Touring trailer oldskool
11-03-08 | 11:56 AM
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Great idea! I think there may be a market for something such as this with modern lightweight materials. Image a similiar trailer that lifts up in the back with hinges in the front. Then a tent material sort of like a popup trailer only just tall enough to sit up in. Travel with gear inside and then put gear underneath in camp.
11-03-08 | 12:00 PM
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1200 miles, 14 days.
That's moving.... 85/day roughly. Betcha there was some dirt & gravel mixed in too. Figure he must have walked 5-10 miles a day once he got past Albany, huh?
Wonder when that came out. Looks like it might be a pre-war Schwinn or early post war.
I'm dying to say something snipey about canti's, brifters, kickstands and fenders, but I'll hold off... for now.
That's moving.... 85/day roughly. Betcha there was some dirt & gravel mixed in too. Figure he must have walked 5-10 miles a day once he got past Albany, huh?
Wonder when that came out. Looks like it might be a pre-war Schwinn or early post war.
I'm dying to say something snipey about canti's, brifters, kickstands and fenders, but I'll hold off... for now.
11-03-08 | 12:01 PM
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From: Irving, TX
Bikes: C-dale rush, Mountain cycle fury, Monocog 29er, Haro hard tail VX, Scattante R330
Great idea! I think there may be a market for something such as this with modern lightweight materials. Image a similiar trailer that lifts up in the back with hinges in the front. Then a tent material sort of like a popup trailer only just tall enough to sit up in. Travel with gear inside and then put gear underneath in camp.
11-03-08 | 12:11 PM
#9
This was in the Utility forum and the link there shows it to be 1940.
https://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/...emade-trailer/
https://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/...emade-trailer/
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11-03-08 | 01:13 PM
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1200 miles, 14 days.
That's moving.... 85/day roughly. Betcha there was some dirt & gravel mixed in too. Figure he must have walked 5-10 miles a day once he got past Albany, huh?
Wonder when that came out. Looks like it might be a pre-war Schwinn or early post war.
I'm dying to say something snipey about canti's, brifters, kickstands and fenders, but I'll hold off... for now.
That's moving.... 85/day roughly. Betcha there was some dirt & gravel mixed in too. Figure he must have walked 5-10 miles a day once he got past Albany, huh?
Wonder when that came out. Looks like it might be a pre-war Schwinn or early post war.
I'm dying to say something snipey about canti's, brifters, kickstands and fenders, but I'll hold off... for now.
Everyone knows that proper tourists need drops 
A woman recently finished running around the world pulling a modern tent-trailer. There are some pictures of it down this page.
https://www.rosiearoundtheworld.co.uk/
11-04-08 | 02:25 AM
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From: Walyalup, Australia
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Great idea! I think there may be a market for something such as this with modern lightweight materials. Image a similiar trailer that lifts up in the back with hinges in the front. Then a tent material sort of like a popup trailer only just tall enough to sit up in. Travel with gear inside and then put gear underneath in camp.
Regards
Andrew
11-04-08 | 02:30 AM
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11-04-08 | 03:39 AM
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Those look neat, but a bit bulky. Here's a sort of stripped down version.
https://pedalrv.bravehost.com/index.html
I kind of like this one myself. As soon as I find someone to help me figure out how to stick wheels on a tent/cot combo, I'm there.
https://pedalrv.bravehost.com/index.html
I kind of like this one myself. As soon as I find someone to help me figure out how to stick wheels on a tent/cot combo, I'm there.
11-04-08 | 07:38 AM
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From: Irving, TX
Bikes: C-dale rush, Mountain cycle fury, Monocog 29er, Haro hard tail VX, Scattante R330
The "midget " is 16.5kg or 36 lbs, the "pedle RV" is 35 lbs that's heavy IMHO. Vs if you take a bob or burly cargo at 18lbs and add a tent at 6lbs. But the convience, and setup/tear down...maybe.
11-04-08 | 09:12 AM
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Bikes: Rivendell Quickbeam, Rivendell Rambouillet, Rivendell Atlantis, Circle A town bike, De Rosa Neo Primato, Cervelo RS, Specialized Diverge
What about integrating the trailer/tent combo into the bike, sort of like a rickshaw, make it a tricycle
and out of lightweight materials.
and out of lightweight materials.
11-04-08 | 09:59 AM
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How about a scaled down and modified version of something like this? Add wheels and a hitch.
https://www.autohomeus.com/rooftop/columbus.php
https://www.autohomeus.com/rooftop/columbus.php
11-04-08 | 10:41 AM
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Here's a guy that built a complete mobile home bike:
https://bikeportland.org/2006/11/10/m...nd-appearance/
And a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0D3itDq9Yk
https://bikeportland.org/2006/11/10/m...nd-appearance/
And a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0D3itDq9Yk
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>>>Team Critical Mess<<< (You mean it's not SUPPOSE to hurt?)
My nice new Nashbar Touring Build AKA "The Flying Avocadooooooooo!"
1998(?) Trek 700 Multitrack
1995 Trek 1220 AKA "Jimi"
Older Non-suspension Specialized Hardrock
11-04-08 | 10:55 AM
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How about this?
https://www.tonystrailers.com/nomad/
I like the idea of a tent/trailer, but I always come back to the major problem with trailers;
they are just another weight to pull up a hill. In the end hanging a bag off your bike is a lighter
solution.
https://www.tonystrailers.com/nomad/
I like the idea of a tent/trailer, but I always come back to the major problem with trailers;
they are just another weight to pull up a hill. In the end hanging a bag off your bike is a lighter
solution.
11-04-08 | 10:58 AM
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Bikes: I tour on a Waterford Adventurecycle. It is a fabulous touring bike.
Here's a guy that built a complete mobile home bike:
https://bikeportland.org/2006/11/10/m...nd-appearance/
And a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0D3itDq9Yk
https://bikeportland.org/2006/11/10/m...nd-appearance/
And a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0D3itDq9Yk
Ray
