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  • At first I though this thread was madness, but now I understand it.

    Since you are ready to mod bike, build rack and have bags made I take it you are invested in making it happen.
    But as someone else have suggested I am also worried about the combined flimsiness of parts/components.

    I genuinely think you should try to develop the most aero, lightweight trailer known to man. I imagine it being made completely out of carbon like those ultra lightweight aero cars that go several hundred km on a single liter of petrol. the one in the attached photo did 665km on a single liter.

    Advantages would be:

    • Aerodynamic - and aero beats weight
    • A dry place for the cat when it’s pouring
    • You can take it off and go for a ride with the cat in a bag/basket
    • At stations and stairs, you can unhook it and carry your bike over the shoulder and the trailer one one hand (combined weight should be low with your gear)

    So you have cat and you one the bike, and everything else in the trailer.

    Another option is to make frame and bottom of trailer in carbon and then use a light weight fabric to cover it.

    I genuinely hope you’re feeling better.

  • I am also worried about the combined flimsiness of parts/components. I genuinely think you should try to develop the most aero, lightweight trailer known to man

    If thin rods are too flimsy and I swap them for thicker ones, I think the rack would still be much, much lighter than the lightest trailer.

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