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11-12-11 | 11:57 AM

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Nightshade

Humvee of bikes =Worksman

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I built this trailer using salvage materials and simple hand tools back in the 80's and still use it.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It...e-Trailer.aspx

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I beefed the frame up by using hard white oak from a shipping pallet so it will carry 300+ lbs. I also used 20" wheels from a kids bike to lower the center of gravity for better trailing.

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Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?

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