http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Trailers en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:13:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-11010 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:42:34 +0000 splitshift 11010@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a lorry driver with kids, get more flags, what, yes I know but believe me get more !My lorry is 45 feet long and 15 feet high, bright white, and my most heard comment is........ sorry son didnae see you !<br /> Good luck to you all, I get terrified when my son is behind me on his bike and I cant see him !<br /> But I did travel all over the uk in a side car bolted to a BSA gold flash, stripe,lightning bolt thingy and no harm came to me ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-10983 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:37:10 +0000 greenerleith 10983@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, at last you can hire our 'home made' bike trailer for the cost of the insurance. Everything can be arranged via ecomodo.com which is a truly marvelous site. </p> <p>See: <a href="http://www.ecomodo.com/pages/item_view.aspx?id=ea26f7c5-bb98-4593-8869-19e3b83deb01">http://www.ecomodo.com/pages/item_view.aspx?id=ea26f7c5-bb98-4593-8869-19e3b83deb01</a></p> <p>If anyone else has a trailer out there that is underused, perhaps it would be good to post it to ecomodo too, to make it easy for folk to borrow it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-9580 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:17:51 +0000 SRD 9580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>here's our trailer in action on the weekend <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4767581376_d392b29618.jpg">. Note flag bending backwards in the wind! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-9568 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:49:10 +0000 DaveC 9568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>We have an older model Halfords bike trailer. The whole thing folds flat with the wheels being removable so its quite small for storage. Search on the Halford site for a picture. The arm which attaches to the bike folds under the trailer and the sides fold in so with the whels off its only around 2 by 4 foot by ~6 inches thick.</p> <p>Its light but is let down as the underside which is not solid, but a tent groundshet type of material, though ours does not have any rips. I've hired trailers too which a solid base, but don't know the make (I'll try and find out).</p> <p>The only real let down I see from (nearly) all trainlers I've seen is a lack of suspension. I use our on forrest tracks with our two boys (3.5 years and 20 months), and they can take a battering if we're wizzing over tree roots etc...</p> <p>Dave C </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-9567 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:15:22 +0000 Arellcat 9567@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>£250 ought to buy a Weehoo that allows you to remove the child seat and use it as a trailer or pannier lugger in the style of the Kool Mule - rather than the little baby panniers it has. Mind you, when the Carry Freedom City trailer costs over £300, a dedicated load bike or tandem starts to look quite attractive. Ben Kinetics built some recumbent child trailers a while ago, too.</p> <p>SRD, well done for carrying on cycling. :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-9565 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:02:18 +0000 LaidBack 9565@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>£250 That's why I haven't seen many. Only expensive relatively... but know what you mean.</p> <p>The tandem behind costs four times as much - but it does have gears and can do lots of different tasks...</p> <p>Both items are of minor interest to general population though... What they want are electric cars... now!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-9520 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:00:46 +0000 spytfyre 9520@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Holy farglesnot that is an expensive piece of kit </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-9515 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:43:30 +0000 SRD 9515@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for tracking this down. I am quite convinced by the design. perhaps less so by the price tag! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-9491 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:00:55 +0000 LaidBack 9491@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>SRD</strong> <em>And, while we're at it, has anyone seen/used/know anyone who has tried the Weehoo iGo bike trailer? </em></p> <p>I deployed my hired recumbent elite to find one. They delivered this to me at the Innocent tunnel. Like bikes attract you see...<br /> Taken today using Mobile of the year (2005).</p> <p>Weehoo has a Scottsh based UK dealer. He'll be fighting me for tandem sales so I shouldn't be giving him any publicity ;-) <a href="http://www.weehoo.co.uk/">Weehoo Bike Trailers, Gullane</a></p> <p>I did ask for permission from family! They all seemed pleased with trailer.</p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4763733511_cc96afc538_b.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8831 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:39:28 +0000 SRD 8831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Glad you can come up with a rational explanation of why that might be! </p> <p>Also perhaps worth bearing in mind that I usually weigh a bit over 100lbs (slightly more now). So was pulling my equiv in weight which might help explain difficulty in getting momentum uphill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8830 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:14:32 +0000 steveo 8830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think i see what you mean when its heavier it has more forward momentum so the rolling resistance/surface issues are less of a problem but when you loose that momentum you feel the trailer slowing down faster than the bike, even just momentarily, thus pulling on the bike </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8821 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:44:10 +0000 SRD 8821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ironically, I think it pulled better when really heavy. </p> <p>On Friday I had 3 year old (who weighs closer to 4/5 year old -- our scale is broke, but she is a LOT heavier than her friends - all muscle of course:). And I had a very heavy stack of exam scripts to take down to London. </p> <p>Let's say 40lbs for child and at least that again, probably closer to 50lb for scripts, and the trailer weighs 32lbs. The dead weight actually rolled quite smoothly, as long as it was moderately flat. Biggest hill I went up was probably whitehouse loan between Astley Ainsley and Stathearn. No problems there.</p> <p>Saturday I had only child (est 40lb), trailer (32lb) and picnic lunch etc. and found I noticed the pull of the trailer more - as it wasn't constant but varied a lot depending on road surface. And, for example, could not get started again at intersection of Mayfield Rd/Kirk Brae.</p> <p>But I am fairly small, and not all that muscular (also 5 months pregnant, which impedes me a little!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8820 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:32:41 +0000 steveo 8820@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So how heavy would you say the trailer was all up then?</p> <p>Man i'm turning into a weight weenie.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8815 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:16:32 +0000 SRD 8815@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had no problems cornering with Bike Co-op trailer, but could not get started again if I had to stop on a hill - even in low gears. </p> <p>On Saturday, we took trailer to Lowes' pick-your-own, near Danderhall, and then around to a BBQ in Willowbrae and back to Polwarth. The hills coming across through Liberton and Old Dalkeith Rd just did me in - would have been okay if they didn't have traffic lights, but everytime I stopped I had to get off and push. The cycling was fab though, and the strawberries pretty good too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8798 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:12:09 +0000 chdot 8798@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/chdot/4723501093"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/4723501093_73d901c39a.jpg"></p> <p></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8729 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:32:45 +0000 chdot 8729@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://www.thewashingmachinepost.net/obree/trailer.jpg"></p> <p>But whose...</p> <p>find out at <a href="http://www.thewashingmachinepost.net/obree/">thewashingmachinepost</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8714 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:10:44 +0000 gembo 8714@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Would this trailer trailer corner like a bendy bus? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8705 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:47:33 +0000 LaidBack 8705@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>This allows the one tow bike to pull unlimited numbers of trailers. </em></p> <p>'Unlimited' is a very large number. Can't get better than that! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=3#post-8702 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:08:02 +0000 wee folding bike 8702@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>CarryFreedom make a connector to link two trailers:</p> <p><em>Trailer Snake We can supply a bracket so one trailer can tow behind another. This allows the one tow bike to pull unlimited numbers of trailers. </em></p> <p><a href="http://www.carryfreedom.com/Y-Frame.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.carryfreedom.com/Y-Frame.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8691 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:25:43 +0000 SRD 8691@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Burley d'lite with stroller kit closing on ebay at 18:55; currently £112. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8666 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:35:12 +0000 steveo 8666@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fair enough not quite universal, although if every one has one then you get the nearest thing to universal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8665 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:22:58 +0000 SRD 8665@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Certainly cheaper than EBC, and especially if buying in multiples of 2, but do we know it is universal? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8664 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:08:42 +0000 steveo 8664@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One universal bracket...<br /> <a href="http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_382051_categoryId_165542_langId_-1?cm_vc=IOV4PDPZ1" rel="nofollow">http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_382051_categoryId_165542_langId_-1?cm_vc=IOV4PDPZ1</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8648 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:40:20 +0000 SRD 8648@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Going waaaay back to this morning's post - I am have to report that the worst part of it was trying to put the tube and tyre and wheel back together.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8640 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:34:24 +0000 spytfyre 8640@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>some cracking photos <a href="http://www.carryfreedom.com/gallery_y-frame.html">here</a> including one of a trailer on a trailer like someone just suggested ;)<br /> <img src="http://www.carryfreedom.com/images/S_Y_4wheel2.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8639 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:21:51 +0000 spytfyre 8639@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD - <a href="http://www.spoke.co.uk/chariot2007a.jpg">skis you say?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8637 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:20:35 +0000 spytfyre 8637@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@steveo - steroids presumably... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8636 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:17:43 +0000 SRD 8636@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>thanks for the link spytfyre - we must be thinking alike. those are the burley's i mentioned. nb a lot of the ones on ebay don't have the extra kit for jogger, but some do. worth checking, although it can be bought separately. I like the idea of converting one to go behind cross-country skis though (have seen that on sale in US) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8633 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:14:19 +0000 steveo 8633@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just had a look at that link, a couple can carry over 100kg. Any tried riding with that? How does one manage? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=929&page=2#post-8632 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:11:23 +0000 spytfyre 8632@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD - <a href="http://www.bikesandtrailers.com/children/index.html">URL copy paste fail</a></p> <p>Some more <a href="http://www.spoke.co.uk/cycle_trailers.htm">here</a> (see I got it that time)<br /> <a href="http://www.spoke.co.uk/File0001.jpg">pic</a> of crazy fool running up a hill with one...</p> <p>And finally a wicker one <a href="http://www.carryfreedom.com/custom.html">here</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.carryfreedom.com/images/P_C_Sandwich2.jpg"><img src="http://www.carryfreedom.com/images/P_C_Sandwich2.jpg"></a></p> <p>and a trailer for bikes!<br /> <a href="http://www.carryfreedom.com/images/P_C_TourBike.jpg"><img src="http://www.carryfreedom.com/images/P_C_TourBike.jpg"></a> </p>