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Double Bass Bass Wheel

#21
Ed Fuqua said:
The only drag is that the wheel is too tall for the train...
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You need to sit in the middle of the train somewhere. The ceiling is much lower at the ends. Also be careful on the new trains as there is that damned 'Jesus' pole in the middle of the ceilling along the length of the car....
 
#24
I have no first hand experience with wheels 'cause I've never had the need. But from the descriptions here it sounds like you need a wheel that allows you to tip the bass towards you to roll it, then stand it up on a rubber foot so it doesn't roll, right? So, if the fork that carries the wheel extended down past the axle then turned 45 degrees or so and terminated near ground level at a rubber pad like the brake on a rollerblade, would that work?
(Does my description make any sense?)
Does the wheel swivel on the pin when you're travelling on it?
 
#25
I've seen older Gaines wheels that have a 'parking brake' on them.

No swivel on the wheel, although Kolstein's bass stroller does have swivel wheels.

Onve you're in the wheel groove you do all that you need to do without thinking about it. I remember my first outing seemed awkward as hell.
 
#26
Mike Goodbar said:
Never been there, I have this romantic vision of NYC as a city where there are guys every block rolling their basses down the sidewalk on their way to a gig.
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There was a magic moment one Sunday afternoon in Manhattan when we went to see the Met orchestra in concert in Carnegie Hall. On our way to the car, we were passed by the entire bass section, wheeling up Seventh Avenue on their way back to Lincoln Center. You could have spliced the scene into the movie "Patton".
 
#30
Ed Fuqua said:
Damn, just what i need. A Yuppie scooter.

Although...do they make a model with a cattle prod?
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...as I recall, Billy Crow used to navigate his bass through NYC on the back seat of one of those old Vespa motor scooters, no? I recall seeing a photo of that in some book or maybe it was in a magazine, way back in ancient times...
 
#32
neilG said:
Many years ago there was a transit strike, and Beal used to ride his 3-speed folding bike with the bass strapped across his back!
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Neil--

I notice you're from Ventura...there are a couple of bassists in your neighborhood who really impress-- Trey Henry and Richard Simon...real valid, man...
 
#33
I recently received from JR Music three heavily padded bags with a zillion handles and wheels built into the bag at the bottom You can drive it forwards or pull it. I don't know what they call these bags, but I like them a lot. A teacher friend though said she didn't think they'd work very well in the snow. Tire chains?
 
#36
Adrian Cho said:
. The only thing that concerns me is the inflatable wheel. I know they are good for absorbing shock but I've seen other guys get flats. I think the Onyx wheel is the way to go for wheels.
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I've had Onyx. Threw it out. I will never use one again. I apologized to my basses for subjecting them to such rude treatment.
I keep the Gaines squishy. If I had a flat, I'm not sure I'd know it.
 
#39
Slightly OT perhaps, but i discovered the other day that i can cycle (slowly!) with my bass in a mooradian delux bag carried ny the shoulder strap, and stool and big gear bag on the back carrier tied down with those bungy cord things. The looks i got cycling through town was hilarious. Maybe it's time to invest in a bass wheel...

looks like the gaines is the winner so far...
 

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