Help with bicycle trailer
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Help with bicycle trailer
Hello Mechanics,
We purchased a Cycletote trailer that attaches to the seat post stem. Arrived today, gorgeous, looks like it will be perfect. The silver "tongue" that attaches to the seat stem is a tad too large. (They make different sizes - my bike is a 1975 Raleigh Sports with a narrow seat post.) Here's a link to the system: https://www.cycletote.com/frame_hitch.html
I will be ordering the proper size but hope to get some training in pulling all of the gear. Any suggestions on something that might work in this situation on a temporary basis?
Thanks in advance,
Airwick
We purchased a Cycletote trailer that attaches to the seat post stem. Arrived today, gorgeous, looks like it will be perfect. The silver "tongue" that attaches to the seat stem is a tad too large. (They make different sizes - my bike is a 1975 Raleigh Sports with a narrow seat post.) Here's a link to the system: https://www.cycletote.com/frame_hitch.html
I will be ordering the proper size but hope to get some training in pulling all of the gear. Any suggestions on something that might work in this situation on a temporary basis?
Thanks in advance,
Airwick
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Try some shims from Adams for their Trail-A-Bike. Another option would be aluminum can shims, which worked for Greg.
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Originally Posted by DieselDan
Try some shims from Adams for their Trail-A-Bike. Another option would be aluminum can shims, which worked for Greg.
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Drop by a building supply store and look in the roofing section for aluminum sheet made for waterproofing corners and valleys. It's very thin and easily cut with scissors. Don't use your good scissors! A $1 store will have some suitable scissors. Just cut the aluminum the width you need and wrap around the post until you have a good tight clamping action. I use it as well for shimming between a handlebar and stem where the surfaces have become worn and will not hold properly. It's also handy for fixing a cut tire so you can get home. Cut a section wide enough to just cover the inside of the tire and about 3 inches long. Cover one side with duct tape overlapping the edges to keep the sharp edges from cutting the tube.
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Any of the above, or part of an old tube.
I have a cycletote too (5 years). Keep the screws that hold the arm to the carrier at least lubed but preferably anti-siezed. On of my bolts seized up last year and I had to drill it out. I only did a middling job of retapping and now I need to find someone to refill the hole and properly tap.
Great trailer otherwise, really stands up to the abuse. If you will be doing hills with some frequency, the brake option would be nice. I don't have it, but if I did more hills I would want it.
Bad part is that the tongue bolts are english. I have to carry an allen wrench just for those bolts. I run the tongue on one bike that has a slightly too small seatpost. The tongue loosens over a few miles. I have never had the tongue come loose when mounted on the appropriate sized post.
I have a cycletote too (5 years). Keep the screws that hold the arm to the carrier at least lubed but preferably anti-siezed. On of my bolts seized up last year and I had to drill it out. I only did a middling job of retapping and now I need to find someone to refill the hole and properly tap.
Great trailer otherwise, really stands up to the abuse. If you will be doing hills with some frequency, the brake option would be nice. I don't have it, but if I did more hills I would want it.
Bad part is that the tongue bolts are english. I have to carry an allen wrench just for those bolts. I run the tongue on one bike that has a slightly too small seatpost. The tongue loosens over a few miles. I have never had the tongue come loose when mounted on the appropriate sized post.
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Originally Posted by masiman
Any of the above, or part of an old tube.
I have a cycletote too (5 years). Keep the screws that hold the arm to the carrier at least lubed but preferably anti-siezed. On of my bolts seized up last year and I had to drill it out. I only did a middling job of retapping and now I need to find someone to refill the hole and properly tap.
Great trailer otherwise, really stands up to the abuse. If you will be doing hills with some frequency, the brake option would be nice. I don't have it, but if I did more hills I would want it.
Bad part is that the tongue bolts are english. I have to carry an allen wrench just for those bolts. I run the tongue on one bike that has a slightly too small seatpost. The tongue loosens over a few miles. I have never had the tongue come loose when mounted on the appropriate sized post.
I have a cycletote too (5 years). Keep the screws that hold the arm to the carrier at least lubed but preferably anti-siezed. On of my bolts seized up last year and I had to drill it out. I only did a middling job of retapping and now I need to find someone to refill the hole and properly tap.
Great trailer otherwise, really stands up to the abuse. If you will be doing hills with some frequency, the brake option would be nice. I don't have it, but if I did more hills I would want it.
Bad part is that the tongue bolts are english. I have to carry an allen wrench just for those bolts. I run the tongue on one bike that has a slightly too small seatpost. The tongue loosens over a few miles. I have never had the tongue come loose when mounted on the appropriate sized post.
Masiman, One question. This is the extended size doggy tote. She's beautiful but wondering how safe you feel it would be to tow across country with the two wheels and wide behind sticking out? I was thinking no problem for a lot of roads but made me nervous last night thinking about some of the roads we've come across on the Southern Tier.
Airwick
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Originally Posted by Airwick
Masiman, One question. This is the extended size doggy tote. She's beautiful but wondering how safe you feel it would be to tow across country with the two wheels and wide behind sticking out? I was thinking no problem for a lot of roads but made me nervous last night thinking about some of the roads we've come across on the Southern Tier.
I really like that the trailer has 700c rims. If you are touring, it makes it alot easier if you have one size of tires and tubes for spares.
I just looked at your website. Very nice! You tour on your enlish style bike? You just don't see that here. I think you will really appreciate the weight of the dogs moving off the rack and into the trailer. Although they may seem so much more removed from you than you are accustom. Send me a PM if you plan on riding to the Wash DC area. There are some pretty good trails that can get you through the heart of the city (at least east-west). Both my neighbors have Jack Russel's.
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