Some bike hacks are elegant and you might not even notice them. Other bike hacks can be spotted a mile away and cause your jaw to drop. I am guessing the reader Michael's jaw dropped when he spotted the following. All text and pictures are credited to Michael.
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Hornby Island is a small island off the east coast of the larger Canadian island of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The locals tend to be artsy types that live paycheque to paycheque. Typically they support their art habit and laid back island lifestyle with self-taught handyman skills.
My wife and I recently encountered this sketchy set up that appears to part of a window washing business. The ladder does double duty as the trailer and holds the extension brushes. The re-purposed bike trailer at the far end holds the smaller stuff.
The front end is attached to the bike via a couple of strips of strapping and cannibalized bike tubing that swings (and grinds) the seat post and the main frame. Check out the tread on those
tires...
The rear end makes use of the ladder's hollow rungs and the cross piece of the trailer. A second cross piece prevents the trailer from "rocking" fore and aft.
It actually has the seed of a good idea for a bike trailer that could be used for long loads such as surfboards, or boats.
this hack = paycheck for the guy. Win.
Posted by: Sean | 09/22/2012 at 10:21 PM
The tires, I believe, are Kenda "Krisps". I have a pair on my commuting/gravel road bike and they are designed with a smooth center section, perfect for paved roads and hardpack, but aggressive knobs for cornering on sand and loose dirt.
-"BB"-
Posted by: Bicycle Bill | 09/23/2012 at 05:13 PM
That's got to be heavy!!!
Posted by: Gary LaPointe | 09/23/2012 at 10:44 PM