Comments on: Make Your Own Bike Trailer Workshop 2019

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 16 May 2021 22:42:58 +0000

Pallet wood is great – as long as its not the glued-together cardboard rubbish. Tends to be robust, though a little heavy.

The wheels you suggest could have quite high rolling resistance, and would make the hauling harder. I’ve towed a mower well-enough in the past by trailer.

As for a hitch, buy one, and a couple of towballs from Steve at Cycletrailers. They’re a lot better than bodging your own.

By: Wesley Waters

Wesley Waters — Sun, 09 May 2021 09:08:59 +0000

I am interested in using your bike trailer frame, to make a pet taxi trailer. I plan on using a medium sized metal dog kennel, ziptied to the frame and wrapping up the top with either a small tarp, or some sort of rain proof material to shade, and rain proof them . If I can find some netting I will wrap the whole thing in it. I want this trailer to be able to be used multiple ways, as a cargo trailer, a pet taxi, a work trailer I can haul a push mower, weed eater and the like.
I honestly am sceptical about using a pallet wood , I’m afraid that the constant jarring from not having any sort of suspension, except for the air inside the tires. So I am thinking of using the tires from a 2 wheeled wheel barrow, the bigger sized wheels will be a heavier weight haul, and hopefully a smoother ride . Do you have any idea’s that can assist me and my build? The hitch is also giving me a headache, I had an idea to basically use a nut and bolt and a U bolt that reaches up over the rear tire and the arm doubles as a small rear rack that can carry a small toolbox, or other supplies. I first cut up some 14 ga 1 1/4 square tubing to be used as the frame, but never got it welded up. I just don’t want to buy one, the build and the care in making it homemade shows in the quality.

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 23:50:18 +0000

In reply to Charlotte Vanhecke.

Oh yeah – its easy to forget how wide your bike gets. I clipped the tyre of a parked car once (Bealey ave, where there was no bike lane) and once I caught a bollard, leading to a rapid and immediate stop. Fortunately I was going super slow anyway.

I often put red lights on the rear during daytime usage too – drivers need all the help they can get.

By: Charlotte Vanhecke

Charlotte Vanhecke — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:56:53 +0000

Wow, I am impressed!
We still need the cycle lanes to adjust to this new width of users.