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  1. www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/PB201908e

  2. In message <[email hidden]>

    Tom Crispin said:

    www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/PB201908e

    Wow!

    Please don't clip anything!

    The trailer *looks* as though it might be somewhat more stable with a
    wider track?

    The outer towed bar-ends *look* vulnerable to snagging on vegetation?

    How does it tow, especially on bends?

    No problems taking the lanes, though!

    Excellently lit.
    --
    Charles
    Brompton P6R-Plus; CarryFreedom -YL, in Motspur Park
    LCC; CTC.

  3. Quoted message said:

    In message <[email hidden]>

    Tom Crispin said:

    www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/PB201908e

    Wow!

    Please don't clip anything!

    The trailer *looks* as though it might be somewhat more stable with a
    wider track?

    Yes. I'm considering moving the two outside tracks 4 - 6" inward.

    Quoted message said:

    The outer towed bar-ends *look* vulnerable to snagging on vegetation?

    No problems... yet!

    Quoted message said:

    How does it tow, especially on bends?

    It's hard work uphill!

    I once had it tip over on a bend. It was a combination of me taking
    the corner too fast (about 8mph) and descending from a blanket
    crossing at the road junction.

    Quoted message said:

    No problems taking the lanes, though!

    No problem with cars overtaking carefully either.

    Quoted message said:

    Excellently lit.

    The two middle bikes are backward facing and the two outside bikes are
    forward facing. That means that the lights on the outside bikes are
    the trailer lights.

    Some more pictures...

    www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/trailer/

  4. On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:51:09 +0000, charlesA wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    Excellently lit.

    Are the rear-facing, white reflectives legal?

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    Alex
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  5. In article <[email hidden]>, Alex
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    Quoted message said:

    On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:51:09 +0000, charlesA wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    Excellently lit.

    Are the rear-facing, white reflectives legal?


    I suspect that technically they are, as they're part of the load and not
    actually attached to the trailer[1], but it might be a grey area.

    [1] Which might cast doubt on the legality of using the bike lights as
    trailer lights.

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