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Old 07-12-08, 01:02 PM
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Creating a tricycle side cab?

Has anyone been to other countries and seen bicycles that have a side cab on to them?

Sort of a trailer, but not, and it is on the right side of the bike for transporting passengers.

Does anyone know if anything like that is sold in the US to attach to our bikes?
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Made a side car from an Xtracycle and a Burly Flatbed trailer.






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I've seen two or three of them on Ebay in the last year or so. I'm not aware that anyone sells such a thing in the US. They DO sell pedicab-trailers that you can tow behind a bike, though.
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I know from my motorcycle days that a sidehack can be a beast
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