Phil (ascentale)Feb 28

@scottsthoughts asks:

Q2. Are there any #musicians here who get to gigs via bike? What do you play? Do you carry your instrument with you? And perhaps most challenging - how do you keep your instrument safe if you go out with your band mates/friends after the show?

I'm thinking of getting back in to playing, but as someone who plays piano, carrying around an 88-key keyboard seems... difficult.

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Show thread😀🚲Feb 28
@ascentale @scottsthoughts #bikeNite A2 if you have a locking case for your instrument, consider some way to secure that to a bike/trailer that can only be detached by opening the case. Or something like the travoy trailer with road-worthy wheels & bearings which you can easily detach and roll inside with you as a hand cart.
Show threadScottFeb 28
@enobacon @ascentale oh that's an interesting idea... I previously had fashioned a lockable toolbox for storage on my cargo bike, I bet getting a lockable road case I could figure out a way to lock it to the bike too... hmmm...
Show threadLovesTha🥧Feb 28

@scottsthoughts @enobacon @ascentale I wouldn't trust that to protecting a valuable instrument when locking the bike up in a place likely to experience theft. I'd even be wary of having the case locked closed and empty, as the temptation of the locked box may be great.

Having a minimal trailer that you can then use to wheel the case around would strike me as ideal.

Show thread😀🚲Feb 28
@LovesTha @scottsthoughts @ascentale yeah any security is a matter of inconvenience vs context. If you needed to stop at the store on the way to a gig and had it locked to your bike by some method that wouldn't yield to quietly prying with a small tool, or at least a thick sharp cable cutter, maybe okay but also depends on what store. Some detachable hitch and wheels from a used burley trailer might work for the guitar or keyboard road case to be the trailer body itself. #BikeNite
Show threadLovesTha🥧Feb 28
@enobacon @scottsthoughts @ascentale I really like the idea of items, in their cases when needed, as the trailer
My sister was talking about how to transport a canoe, and the only good solution I can really think of is attaching a bike hitch to the front of the canoe and attaching wheels 1/2~2/3rds of the way down the canoe. With the added benefit that when you take the hitch off you still have wheels to get canoe from bike parking to river! (Unsure what to do with wheels once canoe is wet)
Show threadMark Connolly moved to @[email protected]Mar 1
@LovesTha @enobacon @scottsthoughts @ascentale I post this photo periodically 😀🚴‍♀️🛶
Show threadScottMar 1
@uxmark @LovesTha @enobacon @ascentale love this! I live about a mile & a half from a kayak/canoe launch point and have often debated getting a kayak and making such a setup for myself to get to/from the launch.
Show threadDemonHuskyMar 1
@scottsthoughts @uxmark @LovesTha @enobacon @ascentale I have a dream of having a similar setup, but also make it so I can tow the bike from the kayak so I can do loop trips on the river
Show thread😀🚲Mar 1

@DemonHusky @scottsthoughts @uxmark @LovesTha @ascentale fatbikes supposedly float*, but maybe you want a Brompton in a drybag on top of the kayak. #bikeNite

* I'm not sure if the frame buoyancy was part of that but I suspect the weep holes would slowly take on water, and is your bb shell sealed? Seat tube would likely need to be drained after too.

Show threadLovesTha🥧
@enobacon @DemonHusky @scottsthoughts @uxmark @ascentale and you'd need to lube everything. A folder in a dry bag sounds much better
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