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Title: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: ethan on March 24, 2011, 10:37:00 PM

i'm looking for some different ideas for carrying a bow on my bike.  specifically a recurve.  i've seen some pics of guys carrying longbows in tubes and what not on the back end of the bike.  good idea but i don't think it will work on my bow.  

any ideas??

Title: Re: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: WINDTALKER on March 24, 2011, 10:56:00 PM

I have a rifle rack " two padded forks" and just wrap my bow to the handle with a bungee. Works good.

Title: Re: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: awbowman on March 24, 2011, 11:00:00 PM

What Windtalker said.  Pad it though to get it to hold well.

Title: Re: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: Jeff Mundy on March 24, 2011, 11:07:00 PM

The forked rifle rack works great for me. You can pick them up at Cabelas or a store like that... in the ATV section.

Title: Re: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: Tulku on March 24, 2011, 11:15:00 PM

I used to fit my 3-piece Hoyt hunt master and a hand full of arrows into a Camelbak mule when I biked to the range - (I just removed the fluid pouch thingy) - it worked pretty well for a back quiver too.
I've done a lot of Mtn Biking and I have never had good luck mounting anything (that I planned to remove later that day) directly to the bike.

However, if you must go that rout there is a rack that mounts to the seat post and you can get several different and very nice (read expensive) nylon bags made to fit there ...

Also in California they make a kit to mount surfboards on bikes, (think side car) if you cant take your rig apart  :p

Title: Re: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: Grey Taylor on March 25, 2011, 12:33:00 AM

This has been discussed in more than a couple threads.
Take a look at this one:
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=091743

I particularly like this rig:
 http://www.montanascabbards.com/index.php

If you do a search on TradGang for "bike rack" you'll probably get more ideas.

Guy

Title: Re: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: ethan on March 25, 2011, 06:47:00 AM

Thanks fellas!  

Grey, I've done a search but not for "bike rack" in particular.  I'll give that a shot.  Thanks again.

Title: Re: bow carrier on a mountain bike
Post by: ti-guy on March 25, 2011, 07:49:00 AM

Thanks grey Taylor!