Trying to answer the question: how to get my bike to the shop using my other bike and 3D printing.
This did not work.
The fork mount worked surprisingly well, but smarter folks than me will look at this and say, your towed bike is going to flop over, because that is what happened on the test ride.
What do we think? Do I need the equivalent of training wheels on the back bike?
Maybe if the fork mount was much lower? I feel like this is a solved problem.
by rockitchen
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I think you’ve answered it — if the fork was lower the bike would be close to the position it’s in when you right it so likely to stay up, right? Could you attach each side of the fork to the parts of your rack running diagonally down to the rear hubs instead? That could also warrant 3D printing I imagine….
You really just need about a dozen more wheels. Anywhere. That’ll solve it
It’s hard for me to picture how it flops over, but would a locking the steering fix it? If so it could be a simple strap does the job.
Also is this a MIK mount? Would you be able to share the model?
You need a way to keep the fork from rotating. Something like this was the first thought I had.
Use it whenever I’ve got bikes up in the stand. Maybe it can limit the movement enough.
[https://www.parktool.com/en-us/product/handlebar-holder-hbh-2](https://www.parktool.com/en-us/product/handlebar-holder-hbh-2)
I had one of [these](https://www.trail-gator.com/index-can.html) tow bars when my daughter was younger.
I couldn’t use it with my rack but that was because I had a milk crate bolted on. With a bigger bike on the back and your lower profile rack it might just work.
It pivots at the front end and is locked in place at the rear end.
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I did the exact same thing, but added bungee cords to keep the towed bike in line. It was a little precarious, but it got me to the bike shop with both bikes
https://preview.redd.it/bww1g17ufc6h1.jpeg?width=2862&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa7cbc589cc6528c1d67b7fed38dd45cac19b7e3