The post your trailer thread.
#576
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Thanks.
I think I am going to make a youtube video today about it. I used one of those kids trailers with the plastic tub on it. Those are good trailers cause you can take the axle off and the hitch is the most robust hitch assembly I have ever used.
When I say this is my second trailer, its my second one I have modified. This one is certainly more custom than my last one.
I think I am going to make a youtube video today about it. I used one of those kids trailers with the plastic tub on it. Those are good trailers cause you can take the axle off and the hitch is the most robust hitch assembly I have ever used.
When I say this is my second trailer, its my second one I have modified. This one is certainly more custom than my last one.
#578
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Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Cape Vincent, NY
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac Expert, Schwinn Mesa, Huffy Rock Creek 29er, Fuji Cambridge, 1970s-era Ross ten speed. Various parts bikes in various stages of disassembly.
Thanks very much for the video, Pennyfarmer. Very cool set-up. I've been trying to figure out how to do the same thing since I've got a spot 5-6 miles down the road I'd like to tow my canoe. The conduit between the tow bar and the frame is a good idea. I'm on the look out at local garage sales for trailers...
#579
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From: Texarkana, AR
Bikes: 2016 Giant Escape, Univega Viva Sport, Centurion Sport DLX, Trek 420, Schwinn Sierra, Schwinn Hurricane
I modified an old Burley trailer. I was going to modify it the way Adamdz did his, but took the easy way out.
I used leftover plywood and paint to make a flatbed, bolting it to the frame. I added t-nuts and bolts to hold the bin on. I can easily remove the bin if I wish.


I left the cage to attach bungees to. I'd like to find a stroller kit, so I can use it off the bike.
I used leftover plywood and paint to make a flatbed, bolting it to the frame. I added t-nuts and bolts to hold the bin on. I can easily remove the bin if I wish.


I left the cage to attach bungees to. I'd like to find a stroller kit, so I can use it off the bike.
#580
"I'd like to find a stroller kit, so I can use it off the bike."
What about just using a 16" fork w front wheel from a kids bike for the front wheel and bend the tubes yourself for the "handlebar"? Look at youtube for bending tubes.
What about just using a 16" fork w front wheel from a kids bike for the front wheel and bend the tubes yourself for the "handlebar"? Look at youtube for bending tubes.
#581
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Joined: May 2009
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From: St. Paul, MN
Bikes: Raleigh Sports, Raleigh Twenty, Raleigh Wyoming, Raleigh DL1, Schwinn Winter Bike
#582
a Burley utility trailer with pvc siderail insert and floor protector, covered with plastic trellis. the "tailgate" swings back and forth. took advantage of the excavator parked in the street for a backdrop. don't tell my Bianchi it's a station wagon.
#583
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Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Yuba City, CA
Bikes: Cannondale M300 mountain, '72 German Kurfalz touring
Here's my grocery-go-getter. I use at as often as possible to run downtown for groceries. Way faster than the vehicle, avoiding all the traffic. The only thing I had to pay for was the metal grate that is for the floor, and that was only 5 Euro. My neighbor gave me the trailer, which I repainted, and I already had the totes.
#584
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Joined: Aug 2012
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From: McKinney, TX
Bikes: Trek 7000
Here's my really simple one. Started with a generic kid-hauler and added some inexpensive pine decking. I did replace the clamp-on hitch with an axle mount hitch for $12 from Amazon, that was the most expensive component.

Bill
Bill
#585
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Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Yuba City, CA
Bikes: Cannondale M300 mountain, '72 German Kurfalz touring
I love it when the use far outweighs the price! I use my converted kid hauler all the time now, and my neighbor is on the look out for one for himself.
#587
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Joined: Oct 2007
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My New Trailer
I started with a well used Schwinn kid trailer, stripped it down to the frame, then bolted and screwed some scrap wood to it to support a plastic cargo bin. The two gray ones I screwed to the cross pieces were the only thing I had. I plan to find bigger containers that will cover the available space on the trailer. I'll probably still go with two because it's easier to manage the load with compartments. I'll also add something for visibility on the back.
#592
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From: Colorado Springs, CO.
Bikes: 2011 ICE Sprint Special Edition
Finally got around to updating my utility trailer, frame mounted cross bars both vert. and horz., 4 bolt attachment, instead of 2 bolt, repaint, new 50 Gal. tub. Took it out for a test run and it worked great, not a bit bouncy or nosiey! 


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#593
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Same trailer as above but set up for "hauling a bicycle" to the LBS! 

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#595
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From: Colorado Springs, CO.
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#597
You gonna eat that?
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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty
Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS
Now THIS is a trailer (not mine). It's owned by the Fort Worth bikeshare folks and they use it for redistributing bikes between stations.
#598
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Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Hartford, CT
Bikes: Public D8, Yuba Mundo (cargo), Novara Buzz (1-speed, soon to be 2-speed w/ a kickback hub), Xootr 1-speed folder
My friend who is a radio producer puts on a radio-themed, live variety show every few months, with readings, musical performances, and the like. Most recently, she did a show around the concept "Buried," so there were bits about root vegetables, funerals, cicadas, etc. She got my band to compose and play a funeral dirge, and while we marched in playing, some other people walked behind us carrying a coffin that another friend built for the occasion. After the show, I asked if I could keep the coffin (which is about five feet long).
After breaking an old Burley kid-hauler into its component parts and bolting them securely to the coffin, I now have the Coffin Cart:

It's big enough to carry both my children (6 and 9) and some packages, or band equipment, or an adult friend. When I had it parked outside the Laundromat, the lady who works there told me that people were crossing themselves as they walked by it.
After breaking an old Burley kid-hauler into its component parts and bolting them securely to the coffin, I now have the Coffin Cart:

It's big enough to carry both my children (6 and 9) and some packages, or band equipment, or an adult friend. When I had it parked outside the Laundromat, the lady who works there told me that people were crossing themselves as they walked by it.
#599
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Joined: Aug 2013
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From: McKinleyville, California
Bikes: Specialized Sirrus Elite with zirts inserts.
This is my trailer. I got a skeleton trailer from a friend of mine last Friday and yesterday I made a new platform and rails for it and this morning I made a removable roof so that I can use it to take my blind, diabetic dog to the dog park. She loved it and with a gate that swings, it was easy for her to get in and get out. I used light weight pine for most of the construction and it weighs about 30 pounds. With the roof off, it is a cart.
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My friend who is a radio producer puts on a radio-themed, live variety show every few months, with readings, musical performances, and the like. Most recently, she did a show around the concept "Buried," so there were bits about root vegetables, funerals, cicadas, etc. She got my band to compose and play a funeral dirge, and while we marched in playing, some other people walked behind us carrying a coffin that another friend built for the occasion. After the show, I asked if I could keep the coffin (which is about five feet long).
After breaking an old Burley kid-hauler into its component parts and bolting them securely to the coffin, I now have the Coffin Cart:

It's big enough to carry both my children (6 and 9) and some packages, or band equipment, or an adult friend. When I had it parked outside the Laundromat, the lady who works there told me that people were crossing themselves as they walked by it.
After breaking an old Burley kid-hauler into its component parts and bolting them securely to the coffin, I now have the Coffin Cart:

It's big enough to carry both my children (6 and 9) and some packages, or band equipment, or an adult friend. When I had it parked outside the Laundromat, the lady who works there told me that people were crossing themselves as they walked by it.





