Will it fit in a 172?

If I took the tires off of a 10-speed bicycle would it fit into the beck
seat of a 172?



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Depends ENTIRELY on the construction of the bicycle. Now if you took the
back seat OUT ...

Jim



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If I took the tires off of a 10-speed bicycle would it fit into the beck
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Definitely not able to take the back seat out. I'm just looking at my basic
10 speed to try and maybe put the forks over the back seat into the baggage
or maybe even loosen the handle bars if needed.
"RST Engineering" wrote in message
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Depends ENTIRELY on the construction of the bicycle. Now if you took the
back seat OUT ...

Jim



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If I took the tires off of a 10-speed bicycle would it fit into the beck
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You may have to do something about the handlebars and pedals, the way
they stick out.

John

"John T" wrote in message
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You may have to do something about the handlebars and pedals, the way
they stick out.

My bet is yes, if you turn the handlebars 90 degrees. The pedals unscrew
pretty easily, too. Just remember that one of them is left hand thread.
I'm too tired to try to figure out which one, tonight. g
--
Jim in NC

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
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Depends ENTIRELY on the construction of the bicycle. Now if you took the
back seat OUT ...

Then his CG moves forward and he's nose-heavy and outside the limits
envelope.

"H.P." wrote in message
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Then his CG moves forward and he's nose-heavy and outside the limits
envelope.

Granted, it depends on a few unknown factors. But I think it's unlikely
that the average bicycle replacing the rear seats in the average 172 would
result in the CG being too far forward.

With a 172 that already has a somewhat-forward CG and an especially light
bike, certainly the possibility exists. But it's a pretty remote
possibility, IMHO.

Pete

H.P wrote:

Then his CG moves forward and he's nose-heavy and outside the limits
envelope.

Doubtful. What does a seat weigh? 15 lbs? One time I carried a 280
lb man in the front passenger seat of a C172SP. Despite having almost
a total of 500 lbs in the front seat station, the aircraft was still
within the envelope (less than full fuel, of course).

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Peter

"Slick" wrote in message ...
If I took the tires off of a 10-speed bicycle would it fit into the beck
seat of a 172?


Can't recall if it was Plane & Pilot or Private Pilot but,

I saw a blurb (with photo) about a bike rack for C172s that mouned ABOVE the
cockpit just like on a car with straps that tied it down to the door frames.

They claimed it had a minimal effect on W&B.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

Can't recall if it was Plane & Pilot or Private Pilot but,

I saw a blurb (with photo) about a bike rack for C172s that mouned
ABOVE the
cockpit just like on a car with straps that tied it down to the door
frames.

They claimed it had a minimal effect on W&B.

I remember seeing that in Private Pilot too. I wonder what kind of
cruise speed loss it causes?

It also seems like it'd be pretty difficult to get a bicycle on top of
a C172, let alone attached securely (and you'd sure want it to be
secure!).

Charles.
-N8385U