One electric bike towing another?

[kitchenman]

I've got two electric bikes at the moment. I need to delivery one of them to my brother and I don't want to drive. Has anyone designed a device that would enable me to ride one while towing the other and then swap! Both bikes have pannier racks. I'm assuming this would be legal.

 

[flecc]

It would be legal but I'm fairly sure there isn't such a device. One way that has been used is with the towed one's front wheel removed and it's forks clamped to the carrier of the towing one, the front wheel tied alongside the towed bike. That makes the towed bike like a one wheel banking trailer, but this may not be suitable for your front motor bikes.

 

[funkylyn]

Why dont you get a trailer Alan to put the other bike on ?
Thats legal

Lynda

 

[kitchenman]

Why dont you get a trailer Alan to put the other bike on ?
Thats legal

Lynda

That would be 2 bikes and a trailer which I dont have! .. . I was hoping for exactly what flecc has suggested ... Front wheel removed and forks attached to the rear pannier (somehow! ) ....gonna see if flecc has anymore gen ...

 

[kitchenman]

It would be legal but I'm fairly sure there isn't such a device. One way that has been used is with the towed one's front wheel removed and it's forks clamped to the carrier of the towing one, the front wheel tied alongside the towed bike. That makes the towed bike like a one wheel banking trailer, but this may not be suitable for your front motor bikes.

That sounds great. Any more gen on the clamping? ... Can you suggest something or will I have to make a special clamp do you think? ...

 

[kitchenman]

This is going to be soooo cool if I can do it ... Can you image it. My CX700 towing the Fast4ward for 40 miles (I got two Cytronex batteries) and then doing another 20 miles with the Fast4ward towing the CX700 ... then ... have a rest for 90 mins while I charge the Cytronex batteries and then do the remaining 40 miles ... that should get me to Newport! ...

 

[funkylyn]

This is going to be soooo cool if I can do it ... Can you image it. My CX700 towing the Fast4ward for 40 miles (I got two Cytronex batteries) and then doing another 20 miles with the Fast4ward towing the CX700 ... then ... have a rest for 90 mins while I charge the Cytronex batteries and then do the remaining 40 miles ... that should get me to Newport! ...

Well......no-one could ever accuse you of not being enthusiastic and innovative.........

Lynda

 

[kitchenman]

Well......no-one could ever accuse you of not being enthusiastic and innovative.........

Lynda

and other names! ... which reminds me of this lyric ..."People say I'm crazy, after all that I've been through, and people say I'm lazy, cause I'm in love with you, with you, with you, I'm lazy over you, with you, with you, I'm lazy over you" ...
umm.. its 4 o'clock in the morning and I cant sleep for thinking about towing one bike with another and I'm now quoting love song lyrics to Lynda on a bike forum! .. So to complete your sentence .... enthusiastic and innovative.........and crazy ...

So, in my head at the moment is:

Simply lashing the front wheel to the rear carrier - (someone on the ctc forum has done this - i'm trying to find out more ..)
Using something mounted on the rear carrier as a stay : part of a rigid bicyclee wheel case, the wheel guides from a roof rack stay, ... somehow using a mud guard .... making a corner (sometimes I put the front wheel of a bike in a corner and it stays ...)

This idea is related to the other thread running at the moment about using a throttle and as I am thinking of towing a throttle bike then why not disconnect the torque sensor, extend the wires on the throttle, connect the throttle to the bike in front and control the rear hub motor on the bike behind? ... actually if this did work it would be better to have an on-off throttle ...

 

[flecc]

I don't know how others have done it, but the lashing on method I used once for a nine mile ride. I rigged the forks onto the carrier with bungees and some duct tape, and then to stabilise it upright I stretched a taut bungee from each handlebar end into the the side of the carrier where the vertical supports meet the carrier top. I rode quite slowly, constantly checking, but the lash-up survived the journey ok.

Struggling to type, I'm not normally up at this ungodly hour!

 

[funkylyn]

and other names! ... which reminds me of this lyric ..."People say I'm crazy, after all that I've been through, and people say I'm lazy, cause I'm in love with you, with you, with you, I'm lazy over you, with you, with you, I'm lazy over you" ...
umm.. its 4 o'clock in the morning and I cant sleep for thinking about towing one bike with another and I'm now quoting love song lyrics to Lynda on a bike forum! .. So to complete your sentence .... enthusiastic and innovative.........and crazy ...

So, in my head at the moment is:

Simply lashing the front wheel to the rear carrier - (someone on the ctc forum has done this - i'm trying to find out more ..)
Using something mounted on the rear carrier as a stay : part of a rigid bicyclee wheel case, the wheel guides from a roof rack stay, ... somehow using a mud guard .... making a corner (sometimes I put the front wheel of a bike in a corner and it stays ...)

This idea is related to the other thread running at the moment about using a throttle and as I am thinking of towing a throttle bike then why not disconnect the torque sensor, extend the wires on the throttle, connect the throttle to the bike in front and control the rear hub motor on the bike behind? ... actually if this did work it would be better to have an on-off throttle ...

Well......crazy alan, I have to say thats a first .......but I love the lyrics.....who was it ?

But back to your problem(s).........I still think it would be easier to maybe borrow a trailer to put the second bike on.......you seem to be over complicating your life by this obsession with towing, it sounds a bit dangerous to me......and I think you need to get some nice sleep........

Lynda

 

[Ultra Motor]

We have a device we use. We have a fork clamp and bolt it onto a rack. Then put the bike to be towed forks into it and tighten. The front wheel then goes in a wheel bag on your back.

Due to the weight it is a bit weary and cornering can be interesting. But fun all the same. I did get a video of it- I'll see if I can dig it out!

 

[funkylyn]

Please find it quick Mark, then maybe Alan can get some sleep........

Lynda

 

[kitchenman]

We have a device we use. We have a fork clamp and bolt it onto a rack. Then put the bike to be towed forks into it and tighten. The front wheel then goes in a wheel bag on your back.

Due to the weight it is a bit weary and cornering can be interesting. But fun all the same. I did get a video of it- I'll see if I can dig it out!

Mark! .. This is fantastic! .. How come your not in production? ... Video? Yes please? ... or photos of the fork clamp and bolts .. are these easily obtained? ...

 

[kitchenman]

I don't know how others have done it, but the lashing on method I used once for a nine mile ride. I rigged the forks onto the carrier with bungees and some duct tape, and then to stabilise it upright I stretched a taut bungee from each handlebar end into the the side of the carrier where the vertical supports meet the carrier top. I rode quite slowly, constantly checking, but the lash-up survived the journey ok.

Struggling to type, I'm not normally up at this ungodly hour!

Thanks flecc. This is my second option (having just read Mark's reply which sounds promising ..although I may need to buy some stuff ... )

 

[steveindenmark]

This should be interesting because I have searched Youtube and it appears nobody else has done this.

Steve

 

[Kenny]

My Xtra-cycle is excellent for this. I've towed my children's bikes many times and they're quite steady.

Here's a picture or my sons 24" wheel bike and I'm pretty sure an adult bike could be towed safely.

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[kitchenman]

My Xtra-cycle is excellent for this. I've towed my children's bikes many times and they're quite steady.

Here's a picture or my sons 24" wheel bike and I'm pretty sure an adult bike could be towed safely.

Excellent! A photo! .... Thanks Kenny. I'll try the big bag method! ..

 

[IOM]

I used to tow the kids with one of these. Can probably be modified to take a full size bike, especially if you remove the front wheel.

Trail-Gator Child Bike Tow Bar

 

[oigoi]

I have found cable ties to be great for lashing things together, especially the thicker ones 8 or 10mm wide they are very strong, perhaps using something like this to tie the front fork to the carrier on the towing bike?

 

[kitchenman]

I have found cable ties to be great for lashing things together, especially the thicker ones 8 or 10mm wide they are very strong, perhaps using something like this to tie the front fork to the carrier on the towing bike?

I'm resisting the temptation to "heath robinson" it and going to get a fork clamp tomorrow. Sounds like the proper job to me ...