Last weekend I bought two 12 foot long 2x6 boards, two 10 foot long 4x4, and one ten foot 2x4. I needed to haul them from the lumber store three blocks away, and just refused to start the car to run that short errand. Besides, I have an XtraCycle now.
So I loaded up the bike with plenty of rope, and the kayak wheels for a trailer, and this picture shows how I got the load home.
It was a successful trip, but I don't recommend hauling this much weight with a bike. The inertia in the load made starting from a stop very difficult. Balancing the bike at the initial slow speed was the problem, and the toe clips did not help.
4 comments:
Congratulations on being the "Ultimate Greenie"!!
But a careful perusal of the photograph reveals no sign of the mandatory red flag at the rear of this "long load". It's a good thing that "Rita" or one of your other "friendly Renton police" did not see you "lumbering along" with your boughten booty.
You are not the first to suggest that I needed a flag on this load, but if you check the RCW, you will find I was legal:
"If a transported implement overhangs the rear of transporting vehicle or vehicle combination by more than four feet, one flag is required at the extreme rear."
As you can see in the photo, the lumber extended only about two feet beyond my rear axle.
You should submit this pic to bikehacks.com as a way to utilize your xtracycle.
You brought up this WAC in the RCW before. However this part of the regulations applies to vehicles that have lights and/or reflectors, none of which your "towed vehicle" possessed I believe.
[Your Mother cautioned me this morning about debating with anyone related to her. But I fear not!]
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