>Has anyone here built themselves a kayak trailer for their bicycle? Yes. George got a friend to build him one. > He did, however, get me the 20 inch quick release BMX tires I >wanted for it, That's about the size and type though George's trailer used Swiss hubs with a centre push-pin for quick release. > and also recommended a flexible "universal joint" type >thingy to attach the hypothetical trailer to the rear wheel hub of the >bike One way of doing it. The hitch can be a short thick piece of rubber with a twist in it. The towbar has to have a bit of a curve to get away from the back of the back wheel and then back in line with the centre line of the bike. The alternative is a hitch just behind the seat with the fitting attached to the seatpost. Because of the use of a saddle bag and possibly a load on the carrier, George has a frame round the back of the back wheel with a towball fitted to it. >.a range of anywhere from half a mile to about 15 miles each way. How about 300 or 400 km? George has done that, reckoned it slowed his average touring speed by about 2 km per hour. Remember that's fully loaded touring and the kayak was a plastic Nimbus/Quality Kayaks Puffin (not the newer folding design), at least 30+ kg. >I'm really getting tired of having to >use the car for all these little distances, and I'd much rather be >riding my bike than driving anyway. George has never had a car licence and never will. He's cycle toured many places in the world. The trailer is only an "axle" holding the wheels and a towbar extending from that. A small front cradle or bow attachment and there's your trailer, a skeleton. It could be all bolted and the hardest bit would be bending the towbar/spine at the front end if using an axle tow point. Take a look at the kids' trailers for ideas. Alex . . *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 26 2002 - 14:09:24 PDT
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