Originally Posted by
Gareth
Have you considered using the front forks and headset tube from something like a cheap kiddies BMX?
If the complete head set tub was cut away from the rest of the frame, it could be used in conjuction with a couple of quick realese type pins, so that wheels and forks rotate through 90 degrees for storage.
This is not my idea, but one gleaned from another single wheel bike trailer project that I found posted on the internet:
Ah, yes that's how I was going to do it for a single-wheeled trailer, but lost somewhere in this thread I mentioned that I've changed plans. I was going to make a single-wheeled trailer, plus a two-wheeled one. But I since thought it might be better to make a two-wheeled trailer plus a longtail bike. As such, I need wheels on each side, which is somewhat more complicated and will need good precision in construction.
If I made a single-wheeled trailer I really couldn't carry a great deal on it at all, so I reckon a longtail bike would be better anyway, and then this two-wheeled trailer for really heavy stuff.
Thanks for the info about painting. I'll certainly be doing mine outside!
Do you use your trailer around Norwich still? I am in Norwich a fair bit, and I'll definately notice it if I see it. I've seen two people with bakfiets, two or three other trailers (all shop-bought ones), and someone has an 8-freight as well.