Clever! Though, if the bike were a Rivendell, I'd want something classier-looking. I'll be you could with reasonable ease, some thickish leather strapping, and pop rivets, come up with something equal in aesthetic effect to a Riv frame.
BUT! I'd not add something like this unless I had regularly to carry my bike up flights of stairs, or onto public transportation. Me, I am blessed with a 2-car garage and no car (my daughter, mostly with her mother, drives my car; I just pay for it), so I don't need to carry bikes very often. But back when I lived in a second-floor apartment, I hoisted them with my right arm, grasping them mid-seat-tube just above the st bottle cage, and carry them front-wheel-down, supporting the weight on my right arm. I tried this just now with the 30-lb Matthews with very short (17" c-c?) st, and it works a treat. On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 9:08 AM Erik Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought I'd jump back in about a month later to update with what I came > up with. I had a DIY lift a tube in the back of my mind these past few > weeks, and last week went to a hardware store for some lightbulbs and > decided to stand around in there looking for things I could use to make a > lift-a-tube. Well, a 90 degree PVC corner thing and some clamp-y things > turned out to do the trick, and I now have a lift-a-tube. The usefulness is > out of this world. I might just have to make one of these for all of my > bikes! > > Photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6YCYorihiQQJtxUf8 > > On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 3:16:53 PM UTC-4, Erik Wright wrote: >> >> Bill's post about his Roscoe commuter and praise of the bike's >> lift-a-tube for that type of build got me thinking about alternatives. My >> commute is ~11 miles each way with a *big* climb at the end (roughly >> 6,000 ft*), and I have 3 different routes to get up the hill; two on main >> roads, and one on back roads that includes climbing up 100 steps to cut out >> much of the climb. >> >> When I climb the steps I shoulder the bike, and depending on which bike >> I'm riding that day/what I'm carrying, the comfort level varies. >> >> I've been thinking recently what could make climbing those steps >> easier/more comfortable; one idea is a lift-a-tube, another is some kind of >> shoulder pad thing. I feel like I've seen products and also DIY methods of >> achieving these, but wanted to pick y'alls brain about what's out there/how >> to make something. >> >> 1. Thoughts on a DIY lift-a-tube or links to existing products? >> 2. Thoughts on a DIY shoulder strap/pad or links to existing products? >> >> Erik, Philly >> >> >> *this is an exaggeration, but holy heck does that climb feel like a >> doozie on some mornings. Great to come down after work, though. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
