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Old 04-04-10 | 08:46 PM
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dayworks
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new hitch to bike connection

That's a nice looking hitch there Gareth. I've always like the side mounted hitches but I still admire it's rugged fabrication and strong connection to the bike. I've recently been tinkering with mine. I'm working up to the next generation of the Little Red Trailer that I've been developing one of a host of thing i'm planning to improve is the trailer to bike connection. The old one - posted here for reference - worked well except that the whole joint ended up pretty close to the radius of the foot travel. One buyer really stood on his toes and his heel would catch on the joint. Since it's made out of simple cut angle iron, it's kinda sharp. That aspect of the connection had always bugged me so I whipped up a custom connection for him and I'll be having a laser cut piece inspired by it on the next generation.

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