Hey Robert, I remember seeing this once upon a time. Perhaps it's where the seed of my idea to get my bike in a boat came from. Very cool, indeed!
Hey Patrick, It's hard to say. The Alpackaraft may be a little more particular about where the bike is placed, but time from arrival to launch is probably similar. I do imagine that Wes is correct- the Alpackaraft weighs only 5lbs, and that's pretty tough to beat. In the end, I agree with Patrick: any bike/boat combo is just plain fun! Cheers, John On Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 3:15:40 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > Tom Lutz seems to have accommodated himself and his Brompton to the mass > of his Fliptail. I'd guess that with the wheels (or is it a minimalist > trailer?) and flat terrain that even a weighty boat is less of a problem > than, say, the inflatable 2-person kayaks that my next door neighbors have > (fun fact: he was a brazer for Serrotta back when Serrotta did lugged steel > bikes) which take a while to deflate, dry, and roll up. > > John: what do you think: is your boat easier to manipulate between bike > packing and floating and back again than this Fliptail with tailer? > > I've no dog in this fight*; I think any bike-cum-boat travel incident > looks like great fun and ought to be illustrated on this list with a great > number of photos. > > > [*Ill disciplined imagination: recall the Economist cover with drawing of > Ozarks or Appalachian front porch during Clinton I vs Lewinsky, with > slogan: "He's a hard dog to keep on the porch." Nothing beats Southern > syntax.] > > > > On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 3:07 PM Wesley <brooks...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That’s a fliptail: https://duckworks.com/fliptail-7-plans-pdf/ >> >> I built its ancestor the origami from the same designer about six years >> ago to be a compact tender for the boat we were living aboard. It turned >> out very heavy so we never used it, preferring our inflatable kayaks. >> >> The fliptail is probably a bit lighter but I don’t think it’s really a >> great combo with a bike. Would love to be wrong, though! >> -Wes >> >> On Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:28:47 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Now that has to be one of the most interesting commutes I've heard >>> about; thanks for sharing. >>> >>> I'd love to know more about his boat and what it's made from and its >>> features. >>> >>> On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 11:22 AM <rlti...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This guy did a bike/boat commute from Jersey into NYC. Pretty unique >>>> setup! >>>> >>>> [image: maxresdefault.jpg] >>>> >>>> A bike commute you wont believe - Tom Lutz >>>> <https://youtu.be/k-DLqc9Vplg?si=R3KNhdfn5-IZzuEK> >>>> youtu.be <https://youtu.be/k-DLqc9Vplg?si=R3KNhdfn5-IZzuEK> >>>> <https://youtu.be/k-DLqc9Vplg?si=R3KNhdfn5-IZzuEK> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6a62460b-3508-4927-8641-d3e4b5d91d36n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6a62460b-3508-4927-8641-d3e4b5d91d36n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cd9fa36e-7750-49db-a28f-2e25f4b57304n%40googlegroups.com.
