Comments on: Bamboo is the go for a DIY bicycle trailer http://treadly.net/2007/01/19/bamboo-bicycle-trailer/ Work is just something I do between bike rides Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2007/01/19/bamboo-bicycle-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Treadly and Me Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:19:09 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=272#comment-563 <p>By the way, it might be worth looking at <a href="http://www.carryfreedom.com/hitch.html" rel="nofollow">Carry Freedom's hitch</a>—or would a purpose-built part look out of place?</p> By the way, it might be worth looking at Carry Freedom’s hitch—or would a purpose-built part look out of place?

]]> By: Surly Dave http://treadly.net/2007/01/19/bamboo-bicycle-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Surly Dave Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:56:05 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=272#comment-562 <p>I found on my original design that when I went around a corner above about 10km/h, the weight in the back shifted over the outside wheel and the whole thing tipped over. It was pretty hairy at any speed on dirt roads too - as the weight swung around from side to side. Dropping the base cargo space below the level of the axles improved the design no end. The width may be a factor which makes it less of a problem on a wide trailer like this.</p> <p>That indestructibles website rocks. I'll put the pictures up there as soon as I get a chance.</p> I found on my original design that when I went around a corner above about 10km/h, the weight in the back shifted over the outside wheel and the whole thing tipped over. It was pretty hairy at any speed on dirt roads too – as the weight swung around from side to side. Dropping the base cargo space below the level of the axles improved the design no end. The width may be a factor which makes it less of a problem on a wide trailer like this.

That indestructibles website rocks. I’ll put the pictures up there as soon as I get a chance.

]]> By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2007/01/19/bamboo-bicycle-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Treadly and Me Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:45:01 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=272#comment-561 <p>Yeah, I think I'm in denial about the centre of gravity thing because it just looks so damn good. I'll have to go back over the instructions and see what they say about it.</p> <p>By the way, when is your box trailer going up on <a href="http://www.instructables.com/">instructables</a>? That's really cool.</p> Yeah, I think I’m in denial about the centre of gravity thing because it just looks so damn good. I’ll have to go back over the instructions and see what they say about it.

By the way, when is your box trailer going up on instructables? That’s really cool.

]]> By: Surly Dave http://treadly.net/2007/01/19/bamboo-bicycle-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Surly Dave Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:41:35 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=272#comment-560 <p>Actually, having a look at the photo above, you might have a problem with tipping. the centre of gravity higher than the wheel axles on this design, which is what gave me so much trouble with mine. There really isn't a good reason for the load to sit this high.</p> Actually, having a look at the photo above, you might have a problem with tipping. the centre of gravity higher than the wheel axles on this design, which is what gave me so much trouble with mine. There really isn’t a good reason for the load to sit this high.

]]> By: Surly Dave http://treadly.net/2007/01/19/bamboo-bicycle-trailer/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Surly Dave Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:44:03 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=272#comment-559 <p>I made a pretty neat no-weld trailer with basic tools and materials from the hardware store: two 20 inch wheels, some square and right angle aluminium sections, some nuts, washers and bolts and some plywood. The tools involved were a power drill, a hacksaw and a hand saw.</p> <p>There were a couple of false starts until I got it quite right - as you can see from the photos I lowered the cargo box to stop the trailer from tipping over. I haven't quite sorted the hitch out yet, I've had several goes and I suspect the best thing is going to be a length of thick garden hose attatched by clamps at both ends. the whole thing cost me about $120 for materials, plus the wheels and tyres.</p> <p>Photos here: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/surlydave68>">http://picasaweb.google.com/surlydave68</a></p> I made a pretty neat no-weld trailer with basic tools and materials from the hardware store: two 20 inch wheels, some square and right angle aluminium sections, some nuts, washers and bolts and some plywood. The tools involved were a power drill, a hacksaw and a hand saw.

There were a couple of false starts until I got it quite right – as you can see from the photos I lowered the cargo box to stop the trailer from tipping over. I haven’t quite sorted the hitch out yet, I’ve had several goes and I suspect the best thing is going to be a length of thick garden hose attatched by clamps at both ends. the whole thing cost me about $120 for materials, plus the wheels and tyres.

Photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/surlydave68

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