Remember the old setup? Dome tent and saddlebags in front of my seat? (#1)
I did a 5-600 miler in October, ended with a birthday show- Phil & Friends opening for the Allmans.
Well, I swapped a second dome tent with a friend, for a Himalayan-proof pup.(#4).
I modified Rocinante with these wings (#2), to drape the saddlebags over (#3).
Then I have my deluxer air mattress and that kindergarden mat in a black bag, that fits right on top of the wings, almost the same height as the saddle, so I can back up & sit on the mostly deflated air. Feet not exactly touching the pedals.
And the pup tent then sits on there, rolled into a semi-backrest.
So, I'm in the back country of middle Alabama, no cars for miles, leaned waaaaaay back (cruise control holding down the thumb throttle) and thinking??
"If I tied short ropes both ends of the handlebars, I could prolly steer this thing with my feet propped up in the basket".
Be sorta like water-skiing, on two wheels.
The Bike-o-Lounger.....