Cargo Rack on MTB - Considerations? - Page 20 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-28-2004, 06:41 AM

"Per Löwdin" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> > Yesterday was my first time (now that she's outgrown the t-b)
> > pulling a BOB. It was quite a bit of fun. I rode some of the same trails
> that
> > I rode last week with no load, and did about as well. The BOB is looking a
> > little worse for the wear, it got smashed a bit on rocks and trees.
>
> For serious
> singletrack I don´t think it would work. Come to a step or a drop or a rock
> garden and you would have to unhinge the BOB, lift, carry, push, pull, etc.
> Why bother: better camp, take the BOB off and ride without it.

If you ever try it, you might be surprised at what you can ride a BOB over.
Having pulled a trailer bike through fairly "serious" singletrack for several
years may have prepared me better for it. A trailer even helps a lot on steep
downhills, it prevents endo's by keeping the rear end down. For drops, the
trailer just catches a little air, no big deal unless the cargo is fragile, I
reduced a tin of cookies to powder... For rocks, just like a back wheel, it
will pretty much roll over anything you get the front wheel over, up to the
limit of where you snag the front, a crash plate might be handy, although the
frame tube takes most of the abuse, and it has a sort of plastic skid plate on
it. Otherwise, weight is just weight, I didn't find towing a BOB affected my
ability to hold a line.

06-28-2004, 07:20 AM

> If you ever try it, you might be surprised at what you can ride a BOB
over.
> Having pulled a trailer bike through fairly "serious" singletrack for
several
> years may have prepared me better for it. A trailer even helps a lot on
steep
> downhills, it prevents endo's by keeping the rear end down. For drops, the
> trailer just catches a little air, no big deal unless the cargo is
fragile, I
> reduced a tin of cookies to powder... For rocks, just like a back wheel,
it
> will pretty much roll over anything you get the front wheel over, up to
the
> limit of where you snag the front, a crash plate might be handy, although
the
> frame tube takes most of the abuse, and it has a sort of plastic skid
plate on
> it. Otherwise, weight is just weight, I didn't find towing a BOB affected
my
> ability to hold a line.

Possibly, we could carry enough for a picknick but in the areas where we
ride [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] it would not work
well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
over. On fine winding singletrack it would be different. Now, if you enjoy
riding technical stuff with a BOB it is fine with me. We just have different
preferences.

Per
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06-28-2004, 07:20 AM

> If you ever try it, you might be surprised at what you can ride a BOB
over.
> Having pulled a trailer bike through fairly "serious" singletrack for
several
> years may have prepared me better for it. A trailer even helps a lot on
steep
> downhills, it prevents endo's by keeping the rear end down. For drops, the
> trailer just catches a little air, no big deal unless the cargo is
fragile, I
> reduced a tin of cookies to powder... For rocks, just like a back wheel,
it
> will pretty much roll over anything you get the front wheel over, up to
the
> limit of where you snag the front, a crash plate might be handy, although
the
> frame tube takes most of the abuse, and it has a sort of plastic skid
plate on
> it. Otherwise, weight is just weight, I didn't find towing a BOB affected
my
> ability to hold a line.

Possibly, we could carry enough for a picknick but in the areas where we
ride [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] it would not work
well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
over. On fine winding singletrack it would be different. Now, if you enjoy
riding technical stuff with a BOB it is fine with me. We just have different
preferences.

Per
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

06-28-2004, 07:20 AM

> If you ever try it, you might be surprised at what you can ride a BOB
over.
> Having pulled a trailer bike through fairly "serious" singletrack for
several
> years may have prepared me better for it. A trailer even helps a lot on
steep
> downhills, it prevents endo's by keeping the rear end down. For drops, the
> trailer just catches a little air, no big deal unless the cargo is
fragile, I
> reduced a tin of cookies to powder... For rocks, just like a back wheel,
it
> will pretty much roll over anything you get the front wheel over, up to
the
> limit of where you snag the front, a crash plate might be handy, although
the
> frame tube takes most of the abuse, and it has a sort of plastic skid
plate on
> it. Otherwise, weight is just weight, I didn't find towing a BOB affected
my
> ability to hold a line.

Possibly, we could carry enough for a picknick but in the areas where we
ride [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] it would not work
well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
over. On fine winding singletrack it would be different. Now, if you enjoy
riding technical stuff with a BOB it is fine with me. We just have different
preferences.

Per
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

06-28-2004, 07:20 AM

> If you ever try it, you might be surprised at what you can ride a BOB
over.
> Having pulled a trailer bike through fairly "serious" singletrack for
several
> years may have prepared me better for it. A trailer even helps a lot on
steep
> downhills, it prevents endo's by keeping the rear end down. For drops, the
> trailer just catches a little air, no big deal unless the cargo is
fragile, I
> reduced a tin of cookies to powder... For rocks, just like a back wheel,
it
> will pretty much roll over anything you get the front wheel over, up to
the
> limit of where you snag the front, a crash plate might be handy, although
the
> frame tube takes most of the abuse, and it has a sort of plastic skid
plate on
> it. Otherwise, weight is just weight, I didn't find towing a BOB affected
my
> ability to hold a line.

Possibly, we could carry enough for a picknick but in the areas where we
ride [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] it would not work
well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
over. On fine winding singletrack it would be different. Now, if you enjoy
riding technical stuff with a BOB it is fine with me. We just have different
preferences.

Per
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

06-28-2004, 07:20 AM

> If you ever try it, you might be surprised at what you can ride a BOB
over.
> Having pulled a trailer bike through fairly "serious" singletrack for
several
> years may have prepared me better for it. A trailer even helps a lot on
steep
> downhills, it prevents endo's by keeping the rear end down. For drops, the
> trailer just catches a little air, no big deal unless the cargo is
fragile, I
> reduced a tin of cookies to powder... For rocks, just like a back wheel,
it
> will pretty much roll over anything you get the front wheel over, up to
the
> limit of where you snag the front, a crash plate might be handy, although
the
> frame tube takes most of the abuse, and it has a sort of plastic skid
plate on
> it. Otherwise, weight is just weight, I didn't find towing a BOB affected
my
> ability to hold a line.

Possibly, we could carry enough for a picknick but in the areas where we
ride [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] it would not work
well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
over. On fine winding singletrack it would be different. Now, if you enjoy
riding technical stuff with a BOB it is fine with me. We just have different
preferences.

Per
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

06-28-2004, 10:10 AM

"Per Löwdin" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote

> well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
> rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
> http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
> over.

Yes, that kind of plank bridge is tough with any trailer. Fortunately, the one
park around here which uses them has phased them out in favor of a much wider
design with sideways planks. I did drop my daughter off one of the old-style
bridges once.

06-28-2004, 10:10 AM

"Per Löwdin" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote

> well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
> rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
> http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
> over.

Yes, that kind of plank bridge is tough with any trailer. Fortunately, the one
park around here which uses them has phased them out in favor of a much wider
design with sideways planks. I did drop my daughter off one of the old-style
bridges once.

06-28-2004, 10:10 AM

"Per Löwdin" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote

> well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
> rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
> http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
> over.

Yes, that kind of plank bridge is tough with any trailer. Fortunately, the one
park around here which uses them has phased them out in favor of a much wider
design with sideways planks. I did drop my daughter off one of the old-style
bridges once.

06-28-2004, 10:10 AM

"Per Löwdin" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote

> well, yes, we could possibly get BOBs through but at a risk of damaging the
> rear forks on the bikes, particularly at the wooden planks
> http://www.lowdin.nu/Mtbruntuppsala/.../lunsenl2i.jpg that are all
> over.

Yes, that kind of plank bridge is tough with any trailer. Fortunately, the one
park around here which uses them has phased them out in favor of a much wider
design with sideways planks. I did drop my daughter off one of the old-style
bridges once.