Here are two links: ETSY store for a nice individual who makes pretty liftatubes by hand and sells them <https://www.etsy.com/listing/257798839/the-best-leather-bike-carry-handle?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=bicycle%20carrying%20strap&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&col=1>
and: LINK to a very overwrought review of the utility of a Liftatube <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uAipvJhyD4w> Bill On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 12:16:53 PM UTC-7, Erik Wright wrote: > > Bill's post about his Roscoe commuter and praise of the bike's lift-a-tube > for that type of build got me thinking about alternatives. My commute is > ~11 miles each way with a *big* climb at the end (roughly 6,000 ft*), and > I have 3 different routes to get up the hill; two on main roads, and one on > back roads that includes climbing up 100 steps to cut out much of the climb. > > When I climb the steps I shoulder the bike, and depending on which bike > I'm riding that day/what I'm carrying, the comfort level varies. > > I've been thinking recently what could make climbing those steps > easier/more comfortable; one idea is a lift-a-tube, another is some kind of > shoulder pad thing. I feel like I've seen products and also DIY methods of > achieving these, but wanted to pick y'alls brain about what's out there/how > to make something. > > 1. Thoughts on a DIY lift-a-tube or links to existing products? > 2. Thoughts on a DIY shoulder strap/pad or links to existing products? > > Erik, Philly > > > *this is an exaggeration, but holy heck does that climb feel like a doozie > on some mornings. Great to come down after work, though. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
