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Steven Elliot P
Guest
hi;
briefly, i have no furniture and no car; i want to right the former without changing the latter.
being cheap, stubborn, and a bit loony, i want to
build my own trailer to haul furniture.
i'm talking about a `one-off' trailer for making a few relatively short (<8km) trips, laden with ~80
pounds of bulky chairs and whatnot. the routes are relatively flat, and i am sure i can get a
bicycle escort.
the trailer itself is conceptually completed; i have a bunch of 2x4's, and some industrial wheels
(think outsized shopping cart). what i'm not sure on is
how to attach the trailer to the bike.
i'd been looking into the BOB trailers, and think the idea is pretty slick. i thought i would try to
get a BOB QR skewer, and try to build my own BOB fork by cutting out the rear triangle from a huffy
with a hacksaw. (we need one fewer huffy)
is this too crazy? i've never closely inspected the BOB QR setup, so i'm not sure a regular dropout
would fit in it, or would stay in it. how crucial are the BOB locking pins? does anyone know?
should i just shell out the 50 bucks for the BOB fork? any practical advice? has anyone rolled
their own trailer?
thanks,
--sep
p.s. at some point the project cost could exceed the cost of calling a haulage company. i'm trying
to get it all in for less than 100 bucks, which is the cost of my self-sufficiency and pride.
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briefly, i have no furniture and no car; i want to right the former without changing the latter.
being cheap, stubborn, and a bit loony, i want to
build my own trailer to haul furniture.
i'm talking about a `one-off' trailer for making a few relatively short (<8km) trips, laden with ~80
pounds of bulky chairs and whatnot. the routes are relatively flat, and i am sure i can get a
bicycle escort.
the trailer itself is conceptually completed; i have a bunch of 2x4's, and some industrial wheels
(think outsized shopping cart). what i'm not sure on is
how to attach the trailer to the bike.
i'd been looking into the BOB trailers, and think the idea is pretty slick. i thought i would try to
get a BOB QR skewer, and try to build my own BOB fork by cutting out the rear triangle from a huffy
with a hacksaw. (we need one fewer huffy)
is this too crazy? i've never closely inspected the BOB QR setup, so i'm not sure a regular dropout
would fit in it, or would stay in it. how crucial are the BOB locking pins? does anyone know?
should i just shell out the 50 bucks for the BOB fork? any practical advice? has anyone rolled
their own trailer?
thanks,
--sep
p.s. at some point the project cost could exceed the cost of calling a haulage company. i'm trying
to get it all in for less than 100 bucks, which is the cost of my self-sufficiency and pride.
[[ misery loves country music ]] [[ steven.e.pav p:619.297.1674 www.andrew.cmu.edu/~spav ]] [[
apm5763;mc0112;ucsd;la jolla.ca.92093.0112;858.534.2126;858.534.5273 ]] [[ panted et nap ]]