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I jut got back from overseas, and I've saw LOTS of people riding with another seated the rear bike rack.
See these images to get an idea of what I'm talking about.
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Coming back home, I tried to look for such a thing, but was stuck. It dosen't seem to exist. The closest thing I've seen is a regular bike rack rated at 55lbs. Am I missing something? It seems like I can remember in the good ol' days everyone seemed to be hitching a ride on the back of someone's bike.
Question is: Is there a product in the US that is made for such a task, if not, do you think the 55lb rack will hold an adult? Mind you, this will be for city biking, only on occasion & nothing extreme.
Also, before you mention it, tandem bikes and cart attachments are out of the question. The whole idea is for the bike to still be an everyday bike, while on occasion letting a friend hop on and ride down to the coffee shop.
For years I used my tandem as an everyday bike. It is quite useful for commuting as a single rider, allowing space for someone else or a bag or two strapped on the rear rack. Really very little difference from using a Mt. bike as a commuter and about the same weight.
My commute was 17 miles one way. I could do it consistently in an hour to an hour fifteen on the tandem and 50 minutes to an hour five on the single bike.
Those Dutch city bikes usually come with particularly sturdy racks. You might also try a Surly Nice Rack. It's still only officially rated at 80 pounds, but I imagine it can carry a little more than that. Still wouldn't want to make a habit of it. Another option is the XtraCycle, which is sort of designed to carry a second person (or just lots of heavy cargo):
I jut got back from overseas, and I've saw LOTS of people riding with another seated the rear bike rack.
See these images to get an idea of what I'm talking about.
Spoiler
Coming back home, I tried to look for such a thing, but was stuck. It dosen't seem to exist. The closest thing I've seen is a regular bike rack rated at 55lbs. Am I missing something? It seems like I can remember in the good ol' days everyone seemed to be hitching a ride on the back of someone's bike.
Question is: Is there a product in the US that is made for such a task, if not, do you think the 55lb rack will hold an adult? Mind you, this will be for city biking, only on occasion & nothing extreme.
Also, before you mention it, tandem bikes and cart attachments are out of the question. The whole idea is for the bike to still be an everyday bike, while on occasion letting a friend hop on and ride down to the coffee shop.
But I would only recommend something like that if you and your passenger are of average weight or smaller, and you have a sturdy, good-quality bike.
I had a great time rigging my cheap Huffy bike (seatpost was too small for the hitch) so that I could attach a Trail-a-bike to pull my 40lb daughter. It took about a month of daily riding to completely kill the bike beyond repair(and I had to replace the brake cables and the pedals and tighten up the back rim halfway through that month). We had a ton of fun, and when I replaced my poor, dead Huffy with a bike-shop bike, my daughter couldn't wait for me to hook up the Trail-a-bike, but I haven't yet and it's been a year.
But I would only recommend something like that if you and your passenger are of average weight or smaller, and you have a sturdy, good-quality bike.
I had a great time rigging my cheap Huffy bike (seatpost was too small for the hitch) so that I could attach a Trail-a-bike to pull my 40lb daughter. It took about a month of daily riding to completely kill the bike beyond repair(and I had to replace the brake cables and the pedals and tighten up the back rim halfway through that month). We had a ton of fun, and when I replaced my poor, dead Huffy with a bike-shop bike, my daughter couldn't wait for me to hook up the Trail-a-bike, but I haven't yet and it's been a year.
Just looking around the site, and after reading their reminder to ALWAYS wear a helmet, I am not able to find a single picture of any rider actually wearing a helmet, not even on their video produced to sell their rack.
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