[workbike] query,PIGS

The I beam tow was about 13 miles (20 kilometers.) The I beam weighes
200 lbs and there are some hills along the way but mostly flat. I used a
flat bed trailer I had made with 2 406mm wheels. The trailer was also
capable of carrying my ocean kayak. Generally if the load wouldn't fit
in the Festiva (a small but boxy car) it would be halled on my bike
trailer. Often I used the bike trailer when the load would have fit in
the car.

Mark.

jim gregory wrote:

> >some of us in the all terrain gang have had some experiance
> >with load hauling , and my opinion is that it can be done!
> >
> >when the load is on wheels it can be truly amazing what can
> be hauled.
>
> While I concur, Alan, that it is possible to haul some
> _very_ large loads using human power, Tim's situation is a
> little different in that 1) the distance is long (20 or more
> miles) and 2) the terrain is hilly.
>
> I'm currently riding about 30 miles a day on average, about
> 1/3-1/2 of which are carrying a weight of 150 lbs or more
> (the rest of the miles being either less than 150 lbs or
> empty).  The terrain here is flat to rolling.  By the end of
> the day, I'm usually pretty tired.  Moving 450 lbs
> continuously for 20 miles over hilly terrain would really be
> tough, IMHO.
>
> Stephan's trip to CycleFest '98 in Lancaster is the longest
> cargo bike trip I'm aware of.  What was it like, Stephan?
> What size load were you carrying, and what was the terrain
> like?
>
> -Jim
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  • Re: [workbike] Re: query,PIGS
    • From: "jim gregory" <jim@bikesatwork.com>