
> At 12:32 PM -0700 3/11/08, Evans, Amber wrote:
> No, I am looking for an alternative where the child may ride on own bike
> (with parent accompanying on same route) and for size, skill, image,
> age, cost, or other reasons they can't use a trail a bike. *This allows
> parent alternative to take a kids own bike back to next destination in a
> simple mounted rack attached to their own bike. No one can ride while it
> is mounted (like a piggy back ride) *Never seen it on-line, only on
> Berkeley streets so wonder if hand made - hoping to find source!
>
> THX for replying
>
> Amber Evans, Senior Redevelopment Planner
> City of Berkeley, Department of Planning & Development*
> Website:www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Redevelopment/
> --------------------------------
>
> * * * *THXX in advance
>
> * Perfect love drives out fear - John 4:18
>
> * *Martin Krieg "Awake Again" Author
> 2009 w/"How America Can Bike & Grow Rich"
> *http://www.bikeroute.com/HBGR
> * *'79 & '86 TransAmerica Bike Rides
> Coma, Paralysis, Clinical Death Survivor *
> NBG Founding Director, HiWheel Cyclist

Trailgator?

http://www.trail-gator.com/

Depends on how big the kid's bike is I suppose.

I've been pondering this dilema myself too, but I have 2 kids' bikes
to deal with.

Joseph

Leo Lichtman
01-04-1970, 05:24 AM
(clip) There have
> been many times where I have been on a bike and needed to get another
> bike somewhere else. On example would be finding a bike at a garage sale
> while on another bike.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I have seen this done. The person had a skewer type support mounted to his
luggage rack. He just took off the front wheel and attached the fork to the
rack. Carried the wheel with a bunjee cord (I don't remember exactly
where.)

Mike A Schwab
01-04-1970, 05:24 AM
On Mar 12, 1:31 pm, Martin Krieg <N...@bikeroute.com> wrote:
> ------------------------------
> Hi Amber!!
>
> This sounds like something very useful for not just kids. There have
> been many times where I have been on a bike and needed to get another
> bike somewhere else. On example would be finding a bike at a garage sale
> while on another bike. I am putting this out to a few of our NBG lists
> to see what comes up. I will be sure to let U know when I find out!!
>
> THX 4 U!!
>
I have done this with my http://www.bikesatwork.com/ truss bicycle
trailer, has quick release clamps to fit in the front forks. I have
also used my Rans V2 with http://www.xtracycle.com/ extended frame
with panniers, I put the front wheel in and secure the top and bottom,
second bicycle on the other side. I also second getting an old front
hub and mount it on the rear rack.