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  • Can you strap a whole bike to a backpack and cycle it home?

    Need to collect a fixed beater bike. A frame alone is easy. Assume you can take the bars off and strap the wheels to the frame and make it work?!

  • Yes, but they're heavy if you've got to go far.

  • I've done it, but have always gone body through centre triangle of frame. You'll need to take bottle cages off and be very sure not to crash

  • If it rolls, consider postilion. That's how we used to move bikes which had got separated from their riders when we were young.

  • Break it down into as few sticky-outy bits as possible (pedals off cranks etc), tie together as best as you can and then attach to a rucksak - preferably a decent rucksack with a hip belt and back padding.

    Done it a couple of times, but if memory serves the main advantage was simply having the folly of youth on my side - it's not comfortable or ideal but definitely doable.

    Or as tester says, just push it beside you with a hand on the bars or stem (at least I think that's what he means).

  • Can you remove the front wheel and attach the forks to a rack somehow?
    You have a rack of course. Or if it’s truly a beater maybe even spread the forks enough to fit onto your rear axle.

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