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Post by alexkirtley on Feb 19, 2017 14:02:26 GMT
I travel everywhere on my bike with a guitar on my back in a softcase, but the guitars I'm using now are ones I'd rather not destroy so I was investigating into better soft cases but then I though, is there anywhere I can get a hardcase cover with backstraps on it, that way I can always keep the guitar in my calton case and feel fairly safe, I've seen photos of such things, not sure where I can actually get one though
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Post by Phil Taylor on Feb 19, 2017 16:03:25 GMT
I travel everywhere on my bike with a guitar on my back in a softcase, but the guitars I'm using now are ones I'd rather not destroy so I was investigating into better soft cases but then I though, is there anywhere I can get a hardcase cover with backstraps on it, that way I can always keep the guitar in my calton case and feel fairly safe, I've seen photos of such things, not sure where I can actually get one though I ride a bike most days on the roads so let me get this right Alex - you want to put a Carlton hard case in a cover of some sort strapped to your back and ride a bike? I must be getting old............ Phil
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Post by alexkirtley on Feb 19, 2017 16:06:09 GMT
I travel everywhere on my bike with a guitar on my back in a softcase, but the guitars I'm using now are ones I'd rather not destroy so I was investigating into better soft cases but then I though, is there anywhere I can get a hardcase cover with backstraps on it, that way I can always keep the guitar in my calton case and feel fairly safe, I've seen photos of such things, not sure where I can actually get one though I ride a bike most days on the roads so let me get this right Alex - you want to put a Carlton hard case in a cover of some sort strapped to your back and ride a bike? I must be getting old............ Phil I've never claimed sanity
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Post by fretter on Feb 19, 2017 17:05:43 GMT
Blimey, I would hate to carry that little lot on a bike. This is a 'converter' that goes around a box to convert it into a rucksack - typically for a fishing tackle box. quaysports.com/roddarch-rucksack-converter.htmlIt would be 90 degrees out without some messing around - looking at it you could cut a hole in the top of the converter and put the neck end of the Calton case through. In a previous existence I used to carry my Eko Ranger 6 on a bike and strapped it around me with bungee straps. Needless to say, it fell out on day and suffered monster damage.
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Post by ocarolan on Feb 19, 2017 23:17:32 GMT
Carrying anything on your back whilst riding a bike is a bit daft - raises your centre of gravity to potentially dangerous levels esp with something that weighs a ton like a Calton. And you get a very sweaty back too. Keith
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Post by Wild Violet on Feb 20, 2017 0:42:31 GMT
There is a set of straps you can buy to be able to carry a case on your back, I will try to find a link tomorrow. You can also buy a canvas case cover but they are very expensive and I don't know that they would fit over a Calton. I've ridden a bike with a hard foam case and think hard foam would be the way to go if you must carry a guitar on a bike.
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Post by andyhowell on Feb 20, 2017 8:39:59 GMT
Put a Carlton Case on our bike and you will soon not have a bike.
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Post by Wild Violet on Feb 20, 2017 11:39:48 GMT
Here's the straps I mentioned: Guitar Case RucksackI had used them awhile back and with a Hiscox case, I found it very heavy - difficult to steer and hard to balance properly on the bike as Keith mentioned. I didn't have problems when using a hard foam case. There is a trailer you can get called a Bike Hod that I've seen someone using to carry a guitar in a case. It's not cheap, so if you think you might want to buy one make sure you check the measurements of your case.
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Post by gavdav on Feb 21, 2017 14:49:37 GMT
There's a similar device called a "Back Axe", however...
Can I echo the calls to not ride with a guitar in a hard case on your back. Beyond the risk to yourself and other road users through instability and impaired movement, I'm still recovering from a ruptured disc in my lower back from riding with a heavy rucksack last year. It weighed far less than any of my guitars in even a lightweight case.
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Post by davewhite on Feb 21, 2017 15:09:13 GMT
Why not put some wheels and a seat on the Calton case
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Post by slasher on Feb 22, 2017 14:10:24 GMT
There is a chap near me who carts a large brass bass (Eb I think) round on a bicyle and trailer. It keeps the centre of gravity low.
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