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Hauled my first trailer today
Geoff Lock wrote:
On 16/01/2011 9:19 PM, BT Humble wrote: Geoff Lock wrote: ... Now, the trailer is rated at 45kgs max and I estimate I have about 25kgs onboard (beer was 15kgs, my bag was about 8kgs, and meat and veges was about 2kgs). ... If you have a sturdy rack and panniers, it's very possible to carry a 25kg load entirely over the rear wheel (I did just that on the GVBR a few years ago, and I've lugged a 25kg back off feed wheat for the chooks 16km home on several occasions[1]). It makes the handling a touch top-heavy, but you're gonna be riding slow anyway... Having the load sitting directly over the rear axle would logically give much much better stability and superior handling over my el cheapo trailer setup. One would think, though, that the carrier/pannier rack(?) would have to be permanent features of the bike to have them secure enough. Would be too much of a hassle to put them on and take them off everytime one wanted to use them. This is on my commuter bike. I just recently upgraded to a decent rack and mudguards (which made it stop raining). http://www.humbletown.org/budgetbike/index.htm BTH -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |
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Hauled my first trailer today
Geoff Lock wrote:
Having the load sitting directly over the rear axle would logically give much much better stability and superior handling over my el cheapo trailer setup. The critical word is directly over the axle, aka e very careful when you lean and watch for bumps. in the old days you have thornproof tube which removed/heavily reduced that fear. One would think, though, that the carrier/pannier rack(?) would have to be permanent features of the bike to have them secure enough. Would be too much of a hassle to put them on and take them off everytime one wanted to use them. Yep, Front and back racks were permanenly attached to both our bicycles. The main advantage of the trailer appears to be its ability to easily hold two cartons of beer. Unless you had specialised panniers, substantial racks and an extended frame. |
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Hauled my first trailer today
On 17/01/2011 8:54 PM, BT Humble wrote:
Geoff Lock wrote: On 16/01/2011 9:19 PM, BT Humble wrote: Geoff Lock wrote: One would think, though, that the carrier/pannier rack(?) would have to be permanent features of the bike to have them secure enough. Would be too much of a hassle to put them on and take them off everytime one wanted to use them. This is on my commuter bike. I just recently upgraded to a decent rack and mudguards (which made it stop raining). You are still riding Aargh? http://www.humbletown.org/budgetbike/index.htm What an interesting website. Those $$ figures you have are quite amazing. You got into the black in no time flat!!! Just goes to show the cost effectiveness of riding a bicycle. |
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Hauled my first trailer today
On 17/01/2011 10:37 PM, terryc wrote:
Geoff Lock wrote: Having the load sitting directly over the rear axle would logically give much much better stability and superior handling over my el cheapo trailer setup. The critical word is directly over the axle, aka e very careful when you lean and watch for bumps. in the old days you have thornproof tube which removed/heavily reduced that fear. Ah hah! Now that you pointed it out, it seems so obvious. One's balance would be completely different due to the additional load. One would think, though, that the carrier/pannier rack(?) would have to be permanent features of the bike to have them secure enough. Would be too much of a hassle to put them on and take them off everytime one wanted to use them. Yep, Front and back racks were permanenly attached to both our bicycles. More convenient that way, I'd think, seeing as one is not gonna be contesting a stage of the Tour de France anytime soon The main advantage of the trailer appears to be its ability to easily hold two cartons of beer. Unless you had specialised panniers, substantial racks and an extended frame. Specialised panniers for cartons of beer???!!!! Geez!!! They think of everything, don't they?? |
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Hauled my first trailer today
Geoff Lock wrote:
Specialised panniers for cartons of beer???!!!! Geez!!! They think of everything, don't they?? I once saw young Thorin at the Brunswick BUG brazing up just such a unit. It was essentially an L-shaped frame where the bottom of the "L" would fold up when not in use. It seemed to work quite well. BTH -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |
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Hauled my first trailer today
Geoff Lock wrote:
On 17/01/2011 8:54 PM, BT Humble wrote: This is on my commuter bike. I just recently upgraded to a decent rack and mudguards (which made it stop raining). You are still riding Aargh? Certainly am. I just got sick of writing up the ride log every day. I'm probably averaging about 4000-5000km a year. http://www.humbletown.org/budgetbike/index.htm What an interesting website. Those $$ figures you have are quite amazing. You got into the black in no time flat!!! Just goes to show the cost effectiveness of riding a bicycle. It'd be even quicker now - bus fares have gone up! :-) BTH -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |
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