How would you carry your bow on Mountain bike

[micdude]

I use a backpack  less chances to brake your your bow

[Atroxus]

Psshh, if you are a real *censored*, you would carry it in your teeth, and ride with one shoe off so you could use your foot to draw back an arrow and shoot a deer without having to slow down or dismount. 

[firedog]

I also carry mine on my back with my Badlands 2200, on occasion I use a bow sling but it wants to slide around to the front while riding. I tries to mount mine on my bars but my Guardian didn't sit in it well enough to make me comfortable riding with it that way. The other thing I didn't like was the pounding the bow took while riding with it on the bars.

[Webfoot]

Primos bow sling here, works really well and protects the bow.
My handle bar racks are to narrow and the bow vibrates and rattles a lot on bumpy gravel roads.
Also the back pack method takes me to long to get the bow out.

John

[windygorge]

 

[shootanfish]

Psshh, if you are a real *censored*, you would carry it in your teeth, and ride with one shoe off so you could use your foot to draw back an arrow and shoot a deer without having to slow down or dismount. 

We could also ride side saddle. Haha
Thanks for all the good ideas people, really got my wheels turning. Keep them comming.

[iRem]

The bow will ride high enough where it will not hit the bike or back tire, try it and you'll like it!

[smartazz171]

Not to hijack the topic but on the same concept for trailers or carts mounted to bikes to pack meat out? Those of you who bike in might have a concept. I've always wanted to bike in but never found a good way to pack the meat out on bike. Any suggestions?

[Turner89]

This is the cart I use. I get the multi season tag, and use this cart to carry my bow. I just got a bow scabbard in the mail today that mounts on the back wheel stud of my bike. It looks similar to one previously posted.  I get tired of dragging the cart around just for a bow.

[micdude]

 

[AKBowman]

I use a bow sling as well. If I had front shocks on my bike I might use the ATV gun mounts but I feel my compound would take a beating. My elk hunting partner uses the ATV gun mounts for his trad bow and it works perfect for him. My sling is easy and pretty quick so I dont have any complaints

[funkster]

I have used the backpack method,  the sling method and the handle bar mounted method. I would recommend the handle bar mounts. You cannot beat how easy it is to get you're bow off and on. Plus who needs the added weight on the back all day? I use saddle bags mounted on my bike to store mostly everything I need for the day. Then I use my small day pack with the bare essentials with hydration pack. This has worked out great. I would also recommend a very heavy duty kickstand. This makes it easy to glass without having to take bow on and off all the time. I have tried a few different handle bar mounts from very expensive to very cheap. I like the standard "U" type without fins. I picked mine up from wholesale for $18 and then added a piece of thick felt for noise,this works good for both wet and dry days. Also, for not rubbing the camo off my riser on my bow. Play around with placement before you head into the field. Make sure you can reach all your controls and that your bow can go in and out easy. After you find the sweet spot use some loctite on every bolt from the bikes neck on up. You want to make sure the bolts don't come loose on the rocky mountain roads.

[windygorge]

i like fins.  they help eliminate rattle or vibrating.  not need to strap it in either.  mine were originally for my quad.

[TheHunt]

If the trail has lots of over hanging brush I do not attach it to the back pack and use a sling that holds it low and is snapped to a D ring to hold it lower.

If it is wide open I strap it to the back pack as that is the best.

[seth30]

This is the cart I use. I get the multi season tag, and use this cart to carry my bow. I just got a bow scabbard in the mail today that mounts on the back wheel stud of my bike. It looks similar to one previously posted.  I get tired of dragging the cart around just for a bow.

where did you get that cart at? Or did you make it?