Comments on: Whither the internal combustion engine? http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/11679/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jerry Bilek http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/11679/comment-page-1/#comment-88321 Jerry Bilek Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:05:27 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/11679/#comment-88321 <p>Ben addressed it on his blog: http://milltowncycles.blogspot.com/2009/07/canoe-musings-and-elgoskes.html</p> Ben addressed it on his blog:
http://milltowncycles.blogspot.com/2009/07/canoe-musings-and-elgoskes.html

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/11679/comment-page-1/#comment-88172 Griff Wigley Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:56:07 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/11679/#comment-88172 <p>Patrick, I'll nudge Eric and Ben to see if they can answer your questions.</p> Patrick, I’ll nudge Eric and Ben to see if they can answer your questions.

]]> By: Patrick Enders http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/11679/comment-page-1/#comment-88151 Patrick Enders Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:25:26 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/11679/#comment-88151 <p>Griff: an important bit of info is missing, both from your page, as well as the 'Big Dummy' page:</p> <p>What is that OTHER trailer, the one that is NOT the Bikes At Work trailer?</p> <p>I have a dream of completely eliminating the back-and-forth needed to drop off and pick up a canoe on a one-way river trip.</p> <p>My dream is simple: Bike the canoe to the river put-in. Canoe the bike to the take out. Bike the canoe home.</p> <p>That smaller trailer (Eric Johnson's?) looks almost small enough to be thrown in (or perhaps lashed on) the canoe for the trip down river, along with a partly disassembled bike.</p> <p>(Of course, now that I think about it, I'd need to transport two bikes or a tandem in the canoe - since I'm a non-solo canoeist. Still, my parents have a couple collapsible <a href="http://www.bikefriday.com/2009" rel="nofollow">Bike Friday's</a> they don't use as often since they purchased their tandem Bike Friday...)</p> <p>It kinda reminds me of some others I've come across: http://www.redbayfarm.com/Bicycle_Canoe_Trailer.html http://patentpending.blogs.com/patent_pending_blog/2005/08/bike_pulled_can.html</p> <p>..but I don't have the time/skill to do this myself, so I'd be interested in a kit or commercially available model.</p> <p>Thanks to anyone who can help!</p> Griff: an important bit of info is missing, both from your page, as well as the ‘Big Dummy’ page:

What is that OTHER trailer, the one that is NOT the Bikes At Work trailer?

I have a dream of completely eliminating the back-and-forth needed to drop off and pick up a canoe on a one-way river trip.

My dream is simple:
Bike the canoe to the river put-in.
Canoe the bike to the take out.
Bike the canoe home.

That smaller trailer (Eric Johnson’s?) looks almost small enough to be thrown in (or perhaps lashed on) the canoe for the trip down river, along with a partly disassembled bike.

(Of course, now that I think about it, I’d need to transport two bikes or a tandem in the canoe -- since I’m a non-solo canoeist. Still, my parents have a couple collapsible Bike Friday’s they don’t use as often since they purchased their tandem Bike Friday…)

It kinda reminds me of some others I’ve come across:
http://www.redbayfarm.com/Bicycle_Canoe_Trailer.html
http://patentpending.blogs.com/patent_pending_blog/2005/08/bike_pulled_can.html

..but I don’t have the time/skill to do this myself, so I’d be interested in a kit or commercially available model.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

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