New toy. Garden pr0n only.

in message <[email hidden]>, Tim Woodall

(') said:

Got a new toy today. My other new toy (a new wide angle camera lens is
at the postoffice waiting for me to collect it so I can't do any kitchen
pr0n yet)

http://www.woodall.me.uk/trailer/

Carry Freedom City, I presume? Does the hitch make any difference to the
fold of the Brompton? What does it weigh?

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Simon Brooke said:

Carry Freedom City, I presume? Does the hitch make any difference to the
fold of the Brompton? What does it weigh?

The Brompton can be "parked" without needing to unhitch the trailer but
as I prefer to stand on the left side of the bike it makes access for my
foot to kick the rear wheel under a little more tricky.

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Tim Woodall

(') said:

Got a new toy today. My other new toy (a new wide angle camera lens is
at the postoffice waiting for me to collect it so I can't do any kitchen
pr0n yet)

Quoted message said:

http://www.woodall.me.uk/trailer/

Carry Freedom City, I presume?

Indeed.

Quoted message said:

Does the hitch make any difference to the
fold of the Brompton?

I never even considered folding the bike with the trailer attached but
Richard has already replied that it can be folded with the trailer
attached so I'll have to give that a try. With the trailer detached
there's no difference.

Quoted message said:

What does it weigh?

5kg - remarkably light. Bought from bikefix. I asked how robust it was
and they said they've never had one returned. Rated for 45kg load. I'm
sure that I'll exceed that one day - and then swear never again when
I'm half way up one of the (slight) hills to the tip and then go and
do it again :-)

Bought because bringing 100 l of compost back on a Brompton rear rack
is not compatible with cycling and a hp2550l colo(u)r laserjet on the
rear rack isn't just impossible to cycle with, it's almost impossible
to stop the bike folding up at every tiny bump.

It doesn't fold as cleanly as the Brompton. A couple of tiny catches
to lock the wheels in their folded position would have been nice and
(IMO) a major improvement but the fact that it does fold up was a
major selling point for me.

I need to find out how to get the wheels off in case I get a puncture.

Also want to find a plastic box that fits in it. Tempted to do my
shopping in person this weekend rather than doing an internet order
even though I HATE busy supermarkets :-)

The manual also suggests you can strap a folder onto the "trolley"
above the sack although I can't quite see how that would work but
would be very interesting.

It's MUCH slower getting across London when you can't weave your way
through all the stationary traffic. However, that's not something I
expect to do very often.

(Another plus - you get three hitches by default. I'll be having a
look at the weekend if I can see how to attach it to the windcheetah -
that would be excellent if I can get it to work)

Tim.

Quoted message said:

The manual also suggests you can strap a folder onto the "trolley"
above the sack although I can't quite see how that would work but
would be very interesting.

Haven't tried this yet with the Brommy. Tried it with the Dahon and it
was unwieldly, cumbersome and pointless.

Quoted message said:

(Another plus - you get three hitches by default. I'll be having a
look at the weekend if I can see how to attach it to the windcheetah -
that would be excellent if I can get it to work)

The nice chaps at Avon Valley Cycles told me that it will fit ANY bike
except for those with monoblade axles.

I don't find a problem with the trailer wheels not locking flat when
folded - the integral bungee cord takes care of that.

One thing to beware of is fitting a rear light. I have now smashed two
of them by forgetting to remove the light (or rotate the bracket) before
up-ending the trailer.

Quoting Richard Bates <[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The manual also suggests you can strap a folder onto the "trolley"
above the sack although I can't quite see how that would work but
would be very interesting.

Haven't tried this yet with the Brommy. Tried it with the Dahon and it
was unwieldly, cumbersome and pointless.

I do that when dropping people at the station - ride out towing the
trailer on my upright with them on the Brompton.

My trailer isn't as shiny, though.
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In article <[email hidden]>, Tim
Woodall
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Got a new toy today. My other new toy (a new wide angle camera lens is
at the postoffice waiting for me to collect it so I can't do any kitchen
pr0n yet)

http://www.woodall.me.uk/trailer/

The last picture is probably the best. They're all rather large, sorry,
but I've barely had time to take the photos and upload them and no
oportunity to resize them.

You need to expose for the paving slabs, not the wall. :-)

in message <[email hidden]>,

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(Another plus - you get three hitches by default. I'll be having a
look at the weekend if I can see how to attach it to the windcheetah -
that would be excellent if I can get it to work)

The windcheetah (being properly designed by an engineer) has no NDS
chainstay. Is it possible to flip the draw bar around so that it hitches
to the drive side?

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Rob Morley said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Tim
Woodall
[email hidden] says...> Got a new toy today. My other new toy (a new wide angle camera lens is

Quoted message said:

at the postoffice waiting for me to collect it so I can't do any kitchen
pr0n yet)

Quoted message said:

http://www.woodall.me.uk/trailer/

Quoted message said:

The last picture is probably the best. They're all rather large, sorry,
but I've barely had time to take the photos and upload them and no
oportunity to resize them.

You need to expose for the paving slabs, not the wall. :-)

It would have helped if I'd checked how the camera was set up as well
- they're a bit blurred because they were fairly long exposures (1/10
to 1/15 sec) because I'd got it set up with a fixed aperture that was
inapproprate for the time of evening unless I was using a tripod.
Usually I put the camera back to it's fully automatic setting but
obviously not the last time I used it.

Tim.

Tim Woodall said:

Got a new toy today. My other new toy (a new wide angle camera lens is
at the postoffice waiting for me to collect it so I can't do any kitchen
pr0n yet)

I think the bike will need a good wash before the kitchen pr0n shots...
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