#joring

Current set up is a pretty standard bikejor with a fat hardtail mtb and hydraulic disc breaks:

Works really well I like it because I can peddle to assist on hills or when the dogs are tiring except its a bit of a pain that I have to lay it down on set up (could get a kick stand?) as it can trigger the dogs into an early launch, and also I need to use my legs to stabilise when stopping suddenly and I worry about the strain and twisting on them. Very easy to tip sideways.

Dog sulky:

After looking into this (could NOT remember the name of these fucks thanks @darkwood-sleddog ) decided against as you cannot assist the dog and I'm not a fan of how restricted it is and that I cannot find any evidence of a sulky successfully being used with shorter dogs. I don't think they could full out run in this set up either, plus all those extra straps WILL upset Thorn who is harness-shy.

Sacco Dog Cart:

So I really like the breaks, the four wheels and the portability of the sacco but again it has no way to assist the dogs and while less restrictive than the sulky it still seems pretty restrictive? and I would need to source an entirely new style of harness to work with this in addition to the incredibly expensive cart. what i like about bikejoring is the boys can run to their maximum speed and not have to worry about turning back to me they can just GO and i dont think they could get this with a sacco

The trike rig:

So they would be able to run to their free-ist with this and technically you can assist by kicking the ground but I am trying to reduce the impact and twisting on my leg. Plus the balance requirements when using this...I tried one once, I felt very unstable. Plus heavy and difficult to transport

Kickscooter:

The kickscooter has similar problems to the trike rig in that its going to require a lot of balance and twisting from me and the only way to assist is by kicking the ground. I have used a kickscooter before and I guess the ability to hop off at a run was useful BUT that defeats the purpose of trying to look after my leg some more.

I thought perhaps a Recumbent Bike of somekind:

but nearly all the information i can find on them relates to bike-with-your-dog (dogs to your side or behind you) and not mushing with them (dogs running in front). I keep getting the same guy over and over with really restrictive setups. Although I have found a couple of people on facebook who have adapted a recumbent for proper mushing and it does look promising but I have never ridden a recumbent before and can't find anywhere to test ride them. They're pretty expensive but not much more expensive than getting my fancier mtb. I also wonder if the lower attachment point would impact the harnesses and dogs pulling with a zero dc faster harness...

We finally did it! I’ve been wanting to try bikejoring with Fish for so long and we actually did it last weekend! He did so well for his first go too, no crashes or falls lol

We did a mile together and Mandana was trotting with me most of the time which is great. She tried to pull me up the hills but I want her to take it easy bc of her past back issues. Her manners were spot on and I’m figuring out where the neighborhood dogs are and seeing if their fences are good or if we need to pick a different route. We’ve had some rough times over the past three years so I’m really happy she is doing so well here.

I then took Sigurd and wooo he was a good boy! Trotting the entire time, def not as motivated as the other two until he could take a poop, but that’s pretty typical for him.