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16 Apr 2014, 1:12 am

would you?

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17 Apr 2014, 1:50 pm

looks like fun :)



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17 Apr 2014, 4:22 pm

auntblabby wrote:
looks like fun :)


I agree :D


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17 Apr 2014, 7:36 pm

Perhaps.



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17 Apr 2014, 7:37 pm

I think it would be simpler to use a peddle boat when you want to peddle in water instead of reconfiguring a bicycle & then having to configure it back to a bike.


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17 Apr 2014, 9:33 pm

nick007 wrote:
I think it would be simpler to use a peddle boat when you want to peddle in water instead of reconfiguring a bicycle & then having to configure it back to a bike.
Maybe simpler to use a paddle boat but I cant afford a paddle boat. I already have a bicycle. As much as this looks like fun, it would just draw to much attention and too many eyeballs upon me. Mostly for that reason I wouldn't be able to do it.



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17 Apr 2014, 10:11 pm

That's awesome! I especially love how you can ride it both on the road and in the water. You would of course sacrifice efficiency compared to dedicated forms of transport, but it would be cool to plow right into a lake and just cross over it instead of going around. That said, I'd definitely want the modification to be about as easily put on/undone as paniers since I don't typically need to cross bodies of water on my way to get groceries.



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18 Apr 2014, 12:53 am

How much weight would it be able to support?


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18 Apr 2014, 3:13 am

I would.


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18 Apr 2014, 3:39 am

If I was wearing a life jacket I would.



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18 Apr 2014, 2:22 pm

khaoz wrote:
nick007 wrote:
I think it would be simpler to use a peddle boat when you want to peddle in water instead of reconfiguring a bicycle & then having to configure it back to a bike.
Maybe simpler to use a paddle boat but I cant afford a paddle boat. I already have a bicycle. As much as this looks like fun, it would just draw to much attention and too many eyeballs upon me. Mostly for that reason I wouldn't be able to do it.
I'd be concerned about how well the configuring will hold together & also think it would be easy to tip over sideways due to the bike being tall sitting on it & it's long but not much float things sticking out on the sides.


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