On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:47:18 +0100, Phil Cook
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>>In message <[email protected]>
>> Tom Crispin <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/trailer
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>>And how does it tow round the South circular, pray?
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>>How do you light it and how do you reflect it and do you rig
>>pennants?
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>I'd say that the designer has missed a trick there. If the outside
>bike was the other way round you could use the lights on that to light
>it. Otherwise it's going to need another couple of those excellent
>Infini rear rack lights and probably a marker LED of some sort on the
>front.
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>www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=22667
Good identification on those excellent Infini rear rack lights.
I hope to modify the trailer myself. I think there's space to have
the two middle racks backward facing and the two outside racks forward
facing, but haven't investigated yet. I was feeling particularly
tired yesterday evening, and probably dehydrated as well, so it was
with some effort that I assembled then loaded the trailer when it
arrived at 4.30pm.
Here's Nicks email, sent last night:
"Glad to find the trailer made it eventually. Sadly there is no way to
replace the plastic end piece without buying another car rack. The
best way we found to load the trailer was inside left bike, then
inside right, then outside right and finally outside left. The slight
swaying is from the towing arm being long and slightly flexible. It is
possible to make this stiffer, but it is quiet an involved exercise. I
would prefer to see how you get on with the current trailer in use,
then we can modify anything that is not working out.
If you keep me up to date with how you are getting on with the
trailer, and any problems you are having then I will sort these out. I
was going to send down a reflective stripe for fitting across the back
of the trailer (we have been out of stock of this tape for a while).
It is also possible to fit flags but I think this is only necessary if
you are cycling without bikes.
I will be putting up some workshop pictures of this trailer with links
across to your cycle training site. It would be great if you manage to
get some more photo's of the trailer in use."
Although the trailer has arrived about four weeks late, I would say
that the service and attention to care offered by Carry Freedom more
than makes up for any delay.