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- Aug 1, 2005
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- Private Inventor - Bass Capos
Kiddie Bike Trailers like that are ubiquitous in western Europe, although "Chariot", the most popular one in Germany, is actually made in Canada (it sucks that they use inch fasteners, which we can't get here, so repairs are difficult) . A bit of modification and your bass is ready for city travel!
I'm using a regular bike with a trailer.
I think it depend also on the streets that you will need to manage.
I'm living in Rome Italy, lot of cars and no roads for bikers...
Good for short distances I would think, but the battery on e-bikes (at least with current tech) makes them heavy enough to feel pretty clunky when actually pedaling the thing once the battery's done. Once someone gets a handle on making carbon nanotube-based hydrogen fuel cells, then I might be a fan..
But the burley (and similar) trailers seem pretty adaptable, you could tow it with a battery powered or human-powered bike.
Yes is good for short distances.Good for short distances I would think, but the battery on e-bikes (at least with current tech) makes them heavy enough to feel pretty clunky when actually pedaling the thing once the battery's done. Once someone gets a handle on making carbon nanotube-based hydrogen fuel cells, then I might be a fan..
i'm using the bass buggy for pedestrians way and public transport.
This guy is riding a fixed gear bike (no brakes) on a wet road. He can stop at the velodrome for laps after the gig.Like this....
No brakes on a wet road with a double bass to balance and no helmet. What could possibly go wrong?
Add in the super-wonked front fork and the bellbottoms just begging to be grabbed by the chain, wonder how that ride turned out..
I ride fixed gear exclusively and would like to add that the stopping / slowing system is integrated into the transmission, pedal slower - go slower, stop pedaling - bike stops etc. In a way it`s much more secure system than one with a freewheel and brakes if you know what you`re doing, as you`re controlling the speed with your pedaling all the time. With that said, I wouldn`t ride any form of bicycle with the bass on my back, in my case a trailer would be a absolute must.
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I ride fixed gear exclusively and would like to add that the stopping / slowing system is integrated into the transmission, pedal slower - go slower, stop pedaling - bike stops etc. In a way it`s much more secure system than one with a freewheel and brakes if you know what you`re doing, as you`re controlling the speed with your pedaling all the time. With that said, I wouldn`t ride any form of bicycle with the bass on my back, in my case a trailer would be a absolute must.
Must be no mountains in Helsinki...
Fixies are flippin fun on flatground, but I think there are some excellent reasons why most vehicles are designed with the majority of braking power on the front wheel. Riding would seem dangerous to me without any front brake, unless you're racing in a velodrome where sudden braking could cause a train wreck. As for me I'll take three gears in the front, I don't care how many in the back but there better be a really big one and a really small one for riding around here.. and very good brakes.
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Having driven fixies for a few years here in Amsterdam, I really came to appreciate the power of the front wheel brake.
More on topic, I nowadays play EUB, much easier to transport on your bike
That is pretty darn cool!You could always use a trailer: Matt's Music Blog: Bicycle Trailer for Double Bass & Amp
But I guess mostly you just have to face the fact that toting a double bass around prohibits a lot of your movement
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Must be no mountains in Helsinki...
Helsinki is pretty flat, but absolutely nothing wrong in having a front brake on a fixie. Actually, my main ride nowadays is a bike that started it`s life as a geared 29`r XC with front suspension. I pimped it up to be a fully rigid fixed gear trail beast with a hydraulical front brake. With trail spesific gear inches, super light weight and aforementioned brake it speeds up and stops super fast, climbs up to a tree with your bass on your back or not and goes thru the snowstorm or over the swamp with no problem
Seriously, I enjoy the light gear in the city traffic as it is so super quick to handle, I dont feel that I should go any faster. My trail riding nowadays is more about philosophical forest adventures than any form of sport, so the bike serves the purpose well.
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Earlier this summer the family vacationed in the D.C. area, and my son and I took our bikes. We started each day riding the Mount Vernon Trail in Alexandria, which is the most beautiful bike trail I've ever seen in my life; running alongside the Potomac, it's basically a paved path through the woods with plenty of hills. 15 miles round trip. I could keep up with my son for the whole ride up until that last hill up to Mount Vernon. I can't even imagine trying that on a fixie! For that last 1/4 mile, I was in "Granny gear for the win" mode EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
