Bike trailers

There are lots of different types; single, double, triple wheel. For carrying kids, beer, cargo.

Who has one? What ones are best?

General trailer chat.

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I made this a while ago, then kind of lost interest in the idea. Was looking to make something that could be taken bikepacking/gravel touring

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Nice one @moocher !

This one arrived today, early birthday present. It’s basically a HK knock-off of the Maya. Even comes with the red bag and similar fixtures, but really dodgy welds. Gonna see how I get on with it over the next days/weeks.

Pictured here with my normal shoulder bag.

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how much did that cost, out of interest?

£58.99 I think. It took a couple days to be dispatched so I prompted the seller and then another couple days to arrive. You’ll find it as option D on the ebay listing.

I have a WeeHoo trailer. Great for easy trails behind the mountain bike.

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don't really need one but also really really do want one...

i like th elook of the aevon trailers
http://www.aevon-trailers.com/portfolio/demo-de-la-remorque-aevon/

post mount makes them very manoeuvrable

We've got a traditional Phillips that we bought secondhand for £20 and it's been brilliant for at least six years. The pooch loves it (though she looks put out in this picture) and we've carted a metric shit ton of firewood home in it too.

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Badass.

I think my dog is too scared/fat to ride.

Boo used to be SUCH a wimp, but after a couple of short rides, with me behind the trailer, she really got into it. When the trailer comes out now, she's in it before we've hitched it on, looking like the damn Queen of Sheba. "Pull me human slaves!"

I can see fatso getting into it, he’d probably love the wind in his fur, but he’s a rescue so too much risk involved if he freaks out.

The dream...

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Oh bless. Boo is basically a lazy beanbag. She wouldn't jump out of a burning building, we'd have to carry her out, in her basket, atop our heads.

Health and safety gone mad...nosmidsy paint, next is attach a solid flag and add loads of red reflectors.

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The extra long skewer that mounts the trailer direct to axle is made of cheese.

Decided to try make different mounting solution that can use a normal QR skewer.

I don’t trust it horizontal once loaded, with such a distance between the axle and bolt, so hopefully that’ll work at an angle. Less distance between the two points, and loads closer to the vertical.

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Would this one not be better on a solid axle? Get an extra long axle, long enough to fit your main axle nuts and an extra set of nuts on the ends to secure the trailer. I’d use nylocs as it sort of feels like the trailer hitch shouldn’t be rigidly mounted.

Yea I’m thinking that’s the way to go. Wanted to see how it’d feel keeping QR, not wholly convinced.

Had to post that Zipp wheel to the states.

Survived a short trip up and down a hill to a nearby post office. Mile or two?

Felt stable, no scary noises (only normal rattling), and otherwise fine apart from when leaning too much with such a tall load.

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Cool. That's looking good.

Would like a single wheel trailer that could take panniers.

Should really just get organised and weld myself one up.

Probably would have been better on a solid axle. All the same it’s in a bad state - overloaded the trailer, swinging over every bump started bending the hitch/fork. Damaged it enough to come loose. Nightmare journey back.

Anyway, by some stroke of luck I found this for £20 today. Seems also Chinese made, also on the lower end of quality, but a massive step up. Still similar QR issues with old school dropouts and wheel slip. Maybe better with vertical dropouts once I have my other bike back from Italy.

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Anyone got any words of advice/warning as to why this wouldn't be worth a punt?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bicycle-Bike-Cargo-Trailer-Steel-Carrier-Storage-Cart-Wheel-Runner-For-Shopping/224035654013?hash=item342990c97d:g:dgsAAOSwQN5aaUlz

Try it and report back!

At that price (incl shipping!) I'd be kinda surprised if it had pneumatic tyres, never mind hub bearings. OTOH, you never know...

(I really want a Carry Freedom, but while I've got a bakfiets it seems a bit superfluous.)

I was looking at these types of trailers a few weeks ago and couldn't get past the reviews I found. Having to virtually rebuild the wheels, stuff not fitting and having to be ground down to fit etc

Bit the bullet and bought a Burley Flatbed and it's absolutely brilliant

Wait. £17.50??? I missed that, when I was looking they were all in region of £80-90. No brainer! Buy two!

My bike trailer cheap Chinese bu useful I thought the suspension was a gimmick but have found for carrying plants really useful