Towing a kayak trailer behind my bike…

[CCrew]

I’ve seen flatbed trailers getting towed around downtown by some of the bike messengers that appear to be 8 foot or so long and look perfect for a kayak.

Didn’t look to be too complicated, I’m sure with a little ingenuity and perhaps a kid trailer for parts?

[pfunkallstar]

I would just build my own, you could probably do a decent job for under $300 or so, depending on what material/wheels you went with. In my limited experience with trailers, the hierarchy of quality goes mounting clamp, weight, wheel diameter, and then tire diameter.

[MCL1981]

Sounds like a trip to Home Depot and the bike shop (wheels) is in order soon. Maybe I can rig up trailer brakes?

[WillStewart]

[URL=” http://www.bikesatwork.com/”%5DBikes At Work [/URL]has a nice set of heavy duty general purpose bike trailers, here’s a picture of one carrying a 24′ ladder, though might run over $500;

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Wike has a trailer specifically for kayaks for only $179, which might be preferred if you don’t have other bike cargo needs.

http://www.wike.ca/kayak_bicycle_trailer.php

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16′ is still a bit long to be maneuvering on any winding trails (I’m not familiar with the CCT). Like learning how to drive a tractor-trailer, keeping a dynamic physical model of the current and projected positioning of the trailer in one’s mind is important when moving along trails and roads.

[Terpfan]

You could also put the bike onto the kayak or so a few folks did in pictures.

[MCL1981]

@WillStewart 16596 wrote:

Wike has a trailer specifically for kayaks for only $179, which might be preferred if you don’t have other bike cargo needs.

http://www.wike.ca/kayak_bicycle_trailer.php

16′ is still a bit long to be maneuvering on any winding trails (I’m not familiar with the CCT). Like learning how to drive a tractor-trailer, keeping a dynamic physical model of the current and projected positioning of the trailer in one’s mind is important when moving along trails and roads.

That is exactly what I was thinking of building. Basically a portage cart, and then someone to hitch the front of the kayak to the back of the bike. I don’t like the wheels on that trailer they sell. I want stronger real bike wheels.

I drove fire trucks for the last 10 years, and a few boat trailers here and there. This should be easy! Most of the places I’m thinking of going do not have any sharp turns. Going down hills should be fun.

@Terpfan 16607 wrote:

You could also put the bike onto the kayak or so a few folks did in pictures.

I saw that. I don’t have fishing outriggers for the kayak, but that is pretty cool.

[MCL1981]

Ah ha!

http://www.rei.com/product/815324/seattle-sports-atc-boat-cart

$140 and it can fold up so I can lock it to the rack at the boat yard. So all I need to do is make something to hitch the kayak to the bike.

[Justin Antos]

This looks like perhaps a similar model?

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