I built this using a cheap bike trailer for hauling kids that I picked up off the curb and an old steel bed frame.
The idea is that I can use it to haul bikes around that I am working on for customers in my local community.
My next goals are to:
- Move the wheels backwards by about a foot to improve handling and reduce scraping when going down curbs and driveways
- Obtain a bike hauler that attaches to the roof or tow hitch of a car to allow me to tow more than one bicycle at a time
This version is awesome though because it was made mainly using junk and swearing :)
4 Comments
Schmuppes@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 123d
Get on the ground, NOW!
cubism_pitta@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 122d
Commas are important 🤦♂️
halfapage@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 123d
victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 54d
Smart idea to fasten the front fork thingy to the actual trailer frame, allowing you to not have to use so much stuff for fastening the bike.
cubism_pitta@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 52d
It works really well. I just can not pick up bicycles with thru axle setups.
I don't know that I would want to carry these bikes on my trailer anyway though as they are often more expensive road bikes and mountain bikes.
The other challenge is that I have found that many customers call me about one bicycle but often times have at least one more for me as well.
My current setup only has one mount for a bike so I wind up having to make multiple trips my service area is only 5sq mi and I am located in the middle so this isn't too big of a problem though.
I can modify the trailer and carry two bikes in the future but first I need to get my hands on another junked trailer to sacrifice as I want to get the wheels further back before I consider more weight.
The trailer currently likes to sway quite a bit which gets worse when I am out of my saddle
This is easy to counteract but does mean the trailer is prone to flipping if I am not careful (only flipped it once during my initial design phases though so its good enough for now)