Trailers – Cycling in Christchurch

Flashback Friday: Carrying stuff by bike

LennyBoy — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:05:54 +0000

Some of my work colleagues have been getting new bikes lately (including making use of the clever new WorkRide scheme). Most of these have been e-bikes (which warrants a whole post about that one day…) and some have also been …

Make Your Own Bike Trailer Workshop 2021

stevenmuir — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:50:20 +0000

On Saturday 23rd October, around 13 people gathered at the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church to construct 8 wooden-framed bike trailers for $50 each. Steven Muir supplied the aluminium towbars, quick release ball-joint hitch, wheel attachments, and a variety of 2…

Biketober Chch 2021 is here!

LennyBoy — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:14:49 +0000

With all the drama of a wee Covid lockdown to enthral us the past couple of months, you could be forgiven for overlooking the fact that the month of October has nearly crept up on us and that means… Biketober…

Make Your Own Bike Trailer Workshop 2019

stevenmuir — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:39:01 +0000

On Saturday 5th October 2019, around 20 people gathered at the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church to construct 14 wooden-framed bike trailer for $50 each. Steven Muir supplied the aluminium towbars, quick release ball-joint hitch, wheel attachments, and a variety of …

Make a bike trailer workshop 5th October

stevenmuir — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:42:43 +0000

Ever wanted to carry a larger than usual load on your bike but couldn’t? A bike trailer increases the range of journeys you can do by bike hugely & on the 5th of October you can make your own for …

Flashback Friday: The banana box challenge

stevenmuir — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:11:40 +0000

I never get surprised at what Steven Muir manages to carry on his bikes; over the years we have seen all manner of things attempted thanks to his collection of cargo-bikes and trailers. Cast your mind back to July 2012…

CHOCBAR 2018

stevenmuir — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 03:55:50 +0000

The 2018 CHOCBAR (CHristchurch Otautahi Cargo Bike Annual Rally) happened on Labour day 22^nd October 2018 and was enjoyed by 25 riders and three dogs. There are an increasing number of cargo bikes seen on the roads of Christchurch …

Fourteen bike trailers constructed at workshop

stevenmuir — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:16:11 +0000

On Saturday 6^th October Steve Muir ran a workshop where fourteen people constructed a bike trailer using up-cycled pallets for the frame, with Steve’s locally made aluminium towbar, dropouts and steel quick release hitch. The workshop was run in …

Set the world record for the number of bike trailers constructed in one afternoon

stevenmuir — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 01:48:55 +0000

Ever wanted to set a world record for cycling? There are some described here. All you need to do is ride 56 km in one hour or 942 km in 24 hours. Maybe a more leisurely 139325km in one …

Make your own bike trailer workshop 6th Oct

stevenmuir — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:30:57 +0000

Its been a very long time since I ran a workshop for people to make their own bike trailers, but the time seems ripe to run another one with a bit of a twist. We are mainly up-cycling old pallets …