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Look what the A-team did to my mountainbike...
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:01 am    Post subject: Look what the A-team did to my mountainbike... Reply with quote

...so i can chase all this bad bad waves Very Happy

Since i am a proud father of two beautifull daughters (2 year-old and 6 week old) my surfing schedule changed a bit Very Happy
I go to the beach now when i have the time now (doesn't matter how big/small the waves are really) and since that is mostly in the weekend when the girls are having their afternoon sleep, i needed something more speedy to get to the beach then the 3 wheel transport-bike (i don't own a car) i normally use.

So i went totally a-team/mcguiver and upgraded my mountainbike to a paipo carrying machine. Behold the result Very Happy










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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure if this system is well-suited to the shorter board, i.e., a paipo, but it certainly is lighter:
http://www.rodndtube.com/surf/info/surf_racks/BicycleSurfboardRack.shtml

A simple pull-behind design would be great... maybe a retirement project for me later this summer Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

as a bike rider myself I always ride to the beach. you got to love the flag
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

GI seabags with the shoulder straps will carry a pretty good size board pretty well also. And around here they are cheap too! Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks everyone for the replies!

@Rod: the bikerack in the link looks great! Some people around here ride things like that on short distances and i'm not sure how the connenctions to the frame handle bumby rides on brickroads.

I also needed something compact to fit in the small shed we have (with some other bikes), and the tiny allyways that lead to it Very Happy

@Uncle Grumpy: when i first started i used a bodyboard bag with my board/wetsuit/flippers stashed in it, but found it a little sweaty on my back in the long run. All the extra weight in the bag presses you extra hard on the saddle, too Sad so i went for the bike-rack.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

eef wrote:
Thanks everyone for the replies!

@Rod: the bikerack in the link looks great! Some people around here ride things like that on short distances and i'm not sure how the connenctions to the frame handle bumby rides on brickroads.

I also needed something compact to fit in the small shed we have (with some other bikes), and the tiny allyways that lead to it Very Happy

@Uncle Grumpy: when i first started i used a booger bag with my board/wetsuit/flippers stashed in it, but found it a little sweaty on my back in the long run. All the extra weight in the bag presses you extra hard on the saddle, too Sad so i went for the bike-rack.


The ride racks made with PVC piping specifically were developed for riding up and down the path to Trestles, a little wider than your narrow alleys, but plenty bumpy and hilly. The bike rack paipo carrier tow-behind challenge is out there!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe it's just my bad attitude, but I think that paipo rack eef made is just about as organic as you can make something...I guess it would maybe be a little much for a lot of riding without a paipo but if it's dedicated for surf runs I wouldn't change a thing.

We do have more fun around here....
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like it. It integrates with the luggage rack which looks like the same one I've got on my bike. The use of zip ties and scrap plywood is particularly funky.

A way to make a Mark II version lighter could be by cutting a one piece sideways "H" or an "O" (maybe an inverted triangle for an HPD) out of thinner plywood with a jigsaw and bolting the angle irons directly to the top of the luggage rack. Those 2x6's or whatever that are there now look awfully heavy.

Now if I only lived within biking distance of the beach!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Jim!

good points! I'll defenitely integrate them into the next version! For this one i just went with some pieces of a scrap wood i had lying around and tried to make someting solid Very Happy
The backbone piece is pretty heavy, the two horizontal pieces are allright.

greetings,

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nels wrote:
Maybe it's just my bad attitude, but I think that paipo rack eef made is just about as organic as you can make something...I guess it would maybe be a little much for a lot of riding without a paipo but if it's dedicated for surf runs I wouldn't change a thing.

We do have more fun around here....


Very Happy Thanks Nels, i like organic!! I just use the bike for beach runs (i have a different town bike) so that's ok.

@Rod: sounds GOOD!! Maybe build one in the future for my alaia's!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wish I lived within (reasonable) biking distance to the beach too.
Nice ride!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been thinking of making a mini paipo (handboard) that would fit in the front triangle of the bicycle frame....inside a zippered bag that velcros to the frame.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Poobah wrote:
I've been thinking of making a mini paipo (handboard) that would fit in the front triangle of the bicycle frame....inside a zippered bag that velcros to the frame.


Nice!!!!! I've been thinking about that, too.

Pictures please!!

greetings,

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

larry, eef: Here is a small hand board (17"x10") that would fit in a bike frame bag MIKE Cool

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That thing looks great Mike! Now i need to make myself a bag that i can velcro to the frame.

I tested the bike rack yesterday, and it went great! No bits fell of Smile

The waves were TINY but i jumped in anyway, caught a few knee-high-driblers, and was joined by a seal after some time. How nice is that!

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