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Re: How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike
« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2012, 07:16:36 AM »
does the handlebar mount not vibrate your sights loose?

that has been my only hesitation with that style of mount...

to me i would think the handlebars are bouncing vibrating so bad it could/would cause the sights to shake loose...

anyone experienced this?

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Re: How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike
« Reply #31 on: August 12, 2012, 07:18:04 AM »
i would recommend the front shock.  otherwise i wouldn't do it
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Re: How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike
« Reply #32 on: August 12, 2012, 11:30:21 AM »
Id stick to a backpack. Im personally to afraid to put my bow on the handle bars in case i were to crash and have my sight messed up or worse.
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Re: How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike
« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2012, 02:21:58 PM »
get some snap loose straps and put them on your pack..nothin worse than not bein able to get to your bow fast...

i also dislike the bow rack on bikes..esp after i crashed and burned one day in the late season.. :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

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Re: How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike
« Reply #34 on: August 13, 2012, 06:05:07 PM »
get some snap loose straps and put them on your pack..nothin worse than not bein able to get to your bow fast...

i also dislike the bow rack on bikes..esp after i crashed and burned one day in the late season.. :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

if your gonna crash, your gonna crash and doesn't matter where the bow is when you do.  the outcome will not be good.  that is unless your like a ninja and land on your feet before you hit the ground. 
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Re: How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike
« Reply #35 on: August 13, 2012, 09:29:31 PM »
get some snap loose straps and put them on your pack..nothin worse than not bein able to get to your bow fast...

i also dislike the bow rack on bikes..esp after i crashed and burned one day in the late season.. :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

if your gonna crash, your gonna crash and doesn't matter where the bow is when you do.  the outcome will not be good.  that is unless your like a ninja and land on your feet before you hit the ground. 

I agree 100%, I have seen both ways in a crash and the bow was damaged both ways. Coming from a racing background, I would want to be able to get away from my bow/bike in a crash. Not having a bow strapped to my back.

I say whatever method you go with, take trail runs on a local trail and find out what problems you run into and fix them before you go out into the woods. Try to buy the best equipment you can afford. I have seen guys with broken forks, bent forks, stripped out handle bar mounts, fried break pads...etc.  Logging roads and mountain trails are rough on a bike and you can save a lot of headache with a little prep. I always make time after my day of hunting to go over ever bolt and "clean up", lube and inspect the bike for the next day, it only takes 15-20 mins this allows me to spend more time hunting instead of trying to fix something in the woods   :twocents:

One more thing,don't forget the heavy duty inner tubes!
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Re: How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike
« Reply #36 on: August 13, 2012, 09:33:09 PM »
I just put my bow, or gun on the handle bars. Don't crash. It is actually that simple.
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