Riding alone in the boonies on the DRZ has the unfortunate possibility of getting the bike too stuck for one person, or at least me, to retrieve - wedged in a gully, stuck in mud, down a bank...
I made a z-drag for bike recovery last week with with stuff from Lowes Building Supply for $35. It gives a 3 to 1 mechanical advantage and the entire bundle with 100 ft of rope only weighs 2 1/2 lbs. There are commercial z-drag outfits you can buy but they're based on mountain climber rescue gear and start at around $200 - too much for something I hope to never use.
Here's the rig hooked up to the back of Jeff's bike in my garage (it was sitting there goofing off). I effortlessly dragged it backwards on the kickstand with one hand...cool!
Knots are big with mountain climber types. Pulley at bike secured with bowline knot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline
2nd Pulley secured with prusik knot to pull the rope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusik
Here's a possible place to get stuck from last month. This was my third and finally successful attempt to video all of Old House Gap Rd from Yancey Ridge to Roseboro. https://vimeo.com/140735016
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