Tell Me About Your Hunting Bike

[HoofsandWings]

Did you know there are Kevlar tubes and tires? I have them on my bike.

[GEARHEAD]

Nothing fancy about my bike, just a simple mountain bike. for me tires or should i say lack of flat tires are important to me. i have Armadilo tires and liners and two spare tubes and a pump of course. last year i added a milk box to the back. i put my pack in it, and it allows my back to breath, can also throw spare water and such in it. for hauling out an animal, i bring along a saw and twine. taking a page from the V.C. i can cut, and place a frame on the bike, hang the meat and walk out the bike out.

[PA BEN]

Used a game cart attached to the post of my bike. Took my Washington moose out in two trips + the head 482 lbs of meat.

[PA BEN]

More on an elk.

[funkster]

PA BEN, I had the exact same red Schwinn as in the last pics you posted. I got rid of it because the rear suspension took a lot of my pedal power away going up hills.

Mumbles,below is the set up I now use. I've had it for a while and it has lasted me without any headaches. I clean and grease/oil after every ride. With dust and mud from riding the logging roads, that is a step that I really feel keeps your bike working properly. The only really thing I've had done is the disc brake pads. Owning bikes both with and without disc breaks, I would never go back to the old pad to rim style. Yes, the disc breaks can get a little squeaky due to dusk..etc but a small can of contact cleaner cleans it right up with virtually no smell.

I added extra thick tubes, fenders, bow/gun rack to the handle bars, light, extra water bottle holder, and saddle bags. I also bring a all in one tool kit,2 extra tubes and a co2 pump. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

[Mumbles]

Rode my mid 90's aluminum hard tail for about 8 miles today. I'm confident it will serve me well. ID like something lighter, lock out from suspension and disc brakes, but for now this will get it done. A lube and tune and some spare parts and I will be set.

Thanks for a lively, friendly and informative chat.

[AKBowman]

I put a gigantic wide seat on my late 90s diamond back. Bike doesn't have any suspension because I don't like the energy it sucks from pedaling but the seat does have spring suspension. HUGE difference from the stock seat let me tell you.

I added a small bag to carry a tool, wd-40 and spare tube in. I also added a rear rack and I have a single kid cart that can do about 75lbs. I can strap a quarter onto the rear rack and with 75lbs max in the cart that's as heavy as I want to be coming out.

The giant seat is the best.

[splashcaster]

fenders go along way. i also like to pack Co2 cartridges so I don't have to carry a bike pump or was time filling tubes. i'm thinking of adding a bow mount for my handlebars made for an atv, but i don't want it to mess with my handling having too much weight up front 

[cohocrazy]

Front suspension can save your upper back and shoulders when bouncing around rough logging roads. My last bike didn't have it and current bike does. I would never go back to a bike without it. The difference is huge.

[pd]

Good stuff guys.  Tagged.

[splashcaster]

Have any of you tried using the atv style handlebar mount for a bow?

I'm worried it'll rattle too much and mess with my sights plus be too noisy. I might just try to attach the bow to my frame pack.

[pianoman9701]

I tried the atv mounts and didn't like the vibrations. I strap it to my backpack.

[wooltie]

Here's what I'm using this year: the only bike I have!  Alum Marin hardtail I bought in early 2000 and barely rode.  Works fine on the logging roads for me.  This will be the first year with the trailer.  Loading it up and testing it out: 75-150 lbs (need more sandbags!).  I intend to load supplies, meat, kifaru, and bow on the trailer.  I will carry my rifle on my back.

Might buy less knobby tires, however.  And yeah carry 3-4 tubes, tubes for the trailer, spare chain and chain remover tool!

[irishevox]

I desperatly need to get a bike

[huntinluva]

For you bike aficionados, what is the best place to mount your trailer?  I have seen some pics with the trailer hitch attached to the seat versus some with the hitch attached to the rear tire.  Is it just about personal preference or is one more stable than the other?