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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 06/09/2011 :  23:06:40  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Has anyone figured out a good way to transport a couple of bicycles on our boats? We have a couple of new mountain bikes and it would be fun to have them on some of our over night trips. I don't think they'll fit down below, although I haven't actually tried. At best they'd be really in the way unless you could get them up forward in the v-berth somehow.

I've been envisioning some sort of cantilevered PVC tubing to support them, maybe off the stern or from maybe the side stanchions. Another idea is to mount them in the dinghy on a fold out frame that'd allow you to still row once you're anchored. While towing, the bikes would be on top of the inflatable, and when rowing, flipped out to the sides. However if the dinghy got flipped…

Anyone got some good ideas?
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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 06/09/2011 :  23:51:22  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
What about cars on a boat?

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 06/10/2011 :  05:39:31  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Mountain bikes would be difficult to stow I think. Even the little collapsible boat bikes would eat a lot of room. Maybe in the aft bunk?
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 06/10/2011 :  06:55:18  Show Profile
Bike racks on the outside of the bow pulpit... on either side.
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PCP777
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Response Posted - 06/10/2011 :  08:33:15  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by pastmember</i>
<br />Bike racks on the outside of the bow pulpit... on either side.
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Lash them to the mast.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 06/10/2011 :  11:45:51  Show Profile
we have a couple of Dahon Mariner folding bikes... Expensive, but worth it...

Since we have to refill the cruising kitty, we might sell them as we are in boat bondage at a dock for awhile.....

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glen
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Response Posted - 06/13/2011 :  10:20:10  Show Profile
We have a couple of West Marine foldable bikes which fit inside transport bags. We only stow them on board if plan to cruise to a port we can use them. Under way they are lashed to the salon table / bed. When we get to dock we put them ashore or lash them on deck
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