Alan B
100 GW
I've joked about towing a bicycle up a steep hill with my ebike, but is there actually a safe way to do it? It seems like a tow line with some shock absorbing material and a quick release would mitigate some issues, but overall it is just dangerous.
One safe way to do it is with a tow bar/torque tube that lifts the towed bike's front wheel off the ground and turns it into a one wheel trailer and makes it part of the tow bike's balance equation. But this is not a practical solution to carry around, and an adapter that could fit various frames would be bulky and heavy.
Edit - the goal here is to have something small and light that can be carried to enable safe towing of another bike and rider. It should be easily releasable, and it should not present a risk of getting tangled in the wheels.
One safe way to do it is with a tow bar/torque tube that lifts the towed bike's front wheel off the ground and turns it into a one wheel trailer and makes it part of the tow bike's balance equation. But this is not a practical solution to carry around, and an adapter that could fit various frames would be bulky and heavy.
Edit - the goal here is to have something small and light that can be carried to enable safe towing of another bike and rider. It should be easily releasable, and it should not present a risk of getting tangled in the wheels.