Utility Cycling - trailer on craigslist....$400 for homemade?
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squirtdad
08-11-09, 11:15 AM
may be of interest...in a billy mays promotion type of way
it looks like it was built on top of a kid trailer frame
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/1317422124.html
bigshew
08-11-09, 11:55 AM
The center of gravity looks way too high to me. You'd really have to turn very slowly.
travelmama
08-11-09, 12:01 PM
Sweet but too big and high.
hairyman
08-11-09, 01:09 PM
Looks like the underlying frame might be based on one of these designs: http://bikecart.pedalpeople.com/
bjoerges
08-12-09, 05:50 AM
The frame is a 8-10 year old Burly kid trailer with the fabric and top crossmember removed then his wood box attached to it. I have this identical trailer frame (right down to the reflector style). My wife got it at a garage sale for $10.
::Edit:: Looks like he dropped his price to $299... maybe he caught wind of this thread and realized that $50 in materials and 3 hours of labor isn't worth $400...
I wonder why he wouldn';t have mounted the wood frame down lower
jdmitch
08-13-09, 10:53 AM
I wonder why he wouldn';t have mounted the wood frame down lower
That was my thought too.
PS - you can get a burley nomad new for less than that...
Heck, you could by any NEW wally kids world trailer and do the same thing for less than $100...
fordfasterr
08-13-09, 10:57 AM
hahaaaa total ripoff !
kjmillig
08-16-09, 07:16 AM
Exactly. $300 for homebuilt? You can get a used trailer and materials from Home depot for way less than that if you have a bit of carpentry skills. Simple construction on the wooden bed.
Doug5150
08-27-09, 03:23 AM
It's gone,,,,,,,,,, posting deleted by author.
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