Originally Posted by spambait11
Nice work all around!
Just a comment about the hitch however: the reason why many hitches are some type of rubber elastomer is so that they can bend and twist horizontally and vertically just in case you ever crash.....
I get your desire to recycle as many parts as you can though. Maybe you can rig a hitch with old tire rubber?
If rubber hitches are on the agenda suggest that you try an old ribbon fan belt found at any car
repair shop. These belts are TOUGH !!!
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I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
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?