10.27.2009

Crazy Idea: Cable car bicycle tow

 
 

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via Cyclelicious by Yokota Fritz on 10/26/09

Update: I made a little diagram of what I had in mind. Thanks to the commenters for their ideas and suggestions!

Update 2: The fact that this is dangerous, possibly deadly, and probably illegal is blindingly obvious, but several of my friends felt obliged to tell me so anyway. Don't try this at home, kids.

Cable car grip for bicycle use


I was joking around with somebody about using one of these on a bicycle or skateboard to pull myself uphill using the San Francisco cable car cables.

48 inch grabber pole extender reacher


The cable is 28 inches below the street surface and moves constantly at 9 mph. What's to keep somebody from hitching a ride by reaching down with something like this and grabbing the cable?

San Francisco being what it is, I'm sure somebody has already tried something like this.

 
 

Things you can do from here:

 
 

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