Comments on: Bikes That Work, Part Two

By: Review: RANS Hammertruck Cargo Bike | Bike Commuters

Review: RANS Hammertruck Cargo Bike | Bike Commuters — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:17:46 +0000

[...] may look familiar to some of you…especially those of you who took at look at the “Big Dumb Pug” we featured a few months back. Yep, there’s a “tow truck” assembly on the back of the [...]

By: Marla

Marla — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:38:42 +0000

I love the Big Dumb Pug:))

By: Dottie

Dottie — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:17:21 +0000

Awesome!

By: BikeWhenYouCan

BikeWhenYouCan — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:05:23 +0000

Ahh… a dream bike to be sure. Someone grant me several K, will you?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:37:31 +0000

Yeah Ahren at Banjo welded on a plate that it is mounted to. I’ve only hauled 3 bikes so far, but it is so much easier than when I had my X and had to use bungee’s with the front wheel in the Freeloader! The bike tracks so well and I can still load one side with stuff!

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:04:24 +0000

Clancy, I haven’t ridden with it enough to notice any real problems — but just in case I clamp the fork very tightly. I’ve noticed some rear-wheel chatter from the towed bike since the rig can’t flex over bumps…

I’ve got to spend some more time hauling bikes to really get a handle of the potential pitfalls. I’m curious to hear Chris’s experiences with his setup!

By: Clancy

Clancy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:49:41 +0000

Ghost- Have you ever had a problems as that becomes a hinge point. I would imagine a ride going up and down curbcuts, or a rolly polly trail, that the fork might loosen or wiggle out.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:16:28 +0000

The “tow truck” assembly for the back of the Big Dumb Pug is custom — it appears there is a platform built onto the back of the frame to mount the fork block.

For ours, we just used an old Yakima rack fork block, shimmed with PVC strips. It clamps around the lowermost tube of the FreeRadical frame. Here’s a link to my Flickr stream that shows a closeup of how ours is mounted:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8731815@N08/3033102567/

By: Jon Karak

Jon Karak — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:09:01 +0000

Is the “tow truck” assembly also custom? Or is that an optional attachment for the Xtracycle?

By: Dylster

Dylster — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:55:20 +0000

Love that tow truck idea. Looks like a Rocky Mounts truck bed model. What did you guys use?

Thanks for posting this good stuff!

- Dylan
Owner of The Goat