Originally Posted by
BassNotBass
So now I play the waiting game. Everything is paid for, BF has my sizing info and specs so they should start building my NWT in a couple of weeks. The bike should get to me towards the end of February so I'll at least have a couple of months to put it through it's paces before I take it on it's true maiden voyage.
I sold the trailer that I made previously to accommodate a Citizen Miami and am now working on making a flight-case/trailer for the BF NWT.
In case anyone is interested in putting together their own case/trailer the cheapest I found for a 61.5" (linear inches) Sampsonite F'Lite case is at
SuitCase.com for $138.00... free shipping (here in the USA). Mine arrived a few days ago and it's definitely a more robust case than the less expensive TravelPro I used for my first build. The wheels can be bought at
Northern Tool (they sell them through their eBay store) for $15 a pop. Next up is going back to my local hardware store and picking up the tubing (I'm using galvanized steel again) and hardware to make the frame. When all is said and done the trailer will have cost me about $200 and some time... definitely a better option than doling out $500 for a ready made case/trailer.
I hope the links help others, who are building trailers, in sourcing inexpensive parts.
We did this last summer (started two summers ago). Good thing is you can use the trailer base with a flatbed also. How are you making the towbar of the trailer? We filled the tube with fine sand (for sandblasting) and plugged the ends, made some sort of jig by screwing wood to a solid table I have and bent it there.
Edit: First generation trailers
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ers+on+folders
Towbars and some wheels have been upgraded since.