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When you Google for images of "canoe & bike," you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike: A traditional axle mounted trailer is modified to have a tongue long enough to loa...
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Michael
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2023-10-17T16:19:36Z (6 months ago)
Fix two typos.
What are the safety concerns of a high vs a low mount trailer hitch?
When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike.1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.- Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/47190).
- Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
- When you Google for images of "canoe & bike," you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike:
- 1. A traditional axle mounted trailer is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.
- 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat serves as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.
- Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/47190).
- Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
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James Jenkins
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2020-05-16T10:41:31Z (almost 4 years ago)
- When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike.
- 1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.
- 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.
Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/6948/how-to-carry-a-bicycle-in-a-canoe).- Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
- When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike.
- 1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.
- 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.
- Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/47190).
- Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
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James Jenkins
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2020-05-16T10:39:44Z (almost 4 years ago)
When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike. 1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer. 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels. Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/6948/how-to-carry-a-bicycle-in-a-canoe). Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?