Post by: Charlotte on 18 November, 2008, 11:04:25 am
Is it just me who finds cargo bikes, trailers and improbable bicycle/tricycle loads really rather sexy?
Post by: JohnP on 18 November, 2008, 11:06:29 am
YES IT IS (possibly) ONLY YOU.
Post by: MSeries on 18 November, 2008, 11:07:17 am
Post by: токамак on 18 November, 2008, 11:07:59 am
Post by: Charlotte on 18 November, 2008, 11:09:47 am
Post by: LEE on 18 November, 2008, 11:10:47 am
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/IMG_5629.jpg?t=1227006594)
Post by: clarion on 18 November, 2008, 11:11:32 am
Post by: Jaded on 18 November, 2008, 11:20:03 am
Post by: LE on 18 November, 2008, 11:21:34 am
About time I reposted my effort I suppose
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/IMG_5629.jpg?t=1227006594)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Post by: andygates on 18 November, 2008, 11:25:57 am
Post by: David Martin on 18 November, 2008, 11:26:55 am
Do I win?
..d
Post by: geraldc on 18 November, 2008, 11:28:56 am
Post by: Charlotte on 18 November, 2008, 11:41:11 am
You should submit your Sheffield stand effort - if you haven't already...
Haha! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32540575@N02/3040112213/in/pool-cargobike)
Post by: PrettyBoyTim on 18 November, 2008, 12:06:33 pm
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2947151433_1b90ff10fc.jpg?v=0)
Post by: clarion on 18 November, 2008, 12:14:46 pm
Post by: David Martin on 18 November, 2008, 12:15:06 pm
Can't help thinking there's a flaw with this one...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2947151433_1b90ff10fc.jpg?v=0)
Why?
Post by: RJ on 18 November, 2008, 12:24:29 pm
A Flickr group - Ho yuss! (http://www.flickr.com/groups/cargobike/pool/)
Is it just me who finds cargo bikes, trailers and improbable bicycle/tricycle loads really rather sexy?
Uplifting is the word I'd choose :)
Post by: PhilO on 18 November, 2008, 12:54:34 pm
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/3027964427_0580fd8fa9.jpg?v=0)
One day.... One day.... ::-)
Post by: robgul on 18 November, 2008, 01:12:37 pm
You should submit your Sheffield stand effort - if you haven't already...
Haha! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32540575@N02/3040112213/in/pool-cargobike)
Charlotte - do feel free to add the pic of my recent purchase resplendent on your trailer (you'd better explain!!)
Rob
Post by: Charlotte on 18 November, 2008, 01:25:03 pm
Here we go. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32540575@N02/3041086490/)
The trike is Rob's - a lucky find on eBay and I collected it last week with my trailer. It's safely stashed in the SEEKRIT BUNKER and we're just hoping that Liz doesn't take a liking to it...
Post by: Jaded on 18 November, 2008, 01:33:09 pm
Post by: Charlotte on 18 November, 2008, 01:43:54 pm
Post by: robgul on 18 November, 2008, 01:45:36 pm
Would you have to lower the saddle? ;D ;D ;D
I might need the saddle a gnat's higher if I try and ride it .. not sure about the ultimate rider yet, he/she is not set to hatch until early February!
It was too good an opportunity to miss for a classic trike which, sadly, Pashley is selling fewer of each year.
Now ... anyone got a pair of SPD pedals they don't want?
Rob
Post by: Tourist Tony on 18 November, 2008, 04:17:29 pm
Post by: chillmoister on 20 November, 2008, 01:45:32 pm
Post by: MattH on 20 November, 2008, 02:12:38 pm
I've just joined the group and added this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/373279703/in/pool-cargobike).
That looks like the ideal accessory for long Audaxes!
Post by: TimO on 20 November, 2008, 02:30:05 pm
The few photos of dogs on trailers and in panniers reminded me of Rastus, the motorcycling kiwi cat from a few years back, who used to stand on the bikes fuel tank. He even had a small leather helmet, goggles and bandana! I can't see Talisker being overly impressed by any of these ideas. :-\ ;D
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/MaxCorkill_Rastus.jpg)
Post by: arabella on 20 November, 2008, 10:56:48 pm
Luckily it's flat around here.
me thinks there should be a special category for normal-tail (as opposed to longtail bikes)
Post by: onb on 21 November, 2008, 02:05:25 pm
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/onb/399802316_7b6c32690a.jpg)
Post by: woollypigs on 21 November, 2008, 02:56:50 pm
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_I2koBEIwO7s/R1HWDLyCVbI/AAAAAAAABVE/pX8x-4jIQmA/s720/dsc02498.jpg)
Post by: Charlotte on 25 January, 2011, 08:45:55 pm
Ah, ha, ha!
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5388481114_d0203284d0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58659230@N03/5388481114/)
Heavy load (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58659230@N03/5388481114/) by cnbarn (http://www.flickr.com/people/58659230@N03/), on Flickr
Post by: Jurek on 25 January, 2011, 08:50:03 pm
Hmmmm?
Post by: Charlotte on 25 January, 2011, 08:53:21 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 25 January, 2011, 08:54:42 pm
What was in the boxes though?
And what on earth is EL wire?
Post by: andygates on 25 January, 2011, 08:55:14 pm
Post by: Jurek on 25 January, 2011, 08:55:24 pm
Actually, it's only a green bungee. But I was farting about with off-camera flash and it's made it 'pop' a bit...;D
Post by: Charlotte on 25 January, 2011, 08:56:44 pm
What was in the boxes though?
Nothing. They're for packing my penny up in - I'm off down under next week :)
And what on earth is EL wire?
Electroluminescent glow wire...
Post by: Jurek on 25 January, 2011, 08:58:03 pm
Electroluminescent glow wire...Ahem! (http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=electroluminescent+wire&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=ATk_TcaAEce3hQe4yrC2Cg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CEsQrQQwAA)
Post by: Charlotte on 25 January, 2011, 09:00:43 pm
Post by: Jurek on 25 January, 2011, 09:02:50 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 25 January, 2011, 09:25:42 pm
Tasmania? I think you'll be within a v short distance of my cousin Vaughan who used to cycle all around Oz, Europe and Americal. Unfortunately I don't have his contact - only ever met him once, and he's about 20 years older than me - otherwise I'd tell him to go along and watch you!What was in the boxes though?
Nothing. They're for packing my penny up in - I'm off down under next week :)And what on earth is EL wire?
Electroluminescent glow wire...
Post by: clarion on 25 January, 2011, 09:26:34 pm
Post by: Charlotte on 25 January, 2011, 09:34:40 pm
Tasmania?
Evandale village fair, yep.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 25 January, 2011, 09:37:28 pm
Post by: Speshact on 25 January, 2011, 10:23:07 pm
Kennington People on Bikes: How to transport bulky roof insulation (http://kenningtonpob.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-transport-bulky-roof-insulation.html)
while some that recently impressed me are here
Kennington People on Bikes: Moving stuff by bike (http://kenningtonpob.blogspot.com/2010/11/moving-stuff-by-bike.html)
Post by: matthew on 25 January, 2011, 10:27:20 pm
(http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/matthew_streeter/IMGP3315.jpg)
Post by: Kim on 26 January, 2011, 12:04:20 am
The best I've done were:
a) About 70kg of sealed lead-acid batteries, which fitted unremarkably in panniers, but were the subject of much disbelief when I got them to the local household waste site (which is, naturally, uphill from here).
b) A stepladder. Not sure if it counts because I discovered that, having strapped it to the bike, it prevented me from turning left, so ended up wheeling it most of the way. Unfortunately it was chucking it down with rain so it didn't occur to me to take a photo.
Post by: Feline on 26 January, 2011, 12:11:10 am
Post by: DrMekon on 26 January, 2011, 12:14:21 am
YouTube
- View from inside a cargotrike
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOTmNQH80N4)
Video of my better half (5'2) carrying me (6'2), our 5yr old and 1yr old.
A couple of weeks back I did 14 miles with a 105kg colleague and 3 weeks worth of luggage. Probably not more than 125kg.
Post by: Kim on 26 January, 2011, 12:17:05 am
Do you think that 12V DC EL wire would work from a dyno hub? I'm thinking of the Dun Run 2011 ;D
Given some electronics. Might not leave much power for your lights, thobut.
But anyway, battery power is preferred: battery pack straps to the hub, EL wire weaves between the spokes at the rim - light up wheels!
I'm sure there'll be someone along in a minute with photos of Charlotte's penny...
Post by: Peter on 26 January, 2011, 12:24:19 am
YouTube
- View from inside a cargotrike
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOTmNQH80N4)
Video of my better half (5'2) carrying me (6'2), our 5yr old and 1yr old.
A couple of weeks back I did 14 miles with a 105kg colleague and 3 weeks worth of luggage. Probably not more than 125kg.
That's pretty impressive! Your son is the spitting image of you, with emphasis on the spitting. Some of the manoeuvring made me quite giddy till I remembered it wasn't the rider's head-cam. Really good!
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 26 January, 2011, 02:58:22 pm
:thumbsup:
Post by: Jaded on 26 January, 2011, 03:13:17 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 26 January, 2011, 05:01:12 pm
a 1000 litre water tank (empty):
(http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/photos/tank.JPG)
a 100 litre water tank (full!)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/P1030641.jpg)
a boat:
(http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/photos/boattrail.jpg)
1/4 ton of hoss muck
(http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/photos/hossmuck.jpg)
Last week I had some 3.6 metre lengths of 6" x 2" timber on the same trailer.
And I have riden about a mile home, carrying a 8' x 4' sheet of plywood under my arm with just a bungee cord as a handle! :o
Post by: Jaded on 26 January, 2011, 05:21:15 pm
1/4 ton of hoss muck
(http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/photos/hossmuck.jpg)
I hope you had a headwind.
Post by: Palinurus on 26 January, 2011, 07:58:46 pm
Note sensible use of 23 mm tyres and floppy case to hold 1978 Fender Precision. The trailer is a really cheap job I bought originally for doing the recycling, I gave it away on Freecycle eventually.
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll155/Mister_Penguin/P5050018.jpg)
Post by: Palinurus on 26 January, 2011, 07:59:59 pm
Post by: DrMekon on 27 January, 2011, 01:34:37 pm
What is the music? :)
It's a Terry Riley piece. I think it's from Persian Surgery Dervishes, but I am not sure.
Post by: geraldc on 27 January, 2011, 01:38:42 pm
Post by: David Martin on 27 January, 2011, 05:05:59 pm
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/373279703_ec152db8da_z.jpg?zz=1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/373279703/)
Cycle trailer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/373279703/) by davidmamartin (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmam/), on Flickr
Post by: longers on 18 February, 2011, 08:08:48 pm
Bike/fridge/Wandlebury. (http://swns.com/cyclist-pictured-transporting-fridge-freezer-on-back-of-bike-181151.html)
Post by: RichForrest on 19 February, 2011, 01:10:40 pm
While they were filming at the same spot the pic was taken he came cycling past.
He was a Polish guy who saw a fridge in a skip and took it home (16miles).
Post by: longers on 19 February, 2011, 01:39:05 pm
Post by: Feline on 19 February, 2011, 01:43:10 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 February, 2011, 10:27:47 pm
Ta for the info. 16 mile is a good effort like that!Especially compared to:
Quote
John added that the mystery cyclist was aged in his 60s and believes he carried the fridge freezer for at least three miles.The article calls him "barmy", which he may be, but I'd say he's also "balmy". He looks quite serene in that photo.
Polish, is he? It is more common to carry large loads on bikes in Poland, since bikes are more commonly used as a person's workhorse only transport, and you rarely get trailers - though I have seen a few, all homemade. Even so, that must have made for a good balancing act.
Post by: Sergeant Pluck on 21 February, 2011, 10:35:02 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 February, 2011, 10:48:30 pm
Post by: Sergeant Pluck on 21 February, 2011, 10:54:53 pm
Five mph according to that article!
Not on the clip that I saw - I'd say 10 mph. I didn't see any sign of "traffic coming to a standstill" either.
Post by: Sergeant Pluck on 21 February, 2011, 10:57:28 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5FNV_UOO4&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5FNV_UOO4&feature=player_embedded)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 February, 2011, 11:12:28 pm
Post by: Regulator on 22 February, 2011, 07:39:29 am
Yep, clearly not 5mph and no standstill traffic.
But several close overtakes...
Post by: DrMekon on 22 February, 2011, 10:53:11 am
Post by: clarion on 22 February, 2011, 11:39:00 am
Yep, clearly not 5mph and no standstill traffic.
But several close overtakes...
Punishment Passes?
Post by: Valiant on 24 February, 2011, 02:36:24 pm
Post by: woollypigs on 25 February, 2011, 08:34:36 am
Post by: Gattopardo on 28 February, 2011, 12:36:13 pm
What to i win?
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 28 February, 2011, 08:02:49 pm
Post by: Valiant on 02 March, 2011, 01:20:29 am
Ah Beatrix, I do miss her.
She'll be back soon hopefully having just been stripped down. She's skipped versions 3,4 and 5 and gone straight to 6 ;)
Post by: nicknack on 02 March, 2011, 10:27:56 am
Post by: tiermat on 02 March, 2011, 10:35:58 am
Ah Beatrix, I do miss her.
She'll be back soon hopefully having just been stripped down. She's skipped versions 3,4 and 5 and gone straight to 6 ;)
Shurely that should be "Gone straight up to 11" :)
Post by: arvid on 01 December, 2011, 10:22:58 pm
Not really *on* it, but anyway. More pics on Brompton on a trailer behind a recumbent (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24693028@N02/sets/72157628238954687/with/6438347335/). The recumbent had to go the dealer 35km away and stay there for 24h+. Public transport from me to there... it's faster to cycle, so I brought another bike to cycle back with: the Brompton.
Oh, and the S-bag on the front of the trailer, just behind the rear wheel, was not such a good idea.
Post by: Arellcat on 01 December, 2011, 11:25:41 pm
(http://www.tay39.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pannierbox.jpg)
At least two people asked me, during my ride home, if I was taking someone to the vet. The poor thing would have been shaken to bits!
Post by: Tewdric on 01 December, 2011, 11:27:17 pm
Post by: Kim on 01 December, 2011, 11:38:17 pm
At least two people asked me, during my ride home, if I was taking someone to the vet.
Ah, in that case, we might as well have Zev:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/kitten/IMG_2905.sized.jpg)
What she lacked in size or weight, she made up for by being astoundingly cooperative.
Post by: TimO on 02 December, 2011, 08:29:56 am
What she lacked in size or weight, she made up for by being astoundingly cooperative.
And she's still pretty cooperative, barely complaining about travelling by bicycle trailer, although she's made up the weight and volume bit by quite a way, being about three times heavier now!
It'll be interesting in a weeks time, to see how she and Kai get on, sharing a carrier to the cattery! If things become daft, I'll do it in two goes, it's only a couple of miles to the cattery, but they should easily fit in the larger carrier, assuming I can get it on the trailer OK.
That may not be true in the future, depending on exactly how big she gets. Kai is already a medium sized cat. If she gets big, I suspect that there won't be room for two of them!
Post by: Riggers on 02 December, 2011, 08:50:19 am
At least two people asked me, during my ride home, if I was taking someone to the vet.
Ah, in that case, we might as well have Zev:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/kitten/IMG_2905.sized.jpg)
What she lacked in size or weight, she made up for by being astoundingly cooperative.
I admire your weapon of choice Kimster or, "Come on who wants some!!?" Namely: a small table leg. Curious as to why you have (so it appears) a brass plate with YACF on it?
Post by: TimO on 02 December, 2011, 09:40:08 am
I admire your weapon of choice Kimster or, "Come on who wants some!!?" Namely: a small table leg. Curious as to why you have (so it appears) a brass plate with YACF on it?
You missed this (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=40429.0), entirely? :o
I suspect Zev is the only (forum) cat whose been involved with it!
Post by: Riggers on 02 December, 2011, 03:24:43 pm
I admire your weapon of choice Kimster or, "Come on who wants some!!?" Namely: a small table leg. Curious as to why you have (so it appears) a brass plate with YACF on it?
You missed this (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=40429.0), entirely? :o
I suspect Zev is the only (forum) cat whose been involved with it!
I did. Where the hell was I then? Asleep!?
Post by: Speedy611 on 05 December, 2011, 09:54:21 am
http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I (http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I)
Post by: Si_Co on 05 December, 2011, 12:39:36 pm
(http://www.jmartdirect.co.uk/ebay/ebayprod/4drawd.jpg)
Yes that is back as i have no rack
Post by: Riggers on 05 December, 2011, 12:48:08 pm
Has anyone seen this? Cargo bikes seem to be a bit of a meme at the moment - there are several near where I live, as well as Xtracycles Yubas, etc. I have to say that I think a good cargo bike plus moderate E-assist is a really practical option. I just wish they were a bit cheaper and the li-ion battery tech was a bit more reliable.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I (http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I)
Great video. Girl on the front at around 2:40 looks like my wife!
Post by: David Martin on 05 December, 2011, 04:28:48 pm
Post by: MattH on 05 December, 2011, 04:59:45 pm
It was one of these
(http://img1.jpegbay.com/gallery/000963947/1_f.jpg)
which according to this page (http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/cossor_oscilloscope_1052.html) was a smidge under 42lbs. The name "portable oscillograph" was probably intended to be ironic.
Post by: clarion on 05 December, 2011, 05:00:29 pm
Has anyone seen this? Cargo bikes seem to be a bit of a meme at the moment - there are several near where I live, as well as Xtracycles Yubas, etc. I have to say that I think a good cargo bike plus moderate E-assist is a really practical option. I just wish they were a bit cheaper and the li-ion battery tech was a bit more reliable.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I (http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I)
Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
*want*
Post by: mike on 05 December, 2011, 05:25:45 pm
Post by: barakta on 05 December, 2011, 08:13:15 pm
Reminds me of the days of my penniless youth, when I scraped together enough money to buy an old Cossor valve oscillograph from New Cross Radio in Manchester (not even new enough to be called an oscilloscope). They built them very solidly in those days, and this was a big dual beam model - which went into a rucksack (I didn't think my pannier rack would survive the load) and ridden back up the hill the 10 miles to Oldham. Of course, being a penniless youth I didn't have a rucksack with fancy backsystem, or even a waist strap to put the load onto my hips.
It was one of these
(http://img1.jpegbay.com/gallery/000963947/1_f.jpg)
which according to this page (http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/cossor_oscilloscope_1052.html) was a smidge under 42lbs. The name "portable oscillograph" was probably intended to be ironic.
I once carried a logic analyser which was pretty bloody heavy and about the size of a largeish tower desktop PC case across London running for trains. It might not be as heavy as this but I'm kinda tiny and girlsized and girlstrengthed... It was only once on my final train I realised my knuckles had split from carrying the sodding thing - and it never sodding worked (corrupt something or other) so a bit of a crap gift for resident electronics geek.
Post by: Zipperhead on 06 December, 2011, 11:16:23 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwDLKcw4zo4
Post by: Charlotte on 06 December, 2011, 11:20:38 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 06 December, 2011, 11:37:14 pm
Woteva u kawl it, chapeau!
Post by: Zipperhead on 07 December, 2011, 07:44:19 am
I can thoroughly recommend riding a combo like this though. It may not be fast, but the car drivers give you all the road space that you want.
Post by: Charlotte on 07 December, 2011, 07:56:27 am
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 07 December, 2011, 10:59:12 am
Nope, I was returning Margeret Hilda, and the trike is mine (and what I rode home on).??? Regardless of which is whose, you're clearly riding the tandem (I see you cleverly removed the stoker's saddle, so that no one would be tempted to join you) and the trike is attached to MH's rack. Unless I'm either watching a different video or my eyes are upside down.
I can thoroughly recommend riding a combo like this though. It may not be fast, but the car drivers give you all the road space that you want.
Post by: Zipperhead on 07 December, 2011, 09:05:26 pm
Nope, I was returning Margeret Hilda, and the trike is mine (and what I rode home on).??? Regardless of which is whose, you're clearly riding the tandem (I see you cleverly removed the stoker's saddle, so that no one would be tempted to join you) and the trike is attached to MH's rack. Unless I'm either watching a different video or my eyes are upside down.
I can thoroughly recommend riding a combo like this though. It may not be fast, but the car drivers give you all the road space that you want.
I tried it the other way around, but decided in the end it was better to ride from the front of the setup. ;D ;D ;D
Post by: Arch on 07 December, 2011, 10:46:12 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjyfWZsQoe4
Post by: Speshact on 08 December, 2011, 10:52:40 am
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxDQfqZGjEw/TuB8qLUA1FI/AAAAAAAABYQ/yZoUi4ni5s0/s1600/Photo5988.jpg)
Post by: graculus on 08 December, 2011, 02:48:39 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 December, 2011, 03:38:10 pm
Post by: Speshact on 08 December, 2011, 05:34:53 pm
Is that the small or large Y-frame trailer from Carryfreedom? (I note you've lost the rubber hemispheres from the axle ends like every other one I've seen)large.
I lost one of the hemisphere's on the first ride or two of the trailer. I always pop the wheels off and take them with me when leaving it parked at the supermarket or in the communal garage to deter theft so I doubt I'd bother with them if I had them!
Post by: Mr Arch on 08 December, 2011, 05:47:29 pm
This film always makes me want to cry for some reason. Broodiness probably.That can be sorted. :thumbsup:
;)
Post by: TimO on 08 December, 2011, 08:26:23 pm
Has anyone seen this? Cargo bikes seem to be a bit of a meme at the moment - there are several near where I live, as well as Xtracycles Yubas, etc. I have to say that I think a good cargo bike plus moderate E-assist is a really practical option. I just wish they were a bit cheaper and the li-ion battery tech was a bit more reliable.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I (http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVjFq0Yni0I)
Well to an extent this thread is a reflection of that increasing meme. Many of the people on here regularly do transport all sorts of stuff on cargo bikes and with trailers.
Technology-wise, things will probably get better with time. At the moment it is a bit dependent on early adopters and people who are willing to experiment.
The kids on that video remind me a bit of Fizz in Yehuda Moon!
Post by: Regulator on 09 December, 2011, 04:30:20 pm
I managed to carry a tandem on my trike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwDLKcw4zo4
A trike on your tandem, surely? ???
Post by: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 23 January, 2012, 04:17:14 pm
Post by: David Martin on 23 January, 2012, 05:48:14 pm
I've ridden home with a laundry basket tied to my back before.
Post by: David Martin on 24 January, 2012, 09:31:43 am
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6750675175_762f189ff9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/winhide/6750675175/)
image0033 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/winhide/6750675175/) by winhide (http://www.flickr.com/people/winhide/), on Flickr
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 24 January, 2012, 10:40:59 am
Post by: Snakehips on 24 January, 2012, 10:49:00 am
Why is he towing her on a chair? Is she disabled, lazy, domineering or is he simply besotted?
Could be that she is his personal trainer.
Post by: David Martin on 24 January, 2012, 11:02:32 am
Post by: Charlotte on 24 January, 2012, 11:44:47 am
Could be that she is his personal trainler.
FTFY :D
Post by: Feanor on 24 January, 2012, 02:00:28 pm
I've just seen a man cycling down Nicolson Street with a stepladder strapped to his rucksack, which he was wearing.
I've seen photos of 2 fellows in India carrying a full-length ladder between them.
They had it over their heads ( around their neck ); one at the front, and one at the back.
If one guy had gone through a junction, and a crossing truck came before the second guy had cleared the junction, it would have spoiled their day.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 24 January, 2012, 02:10:47 pm
Post by: David Martin on 30 January, 2012, 11:33:50 am
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3301/3442577036_60d6981def_z.jpg?zz=1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/3442577036/)
Load carrying by bike.. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/3442577036/) by davidmamartin (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmam/), on Flickr
She is now 15.
Post by: TimO on 21 March, 2012, 04:56:53 pm
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/CarryFreedomTestRun_Thumb480.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/CarryFreedomTestRun.jpg)
Click image for bigness.
Click image for bigness.
Not as impressive as some things that people on here have carried, but that's about ten minutes after the guy arrived at the door with the delivery from Wiggle, containing that trailer. It's box is at the bottom of that pile. ;D
Since that worked OK, I loaded it up a second time, with the remainder of the cardboard (a large bag full of lots of smaller bits), and three large but relatively light bags of non-recycleable stuff It was at least twice the height of the above load, and took three bungees and a cargo strap that I normally use with the car roof rack. It all got there OK. If I'd tried that with the Yak Bob, I'd still be doing trips back and forth!
Post by: Kim on 21 March, 2012, 07:03:18 pm
Post by: TimO on 21 March, 2012, 07:34:00 pm
Bonus points for single speed, even if it was just cardboard.
Yes, it's "interesting" at the end of my road, where you have to almost do a 180° turn, at a stop line, as you go uphill over a railway bridge. Extra bonus points if a bus stops just as you pull out, so you have to overtake that as well (as happened with my second load).
It did take a little bit of hard pushing at that point. :)
Luckily aside from a moderate incline up Roman Way flyover (with three lanes, and people still passing stupidly close with bugger all traffic around) the route was fairly flat.
Also not helped by Vince being my heaviest (and cheapest!) bike.
Post by: clarion on 21 March, 2012, 07:40:06 pm
Post by: clarion on 21 March, 2012, 08:29:32 pm
Post by: MattH on 21 March, 2012, 08:33:55 pm
Bonus points for single speed, even if it was just cardboard.
I'm considering trying out my fixed hack bike with the trailer. My steel audax bike that I have been using to pull it is in bits at the moment whilst I'm sorting out some paint issues, so trailer-based food shopping will have to be done either on the fixed or dig out my MTB. I'm not sure how nice it will be using the fixed though, both from a smoothness point of view and the fact I'm running about 85", which would make accelerating up the (admittedly modest) hill from the supermarket with a loaded trailer something of a challenge. I do have proper brakes on the bike, so wouldn't be trying to use leg braking to slow the rig down.
Post by: TimO on 21 March, 2012, 08:43:28 pm
... and the fact I'm running about 85" ...
I think Vince is about 60", which makes things somewhat easier!
Post by: Valiant on 23 March, 2012, 02:10:17 am
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Post by: CrinklyLion on 23 March, 2012, 06:37:53 am
I really wanted to know how he carried that on his bike.
Post by: Mr Arch on 24 March, 2012, 05:50:47 pm
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_0141.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_0142.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 24 March, 2012, 07:37:45 pm
Post by: Mr Arch on 24 March, 2012, 09:16:35 pm
Good work! But what is it?Bloody heavy, that's what it is! :thumbsup:
I'd like to think of it as a Gattling gun, double barreled. ;D
But it is only a scrap built polishing tumbler made with wood, MDF and a stainless steel rotisserie from some sort of commercial roasting/barbequing thing that has a big motor, gearbox and toothed belt drive inside.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/DSC_0140.jpg)
In the front bag was all my weekend kit plus laptop, full tool kit in the saddle bag and several kilos of stripped tyres in the rucksack.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 24 March, 2012, 09:30:31 pm
Whatever happens, we have got
The MFWHTBAB gun and they have not
:D
Post by: STMS on 26 March, 2012, 10:39:06 am
I prefer lying down on the job..
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/373279703_ec152db8da_z.jpg?zz=1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/373279703/)
Cycle trailer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/373279703/) by davidmamartin (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmam/), on Flickr
I actually strapped a 2'6 mattress to my back with 16mm cooker wire, i only transported it 1 mile and the wheals under my arms were horrendous with the flapping in the wind. I even got pulled over halfway and the two policemen laughed; but as i was in full control of the bike and on a quieter residential route they let me on my way.
Post by: Arch on 26 March, 2012, 05:01:18 pm
That's impressive device, and even more impressive is the put-togetherness of it. Plus, it's the only YACF machine that Hillaire Belloc might have rhymed about.
Whatever happens, we have got
The MFWHTBAB gun and they have not
:D
Anyone but us would have spent the £40 or so on a cheap tumbler off Ebay. But it wouldn't have been able to take different sizes of container (note the moveable stop to prevent different containers from shifting off the rollers), or contained Lego technic tyres.... ;D
Post by: tiermat on 26 March, 2012, 05:07:51 pm
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/DSC_0140.jpg)
You ARE Heath Robinson AICMFP
Post by: Mr Arch on 26 March, 2012, 10:35:11 pm
Anyone but us would have spent the £40 or so on a cheap tumbler off Ebay. But it wouldn't have been able to take different sizes of container (note the moveable stop to prevent different containers from shifting off the rollers), or contained Lego technic tyres.... ;DYou found one on Ebay for £40?
Why didn't you say? It would have saved me so much fun!
;D
Post by: Pingu on 26 March, 2012, 10:43:09 pm
IMG_5307 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/7018891567/) by The Pingus (http://www.flickr.com/people/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Got plenty of space from the motons :thumbsup:
Post by: Mr Arch on 26 March, 2012, 10:48:00 pm
;D
Post by: Pingu on 26 March, 2012, 11:54:14 pm
Post by: Arch on 27 March, 2012, 06:38:00 pm
Anyone but us would have spent the £40 or so on a cheap tumbler off Ebay. But it wouldn't have been able to take different sizes of container (note the moveable stop to prevent different containers from shifting off the rollers), or contained Lego technic tyres.... ;DYou found one on Ebay for £40?
Why didn't you say? It would have saved me so much fun!
;D
I can't remember now, but there was one, briefly that was cheapish.
I wouldn't want to get in the way of your fun....
Post by: Wobbly John on 27 March, 2012, 08:58:24 pm
You found one on Ebay for £40?
Why didn't you say? It would have saved me so much fun!
;D
Pity I live so far away - there's a tumbler with a 1/2 hp motor and two 10" drums in the workshop doing nothing.
Post by: Mr Arch on 27 March, 2012, 10:40:48 pm
I go past your neck of the woods when I visit my God daughter! :thumbsup:You found one on Ebay for £40?
Why didn't you say? It would have saved me so much fun!
;D
Pity I live so far away - there's a tumbler with a 1/2 hp motor and two 10" drums in the workshop doing nothing.
Post by: TimO on 10 April, 2012, 04:06:28 pm
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Trailer/small.php?file=SupermarketShopping.jpg&size=480) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Trailer/SupermarketShopping.jpg)
Click image for bigness.
Click image for bigness.
Extra bonus points for not using a single throwaway bag. Everything was either just loaded in loose, or in two reusable shopping bags (you can see one orange towards the back of the trailer).
There was a lot of liquid, in various contains, a dozen bottles of beer, 4L of detergent, 26 cans of assorted drinks, 8 bottles of Lassi, a couple of large bottles of Innocent fruit juice, 4 pints of milk etc. This made for an interesting ride, because as you pulled away the liquid resisted, and then as it caught up, it pushed the entire bike forward. Initially I thought there was a fault with the bearings, and it was periodically rubbing, but eventually I realised it was just the mass of liquid, which was probably two thirds of the load. I really wouldn't want to carry a large barrel of liquid on the trailer, it would be a truly odd sensation.
Post by: Bodgeit on 20 April, 2012, 04:36:26 pm
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k273/bodgeit/f7bee493.jpg)
Post by: MattH on 20 April, 2012, 05:18:02 pm
:)
Post by: Biggsy on 20 April, 2012, 06:34:51 pm
Post by: SteveC on 21 April, 2012, 08:26:40 am
Pingu, what the hell are those things? I'm disturbed!They look like fat balls for feeding to birds.
(I'm sure I could have put that better)
S
Post by: clarion on 21 April, 2012, 08:44:07 am
Or else they might be bird food.
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 23 April, 2012, 08:14:25 am
No pics, I'm afraid.
Post by: Riggers on 23 April, 2012, 09:30:18 am
Washed it off when I got back home.
No pics I'm afraid.
Post by: peterc on 26 April, 2012, 10:00:53 pm
Seat tube cable tied to the rack pointing down seemed to work well.
Post by: RJ on 26 April, 2012, 10:04:41 pm
Post by: Euan Uzami on 30 April, 2012, 11:35:09 pm
Quite unremarkable if it's the bike that is carrying the child. But this was literally someone riding a bike while at the same time carrying a child. A chav on a bmx riding a long on the pavement, sitting on the (obviously very low) seat, right hand on the handlebars, left arm wrapped round an approx 3 year old child round the stomach, i.e. so the child was facing outwards and sort of sitting on the person's hip. Making fairly ungainly progress along the pavement. ::-) :o ::-) :o
Post by: Andrij on 01 May, 2012, 09:33:48 am
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wGx9258BJ8E/T5xSHjdW6XI/AAAAAAAABPY/TUeYNjdGEE8/s640/P1020250.JPG)
* Mudgaurds
* 20" rims x 2
* pair 20" wheels
* assorted bike bits and pieces inside the bag beneath all the above items.
Post by: clarion on 01 May, 2012, 10:14:25 am
Post by: Pingu on 01 May, 2012, 03:28:49 pm
I thought they were the testicles of the Titan warriors he had defeated, taken home as trophies of battle.
Or else they might be bird food.
One of those is correct.
Post by: Arch on 01 May, 2012, 09:32:46 pm
I saw someone today riding a bike while carrying a child.
Quite unremarkable if it's the bike that is carrying the child. But this was literally someone riding a bike while at the same time carrying a child. A chav on a bmx riding a long on the pavement, sitting on the (obviously very low) seat, right hand on the handlebars, left arm wrapped round an approx 3 year old child round the stomach, i.e. so the child was facing outwards and sort of sitting on the person's hip. Making fairly ungainly progress along the pavement. ::-) :o ::-) :o
I've seen a chap a couple of times, carrying a kid. The kid is sitting on the guy's hip (facing inwards, as you would carry a child like that while walking), as it were, but slightly on his lap, so as he pedals, the kid goes up and down on one thigh. Both seem happy with the arrangement.
Post by: Wonky on 01 May, 2012, 09:37:09 pm
Post by: TimO on 07 May, 2012, 02:03:56 pm
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Trailer/small.php?file=DSCF0496.JPG&size=480) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Trailer/DSCF0496.JPG)
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Trailer/small.php?file=DSCF0498.JPGR&size=480) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Trailer/DSCF0498.JPG)
My only worry is that one wheel is within paw reaching distance, and it's just asking for someone of a small furry and curious nature to stick a paw into the spokes. I've got an old transparent(ish) plastic box, which was going to the tip (the base has fractured), so I will see if I can convert some of that into plastic shields over the doors.
Post by: Deano on 07 May, 2012, 04:28:43 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/6988715686_e6bc811755_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/6988715686/)
how to transport a bicycle (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/6988715686/) by dean.clementson (http://www.flickr.com/people/30024450@N04/), on Flickr
Post by: Kim on 07 May, 2012, 04:38:49 pm
My only worry is that one wheel is within paw reaching distance, and it's just asking for someone of a small furry and curious nature to stick a paw into the spokes.
Alternatively, how well do the boxes stack? Maybe a double-decker approach with the doors facing front or back could work? It's the Boris solution...
Post by: TimO on 07 May, 2012, 07:31:28 pm
My only worry is that one wheel is within paw reaching distance, and it's just asking for someone of a small furry and curious nature to stick a paw into the spokes.Alternatively, how well do the boxes stack? Maybe a double-decker approach with the doors facing front or back could work? It's the Boris solution...
Not very well, the handle makes it a bit wobbly.
I've fettled a paw protector, which I think should provide adequate coverage.
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/ZevAndKai/small.php?file=DSCF0506.JPG&size=320) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/ZevAndKai/DSCF0506.JPG)
Post by: Adam on 07 May, 2012, 08:02:00 pm
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/bikeplustrailer.jpg)
There's about 20 kg of food in the panniers, and 50 kg on the trailer, which had a load of cat litter, some other shopping, plus the lawn mower. The bike on its own weighs 15 kg and I weigh 75 kg, so there was a lot being pushed along by my legs. It was fine on the flat, but any small incline really slowed me up, and I had to walk up the steep hill home.
Post by: Arch on 16 May, 2012, 09:23:31 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7210784162_17d8c0d44d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59866846@N02/7210784162/)
Picture 0149 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59866846@N02/7210784162/) by Panticle (http://www.flickr.com/people/59866846@N02/), on Flickr
She only had one bungy (and I didn't have any to lend her), so it wasn't a complete success, as the bin shifted sideways a bit, and after a short stretch of the main road she elected to walk it the rest of the way...
Still, it was interesting watching her going down the road (I had to wait for a gap in traffic to follow her). There was another cyclist behind her, and drivers were passing him with average amounts of room, and then moving right out to pass her!
Post by: Wobbly John on 16 May, 2012, 10:02:57 pm
I wish someone had taken a photo.
Post by: Charlotte on 18 May, 2012, 08:35:13 am
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/IMAG0432.jpg)
Two and a half feet of pointy, spiky umbrella :D
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 18 May, 2012, 02:03:08 pm
Ways to buy yourself a little more space on the road No. 3526:By pedalling like a lunatic trying to get somewhere on your folded-up Brompton? :D
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/IMAG0432.jpg)
Post by: L CC on 18 May, 2012, 08:43:36 pm
Well, I've got this friend on the internet, and she's collecting dead brollies for recycling or something and so I saw one and I thought "ooo, that's a big 'un, Arch could use that", so I thought I'd take it home and post it to her, but it's a bit too big for my panniers and that, so, anyway, I had a much more nicer journey home. I even got to give a driver a big :thumbsup: for holding back behind me and waiting to overtake till it was safe. I'm not sure when I'll get to the post office, aktchully.
O:-)(click to show/hide)
Post by: Tewdric on 18 May, 2012, 08:51:30 pm
Ways to buy yourself a little more space on the road No. 3526:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/IMAG0432.jpg)
Two and a half feet of pointy, spiky umbrella :D
Sharpened, I trust?
Post by: Arch on 18 May, 2012, 08:57:18 pm
Indeed.Well, I've got this friend on the internet, and she's collecting dead brollies for recycling or something and so I saw one and I thought "ooo, that's a big 'un, Arch could use that", so I thought I'd take it home and post it to her, but it's a bit too big for my panniers and that, so, anyway, I had a much more nicer journey home. I even got to give a driver a big :thumbsup: for holding back behind me and waiting to overtake till it was safe. I'm not sure when I'll get to the post office, aktchully.
O:-)(click to show/hide)
I'm afraid I'd missed mention of this first time round, thank you! :D
If you were thinking of posting, it ought to be relatively easy to get the fabric off the frame, to reduce the package. That sort generally just have the fabric fastened to little grommets which can be pulled off the ends of the struts, then a couple of threads per spoke to snip. The top piece may be prised off, or if it's easier, cut a hole in the fabric...
I realise this is all a bit tricky with a dodgy wrist though!
On the other hand, if you wanted to keep it, and anyone else wanted something similar, I can supply few stripped carcasses!
(Dunlop umbrellas are rubbish. Of all the broken golf umbrellas I've found, or had found for me, Dunlops are in the majority).
Post by: Biggsy on 18 May, 2012, 11:23:45 pm
Sharpened, I trust?
Poison tipped.
Post by: Palinurus on 19 May, 2012, 09:17:55 am
Our centre manager took a compost bin to her allotment this evening ...
That is exactly how I took my compost bin to the allotment. Same trailer, same lack of adequate number of bungees.
Damn thing rolled off as I turned into the service road leading to the allotment.
Post by: Palinurus on 19 May, 2012, 09:19:56 am
I wish someone had taken a photo.
Jeepers! so do I.
Post by: andygates on 20 May, 2012, 12:24:01 pm
Big ol' bolt-on thing, surplus to the Vans of Days Past, rusty and horrid and off it went to the recycling centre. Heavy bugger, too.
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 21 May, 2012, 06:27:20 pm
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k3IJ0YHe_0s/T7p5_NhNl6I/AAAAAAAAApc/uWJnfz6PmzU/w700-h395-k/2012%2B-%2B1)
Post by: Arch on 21 May, 2012, 06:31:31 pm
Post by: TimO on 21 May, 2012, 06:43:44 pm
There was of course, Rastus (http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/motorcycles/2/5/2), the late motorcycling cat, but most cats don't seem that keen on wheeled vehicles.
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 21 May, 2012, 06:49:10 pm
He really didn't like being in traffic, but was fine once we got onto the riverside path, settle down quite happily. Didn't make a fuss about being put back in the basket at the vets.
Post by: chrisonabike on 21 May, 2012, 06:59:51 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 May, 2012, 08:24:40 pm
Post by: TimO on 21 May, 2012, 08:28:43 pm
For an instant I thought you were going one-up on mr charly and TimO in the animal carrying stakes!
I'm glad it wasn't just me then. My mind was going somewhat wild trying to work out exactly how the Mongoose was holding on. ;D
Post by: Arch on 21 May, 2012, 09:00:47 pm
There is a mesh top to the basket, you can see some of it hanging down. He's looking cross because he has his head mashed against it, pushing his ears down.
Ah, I see now.
I also recognise the netting, nice alternative use!
Post by: Kim on 26 July, 2012, 06:08:50 pm
Tesco bulk buy. About 50kg including the trailer. I've done it before, but not in this heat. Was literally dribbling with sweat on the climbs. :sick:
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 26 July, 2012, 09:31:33 pm
Post by: Tewdric on 26 July, 2012, 09:49:04 pm
;D
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 26 July, 2012, 09:53:00 pm
Post by: SteveC on 09 September, 2012, 06:51:13 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecunio/sets/72157631484219410/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecunio/sets/72157631484219410/)
First time I've been to the Netherlands (apart from passing through on the way to somewhere else).
The bike culture is amazing, even when you're expecting it! We also saw one kid on a seat on the cross bar, complete with a motorbike-style windshield, but I failed to get a photo of that.
S
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 09 September, 2012, 06:53:29 pm
Post by: Arch on 11 September, 2012, 09:58:12 pm
I followed them for a while, driving our work truck this morning, a little afraid to overtake due to the amount of wobble. Shortly after I did pass, she had enough and hopped off.
But I saw them again in the afternoon doing the same thing!
Post by: clarion on 11 September, 2012, 10:02:14 pm
Post by: Sergeant Pluck on 11 September, 2012, 10:06:42 pm
Post by: Feline on 11 September, 2012, 10:43:02 pm
Post by: Kim on 11 September, 2012, 11:31:03 pm
My son and his mate had to bring a 10 man tent from one village to the next. They carried it dangling between their two bikes by the handles of the bag and my son said his arm was aching lots because he was riding fixed and had to hold it well away from his crank :o
Ah, loosely related: We worked out a method whereby I could give barakta a bit of a boost up hills. The traditional way of doing this with uprights is for the person providing assistance to push the other person along by their back. This doesn't work so well with recumbents, but we discovered that she could reach out and grab my left hand with her right, and I could pull her along. Sort of.
Flaws in this plan include the fact that her right hand is needed for all the gear/brake controls, that my stability becomes challenging at low speeds, and perhaps most importantly that winching one's lardy self up a hill on a heavy recumbent can be hard work at the best of times, and suddenly doubling the load has an effect similar to that I've read about in reports of innocent cyclists being tricked into attending a spinning class.
But what actually made me give up on this idea was when my left shoulder started making excruciatingly painful crunchy dislocatey noises of the type that are common for baraktas, but very much considered a bad thing in normal humans. Hers, OTOH, was fine.
(I think we need a Pino)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 12 September, 2012, 10:04:01 am
(I think we need a Pino)Ahhh... :D
Post by: David Martin on 15 September, 2012, 11:59:59 am
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7987975357_c296c67da5_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/7987975357/)
loaded (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/7987975357/) by davidmamartin (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmam/), on Flickr
Post by: juliet on 22 September, 2012, 09:59:15 am
Christania also good for carrying baby + library books + shopping + charity-shop-dropoff + post office parcels + .... I love cargo bikes.
Post by: davelodwig on 03 October, 2012, 10:03:57 pm
Tents, ready for the weekend.
Post by: Wowbagger on 03 October, 2012, 10:10:09 pm
(http://www.davelodwig.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-03-20.31.21-600x337.jpg)
Tents, ready for the weekend.
Oooh! Where are you off to then?
Post by: davelodwig on 04 October, 2012, 10:31:38 am
http://goo.gl/maps/zdoqV (http://goo.gl/maps/zdoqV) it's one of our camp sites, and is a nice relaxed 15 miles from my house.
Post by: clarion on 11 October, 2012, 04:59:10 pm
Four toestraps, an old innertube, and a couple of bag straps later:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0775.jpg)
I admit that, given the load and the weather, I didn't go down South Banstead Road for my usual 50kph.
This afternoon, I went to the stupidmarket with a tourer bearing front and rear racks, but no panniers :-[ I managed.
I think the Romany now knows what it is in for as a utility load lugger. Hope it enjoys the cycle camping.
Post by: Kim on 11 October, 2012, 05:06:12 pm
Post by: clarion on 11 October, 2012, 05:10:50 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 11 October, 2012, 05:14:07 pm
Post by: clarion on 11 October, 2012, 05:17:53 pm
Including two of the tandems.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 11 October, 2012, 05:30:13 pm
Post by: Kim on 11 October, 2012, 05:34:56 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 11 October, 2012, 05:37:17 pm
Post by: drossall on 12 October, 2012, 12:05:19 am
I've got Scouts attending our County Badge weekend at Pikes Pool near Bromsgrove.I ride to camp whenever I can. Doesn't usually work for summer camp, but for the annual Hertfordshire Patrol Activity Weekend (PAW) it's only 25-odd miles, so I dump the kit on the parents on Thursday and say "See you at camp". It's odd how much extra stuff you need for Scouts that you'd never take otherwise, though! I need front and rear panniers and more; I could manage with a couple of bags for a solo camp.
This year I also managed to ride to District camp (again, only 20 miles). I'm getting known for it :thumbsup:
Post by: davelodwig on 14 October, 2012, 09:58:01 am
I've got Scouts attending our County Badge weekend at Pikes Pool near Bromsgrove.I ride to camp whenever I can. Doesn't usually work for summer camp, but for the annual Hertfordshire Patrol Activity Weekend (PAW) it's only 25-odd miles, so I dump the kit on the parents on Thursday and say "See you at camp". It's odd how much extra stuff you need for Scouts that you'd never take otherwise, though! I need front and rear panniers and more; I could manage with a couple of bags for a solo camp.
This year I also managed to ride to District camp (again, only 20 miles). I'm getting known for it :thumbsup:
I'm an ADC now so the occasions when I'm bringing kit for the group are reducing to the point where even some of the more crazier campsites are becoming appealing cycle routes. I've cycled from Brum to Newant for a survival skills weekend on a friday night before but ended up getting there at midnight.
Post by: drossall on 14 October, 2012, 05:25:11 pm
I went up to Corridori to collect a wheel, and took an old wheel for a new rim to be fitted.I've posted previously pictures of traditional clubman's wheel carriers, but for those who have not seen them:
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/52b6o6oi9atcl9p/sprint_carriers_1.jpg?raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/88zbt12mkcjiigr/sprint_carriers_4.jpg?raw=1)
To carry a rim, strap it to a spare wheel.
I have heard of flat cycle spanners being used instead, but the proper devices have bends to improve clearance from the front wheel. The old toe straps attaching the wheels to the bars are essential to prevent the wheels from dropping onto the road.
Once or twice, I've done a variation on this old picture from the comic (with a car-roof cycle carrier fitted to the trailer), but as above I used the carriers for the wheels, to keep the centre of gravity down; a Bike Hod can be less stable than some other designs:
(http://www.rossall.plus.com/bike_carrier.jpg)
Post by: clarion on 14 October, 2012, 09:27:47 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 03 November, 2012, 07:43:56 pm
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/trailertree.jpg)
Post by: Jurek on 03 November, 2012, 10:17:48 pm
I had the large trailer out today, after copicing the hazel tree in the back garden, I took 3 loads like this to the allotment for a bonfire later in the year. The long branches on top will be used for bean sticks. :smug:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/trailertree.jpg)
Is that trailer made out of ally scaff tower rails? - It looks like it is....
Post by: Wobbly John on 04 November, 2012, 01:28:43 am
Moore details on our trailer page (http://trailers.xntrick.co.uk/). :smug:
Post by: Wowbagger on 12 November, 2012, 04:37:12 pm
A youth carrying a small girl on his bike today. He was probably about 16, quite large and cycling strongly along the pavement, albeit on a mountain bike whose saddle was about 6 inches too low. She was sort-of sitting on his lap with one arm round his neck, he was holding on to her with his right arm around her. She almost gave the impression of being right under his arm she was leaning forward so much.
At first I didn't recognise her as a person: she was wearing a pink rucksack and in the pre-sunset gloom it took me a while to work out exactly what it was he was carrying.
I saw them twice, about a quarter of a mile form my house and then, as I parked the car, they cycled past again on the opposite pavement, so he must have crossed the road somewhere.
I hope he didn't drop her.
Post by: Nick H. on 12 November, 2012, 08:37:21 pm
Departing Dave Yates' with my handiwork:
(http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/eurostar2/oct21107.jpg)
Post by: drossall on 12 November, 2012, 08:38:57 pm
Post by: Kim on 12 November, 2012, 08:52:32 pm
Is this suitable for the group? :D
I suppose we could have an "I carried my bicycle on this" thread, but it wouldn't be as interesting :)
Post by: Arch on 12 November, 2012, 09:19:35 pm
Is this suitable for the group? :D
I suppose we could have an "I carried my bicycle on this" thread, but it wouldn't be as interesting :)
I dunno, extra points for the first person to post a mule...
Post by: drossall on 12 November, 2012, 09:38:13 pm
(http://cyclingweekly.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/11141/000004680/13f1/Cyclo-cross-Nations-cup-1984.jpg)
Post by: Kim on 12 November, 2012, 09:42:28 pm
ETA: Hang on, just spotted the mud. Must be riding a Sustrans route and about to negotiate some kind of barrier...
(Anyone in possession of a photograph of me with a heavy recumbent balanced upside-down on my head from the last FNRttC to Felpham is welcome to start that thread...)
Post by: Kim on 12 November, 2012, 10:34:16 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 13 November, 2012, 12:21:21 pm
Post by: rower40 on 13 November, 2012, 03:01:54 pm
Post by: Charlotte on 13 November, 2012, 04:29:31 pm
Is this suitable for the group? :D
Departing Dave Yates' with my handiwork:
(http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/eurostar2/oct21107.jpg)
Nice work, Porkers.
Did someone nick your numberplate?
::-)
Post by: Nick H. on 13 November, 2012, 05:40:35 pm
Post by: Jurek on 13 November, 2012, 09:37:20 pm
Is this suitable for the group? :D
Departing Dave Yates' with my handiwork:
(http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/eurostar2/oct21107.jpg)
550 or 750?
It's hard to tell without being able to see whether there's a disc on the back, or not.
I held the 'bars of a 550 for 13 years.
I'd hate to think of the mileage.
They just go on .... and on......and on..... etc.
Nice that you have a new toy from Mr. Yates :thumbsup:
Post by: Nick H. on 14 November, 2012, 11:21:48 am
(http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/eurostar2/oct21108.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 14 November, 2012, 01:33:10 pm
I used to imagine that if the worst happened I would just stand on the seat.You, mr Porkins, are a loon of the highest order!
A mate had a GT550 ooh, decades ago, and it was a darker red than that - more of a maroon really. But it had also lost all its stripes and stickers and wotnot so quite possibly had resprayed at some time. Shaft drive is good to have, in fact I find I'm tempted to get one now - but only a very little bit.
Post by: Nick H. on 14 November, 2012, 05:02:03 pm
P.S. I plead guilty to being a loon, m'lud. What do you expect from a courier-turned-racer? I had to give it all up because I couldn't afford to race and I couldn't keep my licence on the road. There are SO MANY cameras. I got fed up with getting a photo of me doing illegal turns in the post. TPTB just don't understand the value of motorbikes any more. We keep the traffic flowing! It's poetry!
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 14 November, 2012, 05:19:15 pm
Oh, and low seat height is good. IMO. Up to, or should that be down to, a point of discomfort.
Post by: Nick H. on 14 November, 2012, 05:33:50 pm
- full camping kit. I obsess about tininess of kit - there's a 2 man tent, sleeping bag, inflatable mat, petrol stove, pans, food, coffee pot, laptop, street clothes etc etc in there, but note the absence of rear panniers. There's no barbag either, but there's a 10 litre water sack with shower attachment on the bars. I've just filled it because I'm about to camp on the beach.
(http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/eurostar2/P1000303-1.jpg)
- my trophy for winning a pancake eating contest. Fat Americans are no match for a cyclist. :smug:
(http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/eurostar2/P1000507-1.jpg)
Post by: Kim on 14 November, 2012, 05:50:38 pm
Post by: andygates on 14 November, 2012, 07:21:53 pm
Post by: TimO on 14 November, 2012, 07:38:09 pm
Overruled for the gilded spatula, which is magnificent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpsMGpMIqNk
Post by: zigzag on 14 November, 2012, 08:40:01 pm
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pwsa49AcfDk/TnXjqGKe3vI/AAAAAAAABgM/EcDtUvz8Wj4/s640/Image042.jpg)
i couldn't feel anything different carrying this guitar due to the low centre of gravity and aero shape. could be a perfect rack top box if made from waterproof material with a couple of horizontal shelves inside!
Post by: greenmeansgo on 15 November, 2012, 11:36:09 pm
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7dOseahajKM/UKV8HWDz3zI/AAAAAAAAAq0/2ZaAQRneI5w/s640/DSC01813.JPG)
Post by: Rhys W on 16 November, 2012, 10:47:46 am
Post by: John Henry on 01 December, 2012, 10:13:41 am
This is unimpressive, all the more so given that I had to rearrange it to stop heel-strike, and then it fell off. I need to improve my bungee-fu. :facepalm:
Going car-free in the new year. Need to get better at carrying stuff on the bike.
Post by: TimO on 01 December, 2012, 11:41:54 am
A new seat for our lav.
This is unimpressive, all the more so given that I had to rearrange it to stop heel-strike, and then it fell off. I need to improve my bungee-fu. :facepalm:
Is it just me that read that as you having heel-strike issues with your lav (as opposed to a lav seat being carried on your bike). I was really wondering exactly what you were doing with it ...
:facepalm:
Post by: Perky on 01 December, 2012, 12:25:08 pm
"We have shrunk our cardboard tube, but kept the same number of sheets, giving you the same great quality. This saves valuable storage space and means less lorries are needed to deliver the product..."
I'm considering asking them to add:
"...and with a little string and cardboard you can get 45 of the new bogrolls on the back of your bike with ease."
(https://sites.google.com/site/bigjunkismo/_/rsrc/1354363111503/home/Loaded_br.jpg)
I might have to rerun it without the Tesco carriers before they'll consider using the image in an any sort of upcoming eco-warrior campaign. Perhaps a few bags-for-life, or some kind of knitted hemp arrangements ;)
Post by: John Henry on 01 December, 2012, 01:19:28 pm
A new seat for our lav.
This is unimpressive, all the more so given that I had to rearrange it to stop heel-strike, and then it fell off. I need to improve my bungee-fu. :facepalm:
Is it just me that read that as you having heel-strike issues with your lav (as opposed to a lav seat being carried on your bike). I was really wondering exactly what you were doing with it ...
:facepalm:
;D I haven't even tried to fit it to the actual toilet yet. Getting it home was traumatic enough. I'll let you know if heel strike is a problem once it's fitted...
Post by: hellymedic on 01 December, 2012, 01:50:27 pm
A new seat for our lav.
This is unimpressive, all the more so given that I had to rearrange it to stop heel-strike, and then it fell off. I need to improve my bungee-fu. :facepalm:
Is it just me that read that as you having heel-strike issues with your lav (as opposed to a lav seat being carried on your bike). I was really wondering exactly what you were doing with it ...
:facepalm:
;D I haven't even tried to fit it to the actual toilet yet. Getting it home was traumatic enough. I'll let you know if heel strike is a problem once it's fitted...
I doubt heelstrike will be a problem. Getting the seat to stay up might be.
DAHIKT...
Post by: Kim on 01 December, 2012, 01:58:21 pm
;D I haven't even tried to fit it to the actual toilet yet. Getting it home was traumatic enough. I'll let you know if heel strike is a problem once it's fitted...
I doubt heelstrike will be a problem. Getting the seat to stay up might be.
DAHIKT...
It's surprising how long you can go blissfully unaware that your toilet seat doesn't stay up. It's one of those things that people assume you already know about so don't tell you...
Post by: hellymedic on 01 December, 2012, 02:07:18 pm
;D I haven't even tried to fit it to the actual toilet yet. Getting it home was traumatic enough. I'll let you know if heel strike is a problem once it's fitted...
I doubt heelstrike will be a problem. Getting the seat to stay up might be.
DAHIKT...
It's surprising how long you can go blissfully unaware that your toilet seat doesn't stay up. It's one of those things that people assume you already know about so don't tell you...
In the event, we swapped seats between upstairs and downstairs loos.
David seldom uses downstairs privy, whereas I'm downstairs all day.
The ancient Bemis Cavalier stays up fine...
Post by: Piemaster on 03 December, 2012, 12:47:12 am
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j2exjyP3cyc/ULvs-Q2Q_CI/AAAAAAAABiI/hvMZ9mmn5o4/s606/DSC_0018.jpg)
Post by: Ashaman42 on 03 December, 2012, 06:04:05 am
Post by: Piemaster on 03 December, 2012, 10:20:37 am
That's a bike not a daughter!:)
I've moved bikes around like that a couple of times. Much easier than trying to get it in the back of the car (usually have to take front wheel off) and the bike rack takes awhile to get on and off so cycling is a fair bit quicker
Post by: cyclone on 03 December, 2012, 10:44:08 am
Post by: Arch on 03 December, 2012, 10:49:35 am
A new seat for our lav.
This is unimpressive, all the more so given that I had to rearrange it to stop heel-strike, and then it fell off. I need to improve my bungee-fu. :facepalm:
Going car-free in the new year. Need to get better at carrying stuff on the bike.
Need to get a trailer!
(Really, it's worth having one, even if you only use it infrequently).
Post by: Piemaster on 03 December, 2012, 04:21:02 pm
Pardon my ignorance, is that an extracycle kitted mtb or a purpose made cargobike thats doing the hauling? - If an extracycle how do you rate it?? (Still studying the issue of what system to go with from extracycle to Bullit.....but the limiting factors will be the budget and sizing issues) TIA
xtracycle'd Giant Escape (older 26" model - newer ones are 700c wheels. Was bit of a pain to convert as rear brake was converted to a cable disc from a hydraulic due to length of run to the caliper).
Bit of a beast to move about but not really noticeable once moving but then it's only used for shorter journeys. There is a bit of a shimmy from the xtracycle when setting off loaded up with a supermarket shop, but again this goes once moving. I use a couple of very large SportsDirect shopping bags as they fit the freeloaders quite well. Or 2 normal supermarket carrier bags per side fit.
I like the Bullit but could never have justified the price, and unfortunately had just fitted the xtracycle when a SWB bakfiets came up on ebay for not much more.
I like the versatility of the system, but in retrospect if I was starting without a base bike I'd probably be taking a much closer look at the Yuba Mundo. The frame has changed and the only thing of use to me at the time was the massive pannier bags - theres now a larger variety of add-ons available for it. http://www.practicalcycles.com/userimages/procart17.htm (http://www.practicalcycles.com/userimages/procart17.htm)
Looking at the Xtracycle website they seem to have gone a bit 8freight with their new Edgerunner. Interesting.
Post by: drossall on 04 December, 2012, 10:21:11 pm
Nothing to do with me, but I've got some already and thought someone here might be interested.
Post by: Arch on 05 December, 2012, 09:37:57 pm
It would be useful to have a thing that fitted to a rack, a sort of shelf/frame that could fold out at the bottom of the rack support to support a box-type load on one side. But fold up so as not to stick out when not needed. It wouldn't need to be super hefty, just something more rigid than a bungy.
Some cargo bikes like the Yuba have a built in 'shelf' - the York couriers carry all sorts of stuff supported on them. Saw one today with a huge box containing a home cinema TV...
I'll have to have a word with MFWHTBAB, although not just yet, as he has rather a lot of DIY to be getting on with.
Post by: Piemaster on 05 December, 2012, 10:19:15 pm
Hmmm. I'm thinking....
It would be useful to have a thing that fitted to a rack, a sort of shelf/frame that could fold out at the bottom of the rack support to support a box-type load on one side. But fold up so as not to stick out when not needed. It wouldn't need to be super hefty, just something more rigid than a bungy.
Some cargo bikes like the Yuba have a built in 'shelf' - the York couriers carry all sorts of stuff supported on them. Saw one today with a huge box containing a home cinema TV...
Good idea Arch, as ever someone has already done it:
http://www.xtracycle.com/cargo-bicycles/xtracycle-cargo-accessories/cargo-and-utility/sidecar.html (http://www.xtracycle.com/cargo-bicycles/xtracycle-cargo-accessories/cargo-and-utility/sidecar.html)
Post by: clarion on 06 December, 2012, 06:19:03 am
I think a small attachment would increase the load carrying capability, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to carry around all the time.
Post by: Piemaster on 06 December, 2012, 09:50:01 am
I think heel clearance may come into play with a normal bike for a 'shelf' type platform and limit its size, something that isn't an issue with the yuba platform or xtracycle sidecar (or xtracycle wideloaders come to it)
Post by: Arch on 06 December, 2012, 09:19:18 pm
That looks rather more involved than what I understand Arch to mean. I do remember a German cyclist in York who had such a fold-down step at the bottom of his rack. It looked pretty agricultural, so I'm not sure if it was a product or a bodge.
I think a small attachment would increase the load carrying capability, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to carry around all the time.
Yes, I didn't mean a whole extra wheel or anything. More like an elongated loop of tubing that folded out from the bottom of the rack - it would have to be shaped at the front to avoid heel strike. Not something to carry a huge weight, just to support oversized things like boxes that are too wide or long to sit easily across a rack.
For example, I occasionally deliver recycling boxes to households on my way home from work. I have to bungy them across the rack, and it's rather precarious and high CoG. If I could sit one on end on such a 'step' and bungy it to the side of the rack, it would work better.
<thinks>
Post by: mmmmartin on 06 December, 2012, 09:25:15 pm
less lorriesAhem.
Fewer lorries.
Post by: PhilO on 06 December, 2012, 09:49:08 pm
Quote
More like an elongated loop of tubing that folded out from the bottom of the rack - it would have to be shaped at the front to avoid heel strike. Not something to carry a huge weight, just to support oversized things like boxes that are too wide or long to sit easily across a rack.
It needn't even be a shelf, surely? Especially if what it's supporting is rigid, like a box, then a single prong would be sufficient? :thumbsup:
Post by: Arch on 06 December, 2012, 10:11:34 pm
QuoteMore like an elongated loop of tubing that folded out from the bottom of the rack - it would have to be shaped at the front to avoid heel strike. Not something to carry a huge weight, just to support oversized things like boxes that are too wide or long to sit easily across a rack.
It needn't even be a shelf, surely? Especially if what it's supporting is rigid, like a box, then a single prong would be sufficient? :thumbsup:
Well, maybe two prongs, for balance. I was just thinking of a single tube that stuck out in an elongated D-shape, for neatness.
Post by: Feline on 07 December, 2012, 05:21:21 pm
QuoteMore like an elongated loop of tubing that folded out from the bottom of the rack - it would have to be shaped at the front to avoid heel strike. Not something to carry a huge weight, just to support oversized things like boxes that are too wide or long to sit easily across a rack.
It needn't even be a shelf, surely? Especially if what it's supporting is rigid, like a box, then a single prong would be sufficient? :thumbsup:
Well, maybe two prongs, for balance. I was just thinking of a single tube that stuck out in an elongated D-shape, for neatness.
Could a D-lock be deployed in such a way? It would be removable then.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 07 December, 2012, 09:37:12 pm
Post by: teethgrinder on 07 December, 2012, 10:00:58 pm
That looks rather more involved than what I understand Arch to mean. I do remember a German cyclist in York who had such a fold-down step at the bottom of his rack. It looked pretty agricultural, so I'm not sure if it was a product or a bodge.
I think a small attachment would increase the load carrying capability, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to carry around all the time.
Yes, I didn't mean a whole extra wheel or anything. More like an elongated loop of tubing that folded out from the bottom of the rack - it would have to be shaped at the front to avoid heel strike. Not something to carry a huge weight, just to support oversized things like boxes that are too wide or long to sit easily across a rack.
For example, I occasionally deliver recycling boxes to households on my way home from work. I have to bungy them across the rack, and it's rather precarious and high CoG. If I could sit one on end on such a 'step' and bungy it to the side of the rack, it would work better.
<thinks>
I use Bike Bin panniers for my hybrid and they are designed to act as a platform for bulky stuff, so they have loops for bungee cords.
I carried a boxed bike frame from work to home on Wednesday, a big box of bike bits on Thursday and a box of tyres, rims, spokes, mudgurds and other stuff today.
Post by: Wobbly John on 08 December, 2012, 09:11:05 am
It needn't even be a shelf, surely? Especially if what it's supporting is rigid, like a box, then a single prong would be sufficient? :thumbsup:
I've seen a 'homebrewed xtracycle' that actually used Spur shelving brackets on it's load carrying area! ;D
Post by: PhilO on 08 December, 2012, 09:49:03 am
It needn't even be a shelf, surely? Especially if what it's supporting is rigid, like a box, then a single prong would be sufficient? :thumbsup:
I've seen a 'homebrewed xtracycle' that actually used Spur shelving brackets on it's load carrying area! ;D
Funny you should say that. I found myself looking at shelving brackets in B &Q yesterday. The ones that clip onto wall mounted strips (the ones that are 2layered, and u-shaped in cross section) look like like they'd fit over a carrier upright. File the bottom back so that it sits horizontally, use a short bit of wall chanel back-to-front to secure it, and job's a good un. :thumbsup:
Difficult to describe, though.
Post by: Ewan Houzami on 08 December, 2012, 07:53:31 pm
I keep saying I'm going to do this to transport my bikes behind the motorbike:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/3027964427_0580fd8fa9.jpg?v=0)
One day.... One day.... ::-)
Slightly O/T as the load at the time was being ridden by the winner of the 4ths race at the Smithfield Nocturne a few years ago (and it's loads that are carried by a bicycle, not a motorbike. Durrr!) It's some sort of old turbo rig mounted to the luggage plate of a 1200GS - with the bike's BB resting in the black scoopy plastic and a couple of upturned forks for spare wheels. I've been meaning to build something like that since I saw it. (Not sure how the insurance companies would view the modification though)
(http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1114/610339779_41b89b197a.jpg)
Post by: Wobbly John on 08 December, 2012, 08:49:34 pm
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/08122012078.jpg)
PC Plod: "Oi, where's your lights?"
WJ: "The lead wasn't long enough."
;D ;)
Post by: David Martin on 15 December, 2012, 05:32:17 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8496/8274875256_37fa8c26be_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/8274875256/)
the hunters return (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/8274875256/) by davidmamartin (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmam/), on Flickr
Post by: hubner on 15 December, 2012, 05:57:44 pm
Post by: Jaded on 15 December, 2012, 06:13:05 pm
David Martin captures a Triffid.
Post by: Hot Flatus on 15 December, 2012, 06:27:07 pm
David Martin captures a Triffid.
He won't be looking quite so pleased with himself when its mates rock up at his house in the middle of the night and give him a tongue-lashing
Post by: arabella on 15 December, 2012, 06:38:11 pm
my 2p: bmx pegs- I used to have them, plus my rated to carry up to 60kg rack as adaptations for transporting childers. But the pegs were useful for other stuff too. Not sure that to do about the second one though as regards pedal strike etc. I'm sure mfwhtbab has some ideas for you thoughThat looks rather more involved than what I understand Arch to mean. I do remember a German cyclist in York who had such a fold-down step at the bottom of his rack. It looked pretty agricultural, so I'm not sure if it was a product or a bodge.
I think a small attachment would increase the load carrying capability, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to carry around all the time.
Yes, I didn't mean a whole extra wheel or anything. More like an elongated loop of tubing that folded out from the bottom of the rack - it would have to be shaped at the front to avoid heel strike. Not something to carry a huge weight, just to support oversized things like boxes that are too wide or long to sit easily across a rack.
For example, I occasionally deliver recycling boxes to households on my way home from work. I have to bungy them across the rack, and it's rather precarious and high CoG. If I could sit one on end on such a 'step' and bungy it to the side of the rack, it would work better.
<thinks>
Post by: TimO on 15 December, 2012, 10:44:09 pm
Does putting something in a trailer count as "carrying it on a bicycle"?
Yes, I think that "carrying using a bicycle" is considered more or less to be equivalent (at least for this thread). We've had pictures of things being carried using a trailer since page 2 of the thread, where there's a shot of Woolly moving house by bicycle trailer.
Post by: hubner on 15 December, 2012, 11:19:48 pm
Using a trailer could be more accurately described as "towing it by bicycle" rather than "carrying using a bicycle". A trailer's almost like a separate vehicle. Given a 3 or 4 wheeled trailer of a suitable size and low enough gears on your bike, you could almost carry (or tow) anything, within reason eg something that a few people together could lift up off the ground.
Post by: TimO on 15 December, 2012, 11:36:21 pm
... Given a 3 or 4 wheeled trailer of a suitable size and low enough gears on your bike, you could almost carry (or tow) anything. ...
That's kind of the point of the thread.
You may think the thread should be discussing something else, but twenty pages in (and four years later), is probably a bit late to bring it up.
Post by: Arch on 16 December, 2012, 07:35:47 pm
my 2p: bmx pegs- I used to have them, plus my rated to carry up to 60kg rack as adaptations for transporting childers. But the pegs were useful for other stuff too. Not sure that to do about the second one though as regards pedal strike etc. I'm sure mfwhtbab has some ideas for you thoughThat looks rather more involved than what I understand Arch to mean. I do remember a German cyclist in York who had such a fold-down step at the bottom of his rack. It looked pretty agricultural, so I'm not sure if it was a product or a bodge.
I think a small attachment would increase the load carrying capability, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to carry around all the time.
Yes, I didn't mean a whole extra wheel or anything. More like an elongated loop of tubing that folded out from the bottom of the rack - it would have to be shaped at the front to avoid heel strike. Not something to carry a huge weight, just to support oversized things like boxes that are too wide or long to sit easily across a rack.
For example, I occasionally deliver recycling boxes to households on my way home from work. I have to bungy them across the rack, and it's rather precarious and high CoG. If I could sit one on end on such a 'step' and bungy it to the side of the rack, it would work better.
<thinks>
Oh, yes, indeed he has. :thumbsup:
Post by: phantasmagoriana on 17 December, 2012, 06:47:17 pm
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8280981459_4f907c0d3e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/natnot/8280981459/)
Post by: zigzag on 17 December, 2012, 07:02:15 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FQRru8IQD_Q/UM9raUr6yMI/AAAAAAAAChM/FBwzf93yw4Q/s640/photo%25283%2529.jpg)
Post by: Jurek on 17 December, 2012, 10:04:24 pm
i carried it on a bike, but didn't rideDisappointed ;)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FQRru8IQD_Q/UM9raUr6yMI/AAAAAAAAChM/FBwzf93yw4Q/s640/photo%25283%2529.jpg)
About 6 years ago, on the Honda 650, a 2metre xmas tree worn by me, as one would a quiver.
I seem to recall other motorists giving me plenty of space....
Post by: Butterfly on 18 December, 2012, 09:17:53 am
Another tree-in-trailer shot (with added tinsel left on from the York Xmas ride!):That almost makes me want to have one in the house, just so I can go and get it! :D
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8280981459_4f907c0d3e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/natnot/8280981459/)
Post by: Kim on 18 December, 2012, 01:02:43 pm
That almost makes me want to have one in the house, just so I can go and get it! :D
I said exactly the same thing last night.
Indeed, it doesn't actually have to come home, it would be fine to just put some lights on and cycle around with it in the trailer for a bit. (One of the guys on Sunday's Cyclebirmingham ride (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10.msg1378279#msg1378279) had a similar idea, and turned up for the ride with an inflatable snowman in a child trailer.)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 18 December, 2012, 01:55:49 pm
i carried it on a bike, but didn't rideIt looks like the tree rode - and carried you?
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FQRru8IQD_Q/UM9raUr6yMI/AAAAAAAAChM/FBwzf93yw4Q/s640/photo%25283%2529.jpg)
Post by: TimO on 11 January, 2013, 05:52:43 pm
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/ZevAndKai/CatteryVisitJan2013_thumb500.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/ZevAndKai/CatteryVisitJan2013.jpg)
Unusually, I had to use lights. I normally drop them off and pick them up in the morning, but this time I was home early enough to be able to go in and pick them up, but it was however after sunset, so I needed lights. I've only got four on the back, and three front lights, but it's only a couple of miles each way.
The new fixing points, for securing things like bungees to the trailer, worked very well, and made it much easier to set up, and dismantle everything. :thumbsup:
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Trailer/TrailerFixing.jpg)
You can just see the brown brackets behind the wheel, with the bungee hocks fitted to them.
Post by: Wowbagger on 24 January, 2013, 05:32:54 pm
I was looking for the till receipt but seem to have mislaid it. However, the groceries included:
6 pints milk
2.5kg potatoes
6 large carrots
6 large onions
a large swede
several parsnips
a savoy
bananas
apples
pears
grapes
minced beef
sausages
a haggis
3 bottles of ale
11 tins of soup
1.5kg strong while flour
jar of honey
a pack of 12 bog rolls
and quite a lot of assorted small items.
And for Aunt Phyllis:
2 pints milk
pack of 8 assorted yogurts
grapes
bran flakes
a loaf
3 Waitrose-own walnut and maple syrup ice-cream-on-sticks
This is getting silly. I really must start using the trailer.
Post by: zigzag on 25 January, 2013, 10:44:19 pm
Post by: zigzag on 26 January, 2013, 11:09:14 am
This is what trailers are for, zigzag. Let us know how you get on.
(ooh my back ;D) it was alright, no need for the trailer even if i had one. checked the weight out of interest, 16.8kg. i reckon my back would cope with up to 20kg for short trips..
Post by: Valiant on 28 January, 2013, 08:20:21 am
Post by: Ham on 28 January, 2013, 08:33:12 am
Batteries tend to like being kept flat though so size might be an issue if it' a biggun.
Any fule kno that one thing batteries do not like is being kept flat. They never recharge properly.
Post by: Veloman on 28 January, 2013, 09:28:10 am
Flat, as in level, so that the acid doesn't spill.
I think technology has moved on since the days of topping the battery up to ensure acid levels were correct. I think the vast majority of batteries are now sealed to prevent leakage.
Post by: Ham on 28 January, 2013, 09:47:10 am
Flat, as in level, so that the acid doesn't spill.
Oh really???
:demon:
Post by: zigzag on 28 January, 2013, 10:19:37 am
I think technology has moved on since the days of topping the battery up to ensure acid levels were correct. I think the vast majority of batteries are now sealed to prevent leakage.
i think so too (i've turned it upside down to check just in case, before putting into rucksack). battery swapped, old one taken (by car) to halfords to recycle
Post by: Kim on 05 February, 2013, 04:45:20 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/IMG_20130205_160521.sized.jpg)
2.4m long, which is about the limit for the Carry Freedom without an extension arm. That woodworking ratchet clamp turned out to be an excellent way to secure the timber to the trailer bed, the bungees and straps are simply preventing rotation.
In addition to finally finding a use for the SkyRide bib, I think I've found a new benchmark for being given room and patience in traffic. :)
Post by: Jurek on 05 February, 2013, 05:00:02 pm
That top trumps my 2m xmas tree on the back of the Honda.
Post by: clarion on 05 February, 2013, 06:05:06 pm
Post by: marcusjb on 05 February, 2013, 06:06:48 pm
in anticipation of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill vote, I've stocked up on clue-by-fours:
You planning to hang the no voters?
Awesome bit of lugging though!
Post by: Adam on 05 February, 2013, 06:40:45 pm
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/IMG_20120922_074356.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 06 February, 2013, 10:09:12 pm
That's a:Dgwood 'un.
Post by: Kim on 08 February, 2013, 04:34:00 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/IMG_20130208_154927.sized.jpg)
Same length, probably about twice as much weight (in an assortment of grades and sizes). But managed the whole trip without getting snowed at, so not quite as impressive.
Now I just have to work out what to do with it...
Post by: Andrij on 08 February, 2013, 04:54:16 pm
Post by: loadsabikes on 08 February, 2013, 05:25:16 pm
Got wood, again:Wot yer building this time Kim? :-\
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/IMG_20130208_154927.sized.jpg)
Same length, probably about twice as much weight (in an assortment of grades and sizes). But managed the whole trip without getting snowed at, so not quite as impressive.
Now I just have to work out what to do with it...
Post by: Feline on 10 February, 2013, 10:35:12 am
You're making me want to buy a carry freedom too....
Post by: Adam on 10 February, 2013, 10:49:56 am
Last week, I had the usual heavy stack of shopping squeezed into 2 panniers on my commuter:-
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/IMG_1599_zps4e93cfae.jpg)
Having now taken delivery of the special cargo rack for the Circe Helios, after taking off the stoker seat and pedals, I can now fit 4 panniers on!!
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/IMG_1601_zpsa74e4cd9.jpg)
and I could have fitted more onto the rack as well.
Post by: Ham on 11 February, 2013, 08:36:22 am
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WupCep7QGqQ/URitD5kko3I/AAAAAAAAmOE/zSv-XMb73Uc/s800/S0071269.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M4i259D2FNU/URitERFnYQI/AAAAAAAAmOM/n3skLVsW97g/s800/S0071280.jpg)
Post by: Kim on 28 February, 2013, 07:16:03 pm
Post by: Martin 14 on 28 February, 2013, 09:00:06 pm
Got wood, again:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/IMG_20130208_154927.sized.jpg)
Same length, probably about twice as much weight (in an assortment of grades and sizes). But managed the whole trip without getting snowed at, so not quite as impressive.
Now I just have to work out what to do with it...
+1...............I'm impressed :)
Post by: Adam on 02 March, 2013, 10:03:04 pm
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/Bikes/IMG_1604_zps477febf7.jpg)
I still had some spare space, and I hadn't put anything on top of the rack, so I'm a bit of a slacker, as I should have gone back for more.......
Post by: clarion on 03 March, 2013, 12:32:14 pm
Post by: cycleman on 04 March, 2013, 08:56:50 pm
the peter ross trice needed some welding to it pulley wheel bracket . so a little trip out to slough trading estate was made . running well again now :thumbsup:
Post by: Marco Stefano on 04 March, 2013, 09:16:12 pm
Post by: Kim on 04 March, 2013, 09:21:54 pm
Post by: cycleman on 06 March, 2013, 07:09:27 am
Post by: Kim on 06 March, 2013, 05:51:35 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/IMG_20130306_160727.sized.jpg)
This one's 0.6 by 2.1ish metres, for those keeping track. The longer hitch arm makes the trailer surprisingly stable - much less bouncing around when unloaded, and the handling was much less hairy than with the long planks overhanging the trailer diagonally. It felt pretty much the same as it would with a compact load of equivalent weight, though with a train that long, you really have to pay attention when going round corners.
Oddly, this seemed to get less respect from drivers than diagonal planks. Presumably because it doesn't score as many Theory Of Big points by looking wide and precarious, and because most drivers are idiots with no appreciation of the turning behaviour of articulated vehicles.
The really tricky bit is getting the trailer with long hitch arm attached through a doorway. You have to roll it 90 degrees, like a recumbent trike.
Post by: TimO on 06 March, 2013, 07:08:37 pm
... I had to invest in a longer Carry Freedom hitch arm (which is a rare form of imported-to-order unobtanium that I've been waiting for since January) for this one ...
Where did you get that from? I've been looking for one in an off hand, half arsed fashion, and never found anyone selling them.
Post by: Kim on 06 March, 2013, 07:16:28 pm
... I had to invest in a longer Carry Freedom hitch arm (which is a rare form of imported-to-order unobtanium that I've been waiting for since January) for this one ...
Where did you get that from? I've been looking for one in an off hand, half arsed fashion, and never found anyone selling them.
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/53/carr_/carry-freedom-accessories.html
What I didn't realise is that that is a longer drop-in replacement for the standard hitch arm, rather than an extension as the description suggests. As such, it's strong, rattle-free and includes its own elastomer lollipop and securing pin. And is a fair bit more than 0.9m long.
Post by: delthebike on 06 March, 2013, 07:17:40 pm
Where did you get that from? I've been looking for one in an off hand, half arsed fashion, and never found anyone selling them.The place where I got my "Y" from had them in stock. I've forgotten who they are but wouldn't recommend them anyway. I can dig around in email if you really want to try them! :facepalm:
Get some 25mm steel/aluminium tube and bend your own. :thumbsup:
Post by: Kim on 06 March, 2013, 07:21:05 pm
Get some 25mm steel/aluminium tube and bend your own. :thumbsup:
That doesn't sound particularly easy to do. At least, not with thick aluminium alloy. Botchier approaches would work, though probably wouldn't be as durable. And you'd still need a lollipop, or have to faff about transferring it over.
Post by: TimO on 06 March, 2013, 07:29:49 pm
You've got the 2m (1.9m) extension, and the standard hitch is 0.5m, so presumably that gives around 1.4m extra at each end (assuming a balanced load), so potentially a 3.8m long item (the trailer bed being around 1m long). That's quite big!
Using the 1m (0.9m) extension and the same mathematical basis, you'd have room for a 1.8m load (although I carry stuff longer than 1m on mine, there's adequate overhang). Carry Freedom do say they've made a hitch for a 17ft Kayak, so that could only be an extension 0.7m longer than the 1.9m one!
Post by: Kim on 06 March, 2013, 09:20:23 pm
I don't think I'd have made it round some of the corners with a 4.5m load (as would be possible with the even longer extension). I'd certainly have had to take an interesting approach up the dropped kerb to the pavement outside our house (can't just pull up on the double yellows and unload, because there's now a car permanently parked on them - they get ticketed occasionally).
Post by: TimO on 06 March, 2013, 09:51:12 pm
Post by: Sergeant Pluck on 23 March, 2013, 11:08:21 pm
https://twitter.com/markbikeslondon/status/315578274451443712/photo/1
Post by: Mr Arch on 20 April, 2013, 04:53:25 pm
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1341_zps7934855f.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1341_zps7934855f.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1342_zps366eee91.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1342_zps366eee91.jpg.html)
It does also stay upright when the rear wheel is tucked under, as Kim will confirm having seen it today.
I also carried this on my trailer today.
At the car boot:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1353_zpsc982beeb.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1353_zpsc982beeb.jpg.html)
Back at the car later:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1354_zps245ecef5.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1354_zps245ecef5.jpg.html)
Three two handled tree saws and a single handled tree saw. :thumbsup:
Post by: clarion on 20 April, 2013, 04:57:38 pm
POTD?
Post by: David Martin on 20 April, 2013, 09:09:36 pm
Post by: MattH on 20 April, 2013, 10:10:20 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 April, 2013, 12:19:34 am
Post by: Pingu on 21 April, 2013, 09:55:26 am
Post by: Palinurus on 27 April, 2013, 08:31:56 pm
He didn't seem to mind much and it beats walking.
Post by: TimO on 28 April, 2013, 10:26:43 am
He didn't seem to mind much and it beats walking.
Ouch, yes! I carried a kitten to the vets once, but doing it with an adult cat would likely result in longer arms! I did carry Kai and Zev, whilst she was still partly kitten sized, in a carrier, but molished a shoulder strap onto the carrier, otherwise even over half a mile, it would have been painful.
Trailers win for carrying two cats (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1395582#msg1395582) in carriers to the vets or cattery. :thumbsup:
Post by: bodach on 28 April, 2013, 11:27:09 am
I also saw a chap in Uganda with a 2 metre long nile perch on his top tube with his legs straddling it. lovely fish and chips.
Post by: Palinurus on 28 April, 2013, 05:05:24 pm
It's easier to enjoy stuff like this when you travel by bike.
Post by: Palinurus on 06 May, 2013, 09:45:31 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/4WKjvb3.jpg)
The big tree was quite wide. The reason my bike isn't attached is that I left my keys in the allotment gate and I rode off to get them so I could get back into the house (they were still there) Ms P. photographed the tree.
Post by: Mr Arch on 24 May, 2013, 09:17:23 pm
I managed to get rolling fine. It actually handled really well but I was careful as Brompton brakes were not really designed for this sort of abuse!
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1478_zps1028e7c7.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1478_zps1028e7c7.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1479_zps799f71c7.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1479_zps799f71c7.jpg.html)
Post by: Mr Arch on 27 May, 2013, 10:11:09 pm
But being me it is two kitchen sinks! ;D
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1497_zps9edd62e5.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1497_zps9edd62e5.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1495_zps9f4088b1.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1495_zps9f4088b1.jpg.html)
Post by: Kim on 27 May, 2013, 10:12:39 pm
Post by: Mr Arch on 27 May, 2013, 10:22:43 pm
I think you may have just won the thread...Thank you!
:thumbsup:
;D ;D ;D
Post by: clarion on 28 May, 2013, 11:30:04 am
Post by: LEE on 28 May, 2013, 11:47:09 am
As they say, 'Everything, and the kitchen sink!"
But being me it is two kitchen sinks! ;D
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1497_zps9edd62e5.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1497_zps9edd62e5.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1495_zps9f4088b1.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1495_zps9f4088b1.jpg.html)
I bet you have no problem finding punctures in inner-tubes.
Post by: Arch on 22 June, 2013, 01:58:44 pm
Of course today we hadn't taken the trailer :facepalm:
Still, he had a rucksack:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/SueArcher/IMAG0817.jpg) (http://s8.photobucket.com/user/SueArcher/media/IMAG0817.jpg.html)
And once he was loaded up the Brom handled fine:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/SueArcher/IMAG0821.jpg) (http://s8.photobucket.com/user/SueArcher/media/IMAG0821.jpg.html)
Got a few funny looks on the way back, and had to be careful to avoid low branches on the riverside path!
Post by: clarion on 22 June, 2013, 06:01:27 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 June, 2013, 06:03:47 pm
Post by: Arch on 24 June, 2013, 10:11:59 pm
Bet he didn't get many close passes!
Hard to tell as most of it was off road or very lightly trafficed.
He did report that as he went over bumps, the saw bounced back and forward on the back of his head. We've checked, and there's no bald spot...
Post by: Adam on 29 June, 2013, 02:25:40 pm
And no trailer? Lightweight! ;D
You're right Mr C - I am a slacker! I have therefore made amends.
Today I took loads of old clothing down the hill to the BHF charity shop.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/DSCF2213_zps8adda772.jpg) (http://s12.photobucket.com/user/FlyingDodo/media/DSCF2213_zps8adda772.jpg.html)
After offloading all 14 bags, I then headed round to the local Sustrans office, where one of my fellow volunteers had left his broken bike, and picked it up to take it home.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/20130629_113519_zps6973dd98.jpg) (http://s12.photobucket.com/user/FlyingDodo/media/20130629_113519_zps6973dd98.jpg.html)
Post by: clarion on 29 June, 2013, 05:03:20 pm
But you do know that you can fit a Brompton bag on the headtube, don't you? ;)
Post by: Adam on 29 June, 2013, 05:23:18 pm
Much more like it! :thumbsup:
But you do know that you can fit a Brompton bag on the headtube, don't you? ;)
He he, yes, but I was getting very close to max all up weight! I couldn't get beyond the bottom third range of gears when going along a level road. My knees ache..............
Post by: TimO on 29 June, 2013, 09:51:52 pm
I'm not sure what's actually practical. My Large-Y with two cats and their carriers is probably around 25kg, and is a noticeable effort to get up a hill with a single speed bike towing, so I'd imagine two or three times that with a geared bike isn't completely unreasonable, although 90kg is certainly going to be challenging. 300kg would be a hell of a task with the two wheeled Mundo, even balancing the bike when stationary would be an effort, and presumably much the same argument would apply to the less common kg271.
Post by: drossall on 29 June, 2013, 11:11:37 pm
(http://img3011.photobox.co.uk/34786156a46ff20c34786fd7555ced2fff95da6cd2889ea3856857f74c25a4fddd1488aa.jpg)
Never seen anything like it. Seems to be a cargo bike, twice the normal length, with a child/person carrier on the front, steered from the middle.
Post by: Kim on 30 June, 2013, 12:11:28 am
I'm not sure what's actually practical. My Large-Y with two cats and their carriers is probably around 25kg, and is a noticeable effort to get up a hill with a single speed bike towing, so I'd imagine two or three times that with a geared bike isn't completely unreasonable, although 90kg is certainly going to be challenging. 300kg would be a hell of a task with the two wheeled Mundo, even balancing the bike when stationary would be an effort, and presumably much the same argument would apply to the less common kg271.
60kg of Y-frame and load (plus maybe 15 kg of bike and standard kit) is about my sane limit for the rolling hills around here. I find that braking becomes scary before stalling speed on climbs is an issue. Low gears make a huge difference, as they avoid the bouncing effect that trailers can have.
That said, 90kg is only the weight of a tandem and non-contributory stoker, and I'm sure stronger cyclists than me could manage that for a short journey.
I've yet to try towing with the trike. Given the superior gearing, balance and braking arrangements, I expect the trailer's rated 90kg + 25kg on the rack is practical. Assuming you use a route that doesn't require any quick acceleration[1], and don't take the piss on descents.
[1] My route home form the local Big Tescos involves a choice between an uphill approach to a busy roundabout, a cyclepath with anti-trailer slalom gates or a complicated detour past the hospital where you can die of old age waiting for a gap in traffic to pull out.
Post by: TimO on 30 June, 2013, 12:26:05 pm
... I find that braking becomes scary before stalling speed on climbs is an issue. ...
That's true, with a big load on a trailer, braking is definitely going to be an issue. I guess that's why the bikes, like the Yuba Mundo, have a quite high maximum limit, because to an extent the weight will help their braking, whereas that doesn't happen with trailers, and their unbraked wheels.
Post by: Kim on 30 June, 2013, 02:17:20 pm
That said, I had an interesting moment on a roundabout this winter where the trailer wanted to take the first exit, while the bike (with studded tyres) carried on round.
Post by: cycleman on 01 July, 2013, 06:59:58 am
Post by: Kim on 01 July, 2013, 04:55:40 pm
Today's experiment in getting lots of road space and enthusiastic patience from skip lorry drivers(!):
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/Photo0421.sized.jpg)
Carry Freedom: 1 Dead mattress: 0
Then did a second trip with a huge box of WEEE, on the basis that I needed to clear out some dead CD drives, there's really no point in stockpiling Socket-A motherboards with faulty capacitors and that non-Intel network cards belong in the bin.
Oddly, the house is now more untidy than it was before. And I'm dying of hayfever.
Post by: Palinurus on 09 July, 2013, 07:17:08 pm
Some laminate flooring
Bedroom carpet
(http://i.imgur.com/1RCSiPh.jpg)
Just before I got the the dump I cut through a gate at the back of Travis Perkin's yard and caught the rear wheel on the gatepost at low speed. Stopped and toppled over in comical manner.
Post by: Valiant on 10 July, 2013, 07:16:21 am
I was curious what the maximum recommended capacity for pedal powered transportation is. The Carry Freedom Large-Y is rated for 90kg, the old Brox for 250kg, the Yuba Mundo somewhat amazingly for 300kg, and the Madsen kg271 two wheeler not surprisingly for 271kg.
I'm not sure what's actually practical. My Large-Y with two cats and their carriers is probably around 25kg, and is a noticeable effort to get up a hill with a single speed bike towing, so I'd imagine two or three times that with a geared bike isn't completely unreasonable, although 90kg is certainly going to be challenging. 300kg would be a hell of a task with the two wheeled Mundo, even balancing the bike when stationary would be an effort, and presumably much the same argument would apply to the less common kg271.
The maximum rated weight with the Carry Freedoms was due to a bit of legislation saying that if it was anything over that it'd have to be braked. I've had over 250kg on mine.
Kim, how does the handling change with the longer tow arm?
Post by: rafletcher on 10 July, 2013, 11:07:21 am
Not mine, but I saw this today:
(http://img3011.photobox.co.uk/34786156a46ff20c34786fd7555ced2fff95da6cd2889ea3856857f74c25a4fddd1488aa.jpg)
Never seen anything like it. Seems to be a cargo bike, twice the normal length, with a child/person carrier on the front, steered from the middle.
Similar designs are commonly seen in Belgium and the Netherlands (and probably elsewhere in Europe too, but I've seen them in the two countries mentioned :) )
Post by: Kim on 10 July, 2013, 12:40:55 pm
The maximum rated weight with the Carry Freedoms was due to a bit of legislation saying that if it was anything over that it'd have to be braked. I've had over 250kg on mine.
In London, I presume? I'd be much happier about overloading it without proper hills to contend with. I don't doubt that the trailer will happily take that sort of weight - it's delightfully sturdy.
Quote
Kim, how does the handling change with the longer tow arm?
Good question. In general, the handling improves. An empty trailer feels like it isn't there (other than the weight), and is much less rattly, even over speed bumps and the like. Obviously loads can change things, as you wouldn't be using the longer hitch unless the load was an awkward shape, but if it's a Long Piece Of Wood or something that you could fit diagonally on the regular hitch, or much less diagonally with the longer one, it will handle much better with the longer hitch. The mattress was fine, other than starting to rub against the wheel a bit.
Of course the real issue with the longer hitch is that you have a significant articulated vehicle factor to think about when cornering. Don't expect other road users to have a clue when you go wide for tight corners, though the WTF factor of a trailer with an interesting load can play to your advantage.
Post by: Kim on 11 July, 2013, 06:08:30 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/Photo0485.sized.jpg)
~50kg load.
Observations:
When it's empty, you don't feel the trailer is there. Trikes are rattlier than bikes, so it's lost in the (literal) noise.
The trailer's track width is a good match for the trike's, so pothole-dodging is easier than with a bike.
The trailer box occludes the view of directly behind in the mirrors. You have to wiggle about or sit forward to look over your shoulder in order to see distant cars or cyclists in the blind spot. I expect this would be more severe with handlebar-mounted mirrors.
With a 12.5" gear to play with, 100kg or more would be no problem on real hills, assuming that you don't get run over out of sheer boredom by the following traffic. At no point did I actually *need* the granny ring.
I've ridden various silly bikes, but this configuration gets truly awesome amounts of room / patience on the road.
Braking is much better and more predictable than when using a bike, but tyres become the limiting factor. Even with three disc brakes you have to allow for the greatly increased stopping distance, especially if you're used to an unloaded tadpole trike.
The low-speed oscillation you get with a bike while starting off is barely detectable. This may be a function of it being a recumbent (and associated lower gears and pedalling style) rather than a trike, though.
I maintained an impeccable 30.0mph past the temporary speed camera :)
I may be appearing on YouTube, courtesy of front-seat passenger of a minibus.
Post by: Arellcat on 11 July, 2013, 08:49:08 pm
I've ridden various silly bikes, but this configuration gets truly awesome amounts of room / patience on the road.
Having recently become the owner of an
Post by: Mr Arch on 13 July, 2013, 10:20:07 pm
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Bikes/DSC_1695_zpsdb490b71.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Bikes/DSC_1695_zpsdb490b71.jpg.html)
Post by: clarion on 16 July, 2013, 07:45:17 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMG_4807_zps092fa745.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ado15/media/IMG_4807_zps092fa745.jpg.html)
Post by: Adam on 31 July, 2013, 08:16:46 pm
A veritable overload of stuff at a local Sustrans event. At the back is the Circe Helios in cargo mode. On the rack is a bike stand. In the panniers are various bike tools and equipment for a Dr. Bike session. It's pulling a trailer carrying boxes of Sustrans local information leaflets and strapped on the top is a gazebo along with weights. The bike nearest the camera had more leaflets, a fold-up table and bags of water bottles.
Post by: Jurek on 01 August, 2013, 09:01:38 pm
How not to do it:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMG_4807_zps092fa745.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ado15/media/IMG_4807_zps092fa745.jpg.html)
I beg to differ.
A bag on the wrist allows one control over the brake / gear STI - as opposed to hanging the bag off the bars... which doesn't....
I hasten to add that neither is a method which I'd enthusiastically endorse.....
Post by: Kim on 01 August, 2013, 09:06:42 pm
Post by: Valiant on 08 August, 2013, 04:58:14 am
Basically most of my hires these days are small house parties and talks. Everything just about fits in a large hatchback. Most are no more than 5-10miles from me. Basically something like a long wheelbase cycles maximus would be ideal but I want something that can err flatback. The box I can get specially made.
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 12:42:23 pm
1m wide is going to be the tricky bit. You may need to molish something.
I also think that a 500kg load is going to need brakes on the trailer.
Post by: Valiant on 08 August, 2013, 02:13:53 pm
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 02:35:31 pm
Snaking Y-frames will probably work better for cornering (I have the extension hitch, and you really have to pay attention on corners with that), but I bet it would be a bit interesting under sharp breaking with that much weight...
Post by: TimO on 08 August, 2013, 02:46:48 pm
I don't think you'd want to snake six Large-Ys, the length would be interesting, especially if you tried to go around an unusually tight corner (which would pretty much preclude any cycle paths or similar). I guess two or three bicycles towing a pair of Large-Y's might be practical, but I'd still think carefully about how much unbraked load you'd want to pull along.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 August, 2013, 02:50:13 pm
Post by: TimO on 08 August, 2013, 02:55:27 pm
As I said a few posts back (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1514098#msg1514098) the Mundo has a 300kg capacity[1], which is probably beyond the limit you'd want to carry like that. I suspect you'd have a good chance of dropping the bike if you didn't get your foot down very solidly when you stopped, and it would probably be impossible to get back up again with that much weight.
Footnote [1]: I'm not 100% sure where I got that, but the manual (http://yubabikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/yuba-mundo-manual-V4.pdf) does say that the carrier has a 200kg capacity and the side platforms 50kg each, so maybe it was based upon summing those numbers.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 August, 2013, 03:04:48 pm
Post by: Valiant on 08 August, 2013, 03:14:48 pm
Thing is, would a multi wheeled bike trailer work? You see car trailers sometimes with double axles, or are they articulated?
As for the Brox, I used to own one, was rated to 500kg, eventually went to the forrestry commission lol. It was horrible to ride, even unloaded. Rumour has it they had a 1t version too.
I can't get my leg over a Mundo without leaning it over :(
Post by: Valiant on 08 August, 2013, 03:16:00 pm
I once tried to carry 110kg, an old coal bunker, on my Carry Freedom (max. 90kg). My problem arose a few metres from home - because the trailer and load weighed more than me and the bike, when I braked the bike's rear wheel was lifted up and I jack-knifed. I won't be doing that again!
Strange, I've never had that. Incline?
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 08 August, 2013, 03:23:04 pm
Max weight; I used to regularly tow 100kg + a bit. A few sacks of coal, some shopping and a propane cylinder.
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 06:18:12 pm
I once tried to carry 110kg, an old coal bunker, on my Carry Freedom (max. 90kg). My problem arose a few metres from home - because the trailer and load weighed more than me and the bike, when I braked the bike's rear wheel was lifted up and I jack-knifed. I won't be doing that again!
Strange, I've never had that. Incline?
Insufficient nose weight on the trailer. The Carry Freedom load bed is forward of the axle for a reason.
With a heavy trailer load the usual problems of bicycle rear-wheel braking are mitigated, so you can make greater use of the rear brake than normal to reduce this effect.
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 06:22:56 pm
Well the 500kg was an estimate of average load + box weight + loads of headroom. My average load is about 300kg.
I reckon that's doable if you're towing with recumbent trike (with associated stability, brakes and gears) and aren't going near any real hills. I think I'd still want a brake on the trailer, though.
Post by: Valiant on 08 August, 2013, 07:28:42 pm
Post by: drossall on 08 August, 2013, 08:49:15 pm
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 08:53:46 pm
Post by: drossall on 08 August, 2013, 09:09:16 pm
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 09:15:54 pm
Couldn't "interesting" including jack-knifing down moderate hills?
That's what I'm afraid of...
Post by: drossall on 08 August, 2013, 09:29:21 pm
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 09:46:55 pm
... and risking that could be considered "reckless"?
As I say, I'd want proper braking on the trailer.
Post by: TimO on 08 August, 2013, 09:53:42 pm
I do remember some years ago (probably in the last 80s) reading an article about a couple who had built a boat / bicycle trailer / caravan, which they towed with their tandem, and it was of a quite considerable weight, to the extent that they almost lost control of it going down hill. At some point they were pulled over by the police, who essentially had to let them go, because they weren't actually committing any sort of offence.
Of course, from the point of view of loosing control of it to the extent that you do cause damage or an accident, that's best avoided by not having that event occur in the best place.
Post by: Valiant on 08 August, 2013, 10:44:19 pm
Post by: Kim on 08 August, 2013, 10:50:43 pm
Post by: Adam on 09 August, 2013, 08:34:43 am
So how do I make a 300kg weight up in the small space to test this on my current trailer? Stage weights?
Ask for volunteers......................
Post by: nikki on 31 August, 2013, 05:42:46 pm
Not big or clever, but flippin' 'eck did my pannier honk a bit by the time I got home!
Post by: Vince on 31 August, 2013, 05:44:36 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 31 August, 2013, 05:51:36 pm
:D
Post by: nikki on 31 August, 2013, 05:54:52 pm
Will do a taste assessment at a barbecue later tonight...
I was also transporting a blue carrier bag from the market, and they rarely smell nice either :sick:
Did the meths come from Waitrose as well, or are you just showing us those labels to appear all sophistiquee
Heh! I only noticed the labels on the cheese when I took the photo - twoferapound at the market in town :thumbsup:
Post by: giropaul on 31 August, 2013, 06:31:41 pm
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3777/9638917440_f95ed3c2f8_z.jpg)
Not big or clever, but flippin' 'eck did my pannier honk a bit by the time I got home!
Going to be some party!
Post by: Valiant on 31 August, 2013, 07:09:39 pm
Post by: nikki on 31 August, 2013, 07:10:50 pm
Post by: andrewc on 31 August, 2013, 07:19:52 pm
Post by: Arch on 31 August, 2013, 11:12:14 pm
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3777/9638917440_f95ed3c2f8_z.jpg)
Not big or clever, but flippin' 'eck did my pannier honk a bit by the time I got home!
Going to be some party!
Nah, that's rubbish, there's no pineapple to go with the cheese..
Post by: Ashaman42 on 31 August, 2013, 11:24:15 pm
Post by: nikki on 01 September, 2013, 12:25:32 am
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/9641448250_be2e7a0650.jpg)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/9641448430_461b866525.jpg)
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The pineapples got used for a different project (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manyandvaried/9430718858/in/set-72157634914974704)...
Post by: Ashaman42 on 01 September, 2013, 12:36:17 am
The pineapples got used for a different project (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manyandvaried/9430718858/in/set-72157634914974704)...
POTATOES! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNie6hVM8ZI
Banana-Potatoes! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNie6hVM8ZI)
Post by: Ashaman42 on 01 September, 2013, 12:36:49 am
Post by: Ashaman42 on 01 September, 2013, 12:38:18 am
Post by: woollypigs on 01 September, 2013, 02:06:27 am
(http://www.woollypigs.com/galleries/var/resizes/USA/California-Coast/2012-07-07--17_13_51_P1020986.JPG)
Post by: Gus on 01 September, 2013, 07:12:29 am
If planning to transport, keep and forget a good runny brie in your pannier for over two weeks - I recommend American ZipLock bags, no leaks or smells.
(http://www.woollypigs.com/galleries/var/resizes/USA/California-Coast/2012-07-07--17_13_51_P1020986.JPG)
Now; that's ripe :-X
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 01 September, 2013, 12:55:54 pm
Post by: TimO on 08 September, 2013, 06:38:04 pm
I was hoping I'd be able to fit the bike carrier in a way that I could use the short hitch, but I can't so it's going to be "interesting" with the longer hitch on the Carry Freedom.
This was a test using Red, and it all worked fine.
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cycling/small.php?size=640&file=BikeCarrierTest.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cycling/BikeCarrierTest.jpg)
The longer hitch does make the whole affair a bit more wobbly, so I wouldn't want to use it with too much weight. I've also got to fit all the lights, and I've arranged how to elevate the carrier support arm, without a bike, so I can mount a light on there. When I'm carrying Vince later, I'll put some rear lights on, as normal, but without a bike on there, I'll only have two rear lights on the trailer, quite low down, so one extra is never a bad thing.
Post by: Kim on 08 September, 2013, 06:51:46 pm
Post by: TimO on 08 September, 2013, 08:41:57 pm
Could it work with the short hitch if the front wheel of the bike were removed?
If I removed the front wheel, the carrier wouldn't really work, and I'd have to find somewhere to mount the wheel anyway. If I did that, I might as well not bother with the carrier, and just strap the bike in a pile of bits to the trailer (which would work, but would be messy, fiddly and inelegant).
The front of the carrier can't be moved further back, to have a reasonably solid mounting, I had to screw the carrier down at the front and back of the trailer. As it is, the rear hangs quite a way off the back. If I reversed the carrier, it would be worse, and I couldn't use the bike to hold some of the rear lights!
It needs a hitch which is about 6 inches longer, but the only option I've got is an entire extra metre!
I'm going to use it shortly, I've deliberately left it until Sunday evening, because I know the traffic between here and central London is easily at its quietest now. The downside is that I have to use lights on it, but with the bike on there, I'll have six rear lights and three front lights! (Two rears on the pulling bike, two on the trailer, and two on the carried bike. One front light on the pulling bike, and two front lights on the trailer). I've also got a triangular trailer reflector, which I think is legal. If I'm correct a bicycle trailer only requires a single triangular reflector on the centreline or offside (which is how I've arranged it).
Post by: Wobbly John on 08 September, 2013, 08:54:44 pm
I didn't take a photo, but had the large trailer (http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/photos/breadtrail2.jpg) out today to collect 2 and a half, 8ft x 4ft sheets of 18mm ply from the floor, and a some bits of the steel shed that wouldn,t fit in the van. ::-)
I could have moved the axle back to balance the load, but I decided to try it 'back heavy'. As we were about to set off, we noticed that the sidewall on bike's rear tyre had a 2" rip that looked about to burst. :o :o :o
I got away with it - just.
The bike's back wheel lifting off the road and drifting sideways on a slightly downhill corner is not something I want to repeat - almost a 'brown trouser' moment. :facepalm:
It's a good job I've had all that practice riding the Wobblebike (http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/wobblebike.htm). :demon:
Post by: TimO on 09 September, 2013, 02:16:04 am
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cycling/small.php?size=640&file=VinceRecovery.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/cycling/VinceRecovery.jpg)
It was definitely noticeably harder work on the way back, with substantially more weight, but not as bad as a big shop at Sainsburys, where even a trip of less than a mile can be hard work!
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 September, 2013, 03:24:26 pm
This morning, a surfboard on a frame fixed to the r/h side of a bike.
Yesterday, a small dog in a large barbag, lid fastened, head poking out to the left.
Post by: L CC on 15 September, 2013, 06:53:58 pm
Post by: cycleman on 15 September, 2013, 07:34:52 pm
no make-up though ;)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 September, 2013, 07:37:48 pm
Post by: Palinurus on 15 September, 2013, 08:54:46 pm
While I was recovering from my OCD horror at a guy with mis-matched panniers,.
I also do that. I must buy a new set.
Post by: Wowbagger on 15 September, 2013, 09:13:59 pm
Post by: Kim on 15 September, 2013, 09:18:32 pm
but this is Southend, the town with the highest percentage of motorised morons anywhere in the world.
I'd love to see that league table...
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 September, 2013, 10:34:40 pm
1. Southend Unitedbut this is Southend, the town with the highest percentage of motorised morons anywhere in the world.
I'd love to see that league table...
2. Southend Town
3. Southend City
4. Southend Rovers
5. Southend Rangers
6. Southend Wanderers
7. Southend Athletic
8. Southend Argyle
9. Southend Partisan
10. Red Star Southend
:D
Post by: Wowbagger on 15 September, 2013, 11:08:41 pm
but this is Southend, the town with the highest percentage of motorised morons anywhere in the world.
I'd love to see that league table...
This is the opinion of Peli, who has cycled a good deal of the world and rates the Southend/SE Essex drivers as the worst she has encountered.
Post by: Kim on 16 September, 2013, 09:40:12 am
Post by: clarion on 16 September, 2013, 10:00:56 am
Post by: Nuncio on 17 September, 2013, 09:59:00 am
I don't suppose this counts.
Post by: tonycollinet on 17 September, 2013, 09:10:25 pm
Post by: Vince on 17 September, 2013, 10:34:48 pm
Post by: Auntie Helen on 24 November, 2013, 05:37:40 pm
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1479125_10151718783991786_1712043444_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1465288_10151718784281786_348202189_n.jpg)
Post by: David Martin on 14 December, 2013, 08:46:49 pm
Some interesting bits on the way there but on the (different) route back I came across a small problem. Someone has carefully positioned some rocks (to what purpose I am not sure) which made the gap about this much >| |< too narrow for the trailer.
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/11365713995_06f4d99875_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/11365713995/)
a rocky road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmam/11365713995/) by davidmamartin (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidmam/), on Flickr
A diversion was found, but an email will be on it's way to the access officer as the gap is out of spec.(Should be 85cm min, the trailer is 82cm wide)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 14 December, 2013, 10:13:03 pm
Post by: David Martin on 14 December, 2013, 10:57:26 pm
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/strategy-and-research/publications-and-consultations/j185500-06.htm#widthrequirements
Post by: Yasmar75 on 15 December, 2013, 08:49:52 am
Post by: David Martin on 15 December, 2013, 02:14:55 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 December, 2013, 03:44:14 pm
Worse than that - 85cm is the typical child trailer width - see Cycling by Design sections 6.5 where an absolute minimum of 1.5m is specified.Interesting and maybe useful - although it does seem to be at least partly specific to Scotland.
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/strategy-and-research/publications-and-consultations/j185500-06.htm#widthrequirements
Post by: TimO on 17 December, 2013, 10:12:10 am
This definitely has distances for things like this in it, a quick search gives the minimum distance between bollards as being 1.2m, preferably 1.5m, so 82cm is laughable, even though this sort of distance is all too common.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 December, 2013, 12:45:15 pm
Post by: Kim on 17 December, 2013, 01:21:38 pm
Trailers and cargo trikes with structure supporting the outside of the axle are usually wider, not to mention the extra margin of error you need for a bicycle-towed trailer compared to a tadpole trike (where you can ride slower, and easily see both wheels as you line it up).
1.2m sounds like enough to fit most cycles and wheelchairs through easily at low speed, but not enough to prevent a crotch vs steerer incident if you misjudge it with a trailer.
Post by: Kim on 17 December, 2013, 01:23:00 pm
There's one gate on a cycle track near here which, when it was first installed, was so narrow that my handlebars and even shoulders had to be turned to go through. It's been altered now but is still not 85cm, much less 1.2m.
Those silly A-frame things? They're part of a darkside conspiracy to persuade people to switch to recumbents (which can often ride straight through). ;D
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 17 December, 2013, 01:28:53 pm
If those are to convert us all to the darkside, I suppose those tiny foot-height side-by-side hoops are to convert fixies to gears?
Post by: TimO on 17 December, 2013, 10:40:30 pm
Quote from: Section 7.4.2
... Cycle lanes less than 1.2 metres wide cannot easily accommodate tricycles or childcarrying cycle trailers wholly within the lane.
Quote from: Access Control, Section 8.14
8.14.1 Barriers at cycle route access points are commonly provided to prevent entry by cars and vans etc. They become more of a problem for cyclists when designed to exclude motorcycles. Motorcycle barriers should only be introduced after a definite need has been established, because measures that reliably exclude motorcycles invariably exclude some cyclists, including users of tricycles, cycle trailers and handcranked cycles. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters will also be excluded. Dismounting to manoeuvre a cycle with an occupied child seat through barriers can be hazardous.
...
8.14.4 Bollards are the preferred method of access control for larger vehicles, spaced a minimum of 1.2 metres apart, preferably 1.5 metres. For an additional deterrent effect, they can be installed as two staggered rows with a minimum 1.2 metres between rows (see Figures 8.5 and 8.6). Bollards should ideally be placed at least 5 metres from any bend or junction, so that riders can approach them straight on. Bollards can be hazardous on unlit routes and at sites where forward visibility is restricted by the layout or by other users.
...
8.14.6 Barriers with a wheelchair bypass are commonly used. They offer access for unladen solo bicycles and will deter most motorcyclists (see Figure 8.7). This type of barrier can cause problems for cyclists with panniers, laden tandems, tricycles, child trailers and some types of mobility scooter and is therefore unsuitable for longdistance recreational routes. The low barriers can damage cycle wheels or cause a fall if a rider fails to line up properly on approach. They may also create a trip hazard for blind or partially sighted users.
8.14.7 Aframe barriers (Figure 8.8) permit ordinary cycles, tandems and most wheelchairs to pass, but they need to be carefully installed to ensure they operate as intended. They exclude some powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters and many types of bicycle trailer.
(I'll also note that staggered bollards can be a pain to get a bike and trailer through, so aren't necessarily that good a design, although they can be a less of a pain than some of the other techniques).
So the problems are clearly known, and documented. Bear in mind that LTN 2/08 is not the publication of some quango or organisation pushing for the rights of cyclists, it's a government publication, produced by the Department of Transport; "The underpinning principle is that measures for pedestrians and cyclists should offer positive provision that reduces delay or diversion and improves safety.".
Anyone designing cycling facilities should be aware of this document, and many others, but this one is fairly complete, well written, clear and not even that long (92 pages, which for this sort of document counts as a pamphlet!).
If I can find a document like this, when I don't work in road design or a local council, and am not even vaguely involved in cycle campaigning, then there's really no excuse for a professional involved in this sort of work to ignore clear and cogent advice, in favour of whatever random decision they've pulled out of the air.
Anyway, this is getting a bit OT, excepting that trailers are mentioned in those quotes, and I do have to plan journeys where I'm using my larger trailer, to take account of potential gotchas that actually make supposed cycle routes far less convenient than using busy main roads.
Post by: Kim on 17 December, 2013, 11:07:00 pm
Post by: David Martin on 19 December, 2013, 11:05:09 pm
Post by: Kim on 20 January, 2014, 08:20:20 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/Photo0485.sized.jpg)
Tesco uselessness meant I wasn't able to stock up on as much long-life orange juice as I'd have liked (always a good form of ballast), but it was this: Awesome.
I've also worked out what that 'turbo' setting[1] is for :demon:
~150Wh for a 13km hilly round trip, making the motor do as much of the work as possible on the climbs.
[1] It seems to mean "If there's any pedal input at all, give it full welly (as far as permitted by speed/power limits, buss voltage and motor temperature)", and is just the thing for cheating at bastard hills.
Post by: Auntie Helen on 20 January, 2014, 08:57:49 pm
Post by: Kim on 20 January, 2014, 09:59:34 pm
You would have earned extra points if you installed the litter bin on top of the cool box and took it home too!
It's an icky smoker bin though. Wouldn't want that one.
Post by: graculus on 21 January, 2014, 08:15:48 am
[1] It seems to mean "If there's any pedal input at all, give it full welly (as far as permitted by speed/power limits, buss voltage and motor temperature)", and is just the thing for cheating at bastard hills.
This sounds a bit timid, is there no BATTLESHORT option?
Post by: Kim on 21 January, 2014, 01:12:39 pm
[1] It seems to mean "If there's any pedal input at all, give it full welly (as far as permitted by speed/power limits, buss voltage and motor temperature)", and is just the thing for cheating at bastard hills.
This sounds a bit timid, is there no BATTLESHORT option?
Yes (bringing the motor up to about 500W), but you need a laptop and an Ant+ dongle to enable it. :)
Post by: U_James on 22 January, 2014, 11:54:22 am
Salvaged guttering - ideal for the shed :thumbsup:
Post by: greenmeansgo on 28 January, 2014, 09:25:02 am
Post by: drossall on 28 January, 2014, 09:38:27 am
Post by: TimO on 05 February, 2014, 08:21:30 pm
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/BromptonWithWheel_640.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/BromptonWithWheel.jpg)
Post by: Auntie Helen on 17 February, 2014, 09:57:24 pm
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/t1/1656056_10151875205651786_1444866607_n.jpg)
Saved myself £2 worth of fuel by riding rather than driving to the tyre repair place.
Post by: orienteer on 17 February, 2014, 10:21:55 pm
Post by: Auntie Helen on 17 February, 2014, 10:41:05 pm
Post by: sg37409 on 17 February, 2014, 11:14:18 pm
Not an exceptional load, but unusual, and it was one of my easiest attempts at carrying a bicycle wheel! Five minutes of fiddling, three old toestraps, and it was done.(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/BromptonWithWheel_640.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/BromptonWithWheel.jpg)
Thats cool; do you always ride with the saddle at that angle ?
Post by: TimO on 02 March, 2014, 04:22:51 pm
Thats cool; do you always ride with the saddle at that angle ?
Yes, have a hunt for any previous pictures of my bicycles, and at some point there will be a comment about the angle of my saddle. :)
Post by: Nuncio on 02 March, 2014, 05:34:57 pm
Not 'on' and not ridden by me, but probably not worth starting a 'what somebody else pulled on their bike' thread for. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87345810@N00/12876904083/)
Post by: Auntie Helen on 30 April, 2014, 01:22:42 pm
(https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/t1.0-9/10325247_10152000868636786_6053731142175276772_n.jpg)
I had to fit it into the velomobile which already had lots of tools, a spare tyre, a large casserole dish, some maps, a water bottle, a heavy lock, some Gü Chocolate Pots, a couple of bread rolls, an Apfeltasche pastry, a loaf of sliced bread and some other stuff too.
It all fitted in fine!
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1.0-9/1901428_10152000871536786_2338720402819761034_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-a-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10308082_10152000871436786_2106360453552501805_n.jpg)
Post by: Canardly on 30 April, 2014, 04:17:14 pm
Post by: Auntie Helen on 30 April, 2014, 04:57:10 pm
Post by: 321up on 01 May, 2014, 06:05:30 pm
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6IUSG5z8gGU/U2J7nfCJzeI/AAAAAAAAPOI/RLMOJT4xmcM/s800/20130921_111620.jpg)
and the panniers contained more paint and DIY materials.
Post by: fuzzy on 07 May, 2014, 11:51:50 pm
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/mattlangridge/DSC04062.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mattlangridge/media/DSC04062.jpg.html)
Post by: andrew_s on 30 May, 2014, 10:14:29 pm
http://road.cc/content/news/120430-best-video-youll-see-today-goat-getting-backie-bike
Post by: drossall on 18 June, 2014, 12:27:00 pm
(https://bicycletrax.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/heightslibraryorg.jpg)
Post by: Adam on 04 August, 2014, 06:39:31 pm
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/Circe%20Helios/20140802_100905_zps928cb041.jpg)
Post by: David Martin on 07 August, 2014, 01:01:46 pm
Post by: Mad cyclist on 08 August, 2014, 05:52:58 pm
Can't help thinking there's a flaw with this one...All you need is Granville from open all hours ;D
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2947151433_1b90ff10fc.jpg?v=0)
Post by: SteveC on 23 August, 2014, 05:47:59 pm
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3925/14823423599_ef7c8a5fb0.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ozTVoX)
IMG_4155 (https://flic.kr/p/ozTVoX) by Steve Cunio (https://www.flickr.com/people/22335868@N05/), on Flickr
Post by: mattc on 23 August, 2014, 06:50:35 pm
Two gazebos, plus boxes of tools & bike spares in & on the trailer, plus bike stand & track pump. I think that's all.Alternative title:
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/FlyingDodo/Circe%20Helios/20140802_100905_zps928cb041.jpg)
Faith in Bungees
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 27 August, 2014, 08:53:34 am
Post by: TimO on 27 August, 2014, 09:45:22 am
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/Recycling201408_1_256.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/Recycling201408_1.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/Recycling201408_2_256.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/Recycling201408_2.jpg)
Post by: Palinurus on 05 October, 2014, 12:41:33 pm
I like taking stuff to the dump on a fine Sunday morning more than I should. Ms P. came along, we stopped for tea by the canal on the way back (chances are I posted much the same comment earlier in this thread).
(http://i.imgur.com/6NAJcn5.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 05 October, 2014, 03:11:25 pm
Post by: Palinurus on 05 October, 2014, 04:14:17 pm
Post by: Palinurus on 05 October, 2014, 05:04:16 pm
Just a couple of loads of paper, cans, bottles, plastic containers, cardboard, and a little bit of landfill rubbish to my local recycling centre using the trailer. It's interesting to watch the trailer move about in the camera's view!
Before kerbside collections I'd do one of those runs every few weeks. I'd walk the glass to the nearby bottle bank though because it made too much noise in the trailer!
Post by: Palinurus on 20 October, 2014, 12:30:46 pm
Time for soup.
Post by: Deano on 23 November, 2014, 08:43:13 pm
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7573/15242617403_06812d2d60_z.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/15242617403/)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7489/15674744778_108795bc62_z.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/15674744778/)
Post by: nikki on 23 November, 2014, 09:24:15 pm
I didn't hang around to find out what happened next...
Post by: Kim on 23 November, 2014, 09:26:36 pm
As I was leaving Watershed in Bristol the other day, I saw someone trying to wrangle a dropsaw onto the handlebars/top tube of his bike.
I didn't hang around to find out what happened next...
It probably ends in this thread... https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=29015.0
Post by: TimO on 22 December, 2014, 02:23:00 pm
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/small.php?size=500&file=Random/IMG_20141222_132510.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/IMG_20141222_132510.jpg)
... packed it briefly into this ...
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/small.php?size=500&file=Random/IMG_20141222_133145.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/IMG_20141222_133145.jpg)
... and eventually unpacked it to this ...
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/small.php?size=500&file=Random/IMG_20141222_135853.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/xanthus/Random/IMG_20141222_135853.jpg)
The shop was a bit busy, but the Purley Way was insane, forcing me to eventually give into being a bit naughty and cycle along the footway. It took me three cycles of the lights just to leave Sainsburys, and it would probably have been upwards of a dozen cycles to get to the next set of lights, less than a quarter of a mile away, where I'd immediately turn off!
Bicycle trailers are good, but they do tend to constrain you to moving along with the slow motorised traffic. :(
Post by: trumpet on 22 December, 2014, 06:06:20 pm
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2840/12876904083_f2d3ca1cc3_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87345810@N00/12876904083/)
Not 'on' and not ridden by me, but probably not worth starting a 'what somebody else pulled on their bike' thread for.
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/87345810@N00/12876904083/)
"If you're going out on your bike, don't forget your keys !" :facepalm:
Post by: geraldc on 23 February, 2015, 02:09:36 pm
Took a school desk on a ride to its new home.
Very little ground clearance. Couple of noisy corners, but other than that fine.
Post by: arabella on 08 March, 2015, 10:08:22 pm
Post by: Basil on 08 March, 2015, 10:11:27 pm
Post by: woollypigs on 08 March, 2015, 10:13:34 pm
Probably their first date, Arabella.Glad I wasn't drinking when reading that :)
Post by: TimO on 28 March, 2015, 09:58:24 am
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=480&file=IMG_20150328_092939.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/IMG_20150328_092939.jpg)
Another load of groceries, which isn't unusual for me, although this is my first big shop since Christmas. I slightly overestimated the trailer capacity, so had to leave the lid off, which always requires a bit more care in not leaving anything light near the top, where a bump or wind could cause problems.
I did work out the mass, and including the bike and trailer, I was moving in excess of 90kg, which is a very significant fraction of my mass! I didn't exceed about 12mph on the way home, it was simply too slow to accelerate or brake safely!
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=480&file=vlcsnap-2015-03-28-10h44m15s6.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/vlcsnap-2015-03-28-10h44m15s6.jpg)
The advantage of towing a large trailer, on a dual carriageway, is that you essentially get a lane to yourself. :) (which is not to say that I'd want to do it over much of a distance though!)
Post by: Ruthie on 28 March, 2015, 02:23:20 pm
Post by: jsabine on 28 March, 2015, 02:39:30 pm
And a definite +1 to big trailers helping encourage proper overtaking and respect n the roads: the first time I (as a cyclist) ever received a lazy thankyou from an overtaking artic driver was in the backstreets of Bermondsey, towing a large trailer of welded Dexion, with a BFO desk on top.
Post by: Jayjay on 04 April, 2015, 01:24:10 pm
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8742/17027876642_b8e732e565.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rWGju3)
I had to turn around after a few hundred yards though; forgot my hat!
Post by: TimO on 04 April, 2015, 04:05:29 pm
Blimey Tim! How far did you haul that lot?
Not very far, Sainsburys is almost my local shop, so only about ¾ of a mile. I wouldn't want to have hauled that load very much further!
Has the rear light on the trailer migrated rightwards since Dec 22 or is it just perspective confusing me? ...
I think it must just be the perspective, I haven't moved the light, and it's fitted to a drilled hole, so can't move. :)
Post by: Kim on 13 April, 2015, 06:16:03 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 13 April, 2015, 06:35:15 pm
Post by: Mr Larrington on 13 April, 2015, 06:52:15 pm
(http://tricolour.net/photos/2003/03/15/med/11-42-39.jpg)
Hammond C3 + Leslie speaker + UPS for about half a ton. No, not me, Richard Guy Briggs of Ottawa. Towing vehicle is a Greenspeed GTV recumbent trike which can be converted from solo to tandem. It's also been adapted to carry a 15' canoe on a sort of roof-rack arrangement.
Post by: Kim on 13 April, 2015, 08:14:37 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 13 May, 2015, 08:06:47 pm
Post by: hellymedic on 17 May, 2015, 01:56:29 pm
Looks like many here could outdo some of the quaxers.
Wascally Weasel OTP seems to have had a good haul today.
Post by: Wascally Weasel on 19 May, 2015, 02:08:46 pm
I see there's a new word on Twitter called #quax or #quaxing.
Looks like many here could outdo some of the quaxers.
Wascally Weasel OTP seems to have had a good haul today.
4
24 x loo rolls
16 x assorted tins of food (tomatoes, kidney beans etc)
6 x bottles of wine
Assorted other bits and bobs including a roast joint, bread, cooking oil, ham, ham, ham, pickled onions, pesto, mustard, anchovies.
There aren't many shops in Thames Ditton - the local ones charge a fearsome cost for beer - £2 in one shop for my favoured brand of Polish fighting lager, £1.50 the nearest cheaper alternative. So I hauled a load of beer over the (Surrey) county line, making me a low rent British version of Smokey and the Bandit.
*One did not survive the journey but not in the best way - a Burley trailer really doesn't like being heavily loaded at the front I discovered to my cost (1 can of beer).In future I'll only load up on 1 slab of beer at a time.
Post by: geraldc on 19 May, 2015, 03:54:51 pm
Post by: Kim on 19 May, 2015, 04:59:03 pm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3080924/The-latest-shopping-trend-youve-never-heard-involves-posting-selfies-groceries-bike-rolling-world.html
I suppose even the Bile Duct is informative once in a while... :o
Post by: mcshroom on 03 July, 2015, 05:36:30 pm
Answer:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zLsCKqzJ0Lo/VZa5ZIhHD3I/AAAAAAAAJlg/KP9C5YSZUfk/s640/20150703_172823.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B-1165J0Kic/VZa5AD1R3NI/AAAAAAAAJlQ/hDXmHQTXTYY/s512/20150703_172843.jpg)
Did make the steering a bit weird ;D
Post by: Ruthie on 03 July, 2015, 06:00:51 pm
Post by: mcshroom on 03 July, 2015, 06:03:13 pm
Post by: Kim on 03 July, 2015, 06:08:11 pm
Well I thought the package smaller
Ah yes, 'eBuyer Syndrome': "It's a hard disk, it'll fit in a pannier no problem." :facepalm:
Post by: fuzzy on 05 July, 2015, 09:15:54 pm
Post by: jsabine on 05 July, 2015, 11:14:58 pm
(The last two steps can be replaced by Place box beside bin if you're lazy, or Hand box back to PO staff if your sorting office doesn't have a bin.)
Post by: Kim on 07 July, 2015, 04:35:45 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/brompton/2015_07_07_16_12_55.sized.jpg)
The hooks of the nasty don't-care-if-the-shampoo-leaks Avenir panniers are a poor fit for the tubing of the Kinetics front rack, but it works well enough. The Brompton rack's bungee arrangement is ideal for bogroll.
Related note: Big bags of cable ties in Aldi this week, to supplement the last batch of cycling gear.
Post by: Palinurus on 18 July, 2015, 11:46:47 am
(http://i.imgur.com/Vm1CcsJ.jpg)
Post by: Palinurus on 01 August, 2015, 05:20:30 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/fM5oA6t.jpg)
Post by: Palinurus on 07 August, 2015, 09:12:20 pm
Sure wish I'd said yes.
Post by: ElyDave on 06 September, 2015, 08:46:56 pm
Post by: ElyDave on 26 September, 2015, 01:29:15 pm
Only marred by some idiot using a hand-held mobile creeping into the baack of me whilst I was stationary at a roundabout. No damage to me or bike, but had the potential. Driver got both barrels verbally.
Post by: nikki on 24 October, 2015, 12:53:10 pm
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/643/22245949829_43886685c2_o.jpg)
Post by: Palinurus on 31 October, 2015, 09:51:45 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 07 November, 2015, 04:07:45 pm
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/Christmas%20trees_zps77ybb6ft.jpg)
...I already got stopped for having no lights.
Wot?
Post by: Basil on 07 November, 2015, 04:11:18 pm
...I already got stopped for having no lights.
Wot?
;D
Post by: Pingu on 12 November, 2015, 08:13:11 pm
IMG_5375 (https://flic.kr/p/xJJFAv) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: SoreTween on 12 November, 2015, 08:27:18 pm
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq18/SoreTween/Misc/20151021_185538_zpsuywtr9e2.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 27 November, 2015, 11:44:22 am
I've been to Ikea!
The pannier was to hold lock and bungees, but it turned out only one of the three pairs of bungees I'd brought were long enough. I'd somewhat underestimated the size of the flatpack. In fact, the pannier was a bit of a pain in the
Post by: Feline on 27 February, 2016, 01:08:25 am
(http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii455/bobdemol/MikeOb1di/DSC0003.jpg)
https://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=212620&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Post by: TimO on 07 March, 2016, 04:25:49 pm
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=198&file=20160307_TV_dispose1a.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/20160307_TV_dispose1a.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=350&file=20160307_TV_dispose2.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/20160307_TV_dispose2.jpg)
Then I took another load of assorted stuff, and only had to stop three times, to sort out the polystyrene, which really did not want to stay in place!
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=500&file=IMG_20160307_104644.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/IMG_20160307_104644.jpg)
... and since I had the trailer out, I went and picked up a big shop. That was about 35kg of liquids, and another 15kg of random stuff, as well as the essentially bulky bog rolls. :)
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=500&file=IMG_20160307_133447.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/IMG_20160307_133447.jpg)
Post by: fruitcake on 07 March, 2016, 05:02:46 pm
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=198&file=20160307_TV_dispose1a.jpg) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/20160307_TV_dispose1a.jpg)
I saw this and said out loud 'ooh, mind your back'.
Post by: sg37409 on 07 March, 2016, 05:11:51 pm
Am thinking of a trailer for my family D-day beach adventure, the one where dad carries all the stuff.
One of those or a burley one is what I'm thinking on : How do you rate it ? Where did you get it ? Whats braking like with that load ? What if any damage might it do to the drop-out ?
thanks in advance
Steve
Post by: TimO on 07 March, 2016, 06:26:40 pm
I saw this and said out loud 'ooh, mind your back'.
Holding it at all, was an achievement! That was also beginning to bend over so that I could put (almost drop!) it onto the trailer.
Post by: TimO on 07 March, 2016, 06:39:29 pm
Timo - Is that a carry freedom trailer ?
Yes, it is. The Large Carry Freedom, with 20" wheels.
... How do you rate it ? Where did you get it ?
It's a good trailer, for general use, especially if you want to carry anything large or heavy.
I got mine from Wiggle, some years ago, but they no longer sell it.
I've also got a longer hitch, for when I want to carry a bike, or other long items.
Whats braking like with that load ?
It's OK, but I'm only normally travelling a mile or two with that sort of load. I've normally got quite a lot of liquid when I'm carrying a load that heavy, which also "sloshes" and makes the handling even more interesting! Braking is fine, but I imagine that's also a function of your own weight. I'm not heavy, for my height, but I'm 6'3", so not the lightest of people. :)
The Carry Freedom is rated for 90kg of load (apparently related to legislation for trailers with their own brakes), and Valiant says he's carried over 250kg on one. I think 90kg would be challenging to move, but I'm using a single-speed.
What if any damage might it do to the drop-out ?
Close to zero. The fitting clamps on the outside of the dropout, and is just a flat piece of steel, so aside from a very slight risk to the paintwork, I don't think it would cause any damage. I just leave it on that bike permanently, but it's a very heavy frame anyway, so a small amount of additional mass is unimportant.
There has been quite a lot of discussion about this trailer, and other types, in various threads. A search should find them fairly easily.
Post by: sg37409 on 08 March, 2016, 09:47:54 am
Post by: Kim on 08 March, 2016, 09:53:43 am
Mine came from Chainreaction, IIRC. It was heavily discounted as the load bed was shop-soiled and a reflector was missing.
Post by: TimO on 08 March, 2016, 05:46:46 pm
It's an excellent trailer. It wouldn't be my first choice for touring ...
Yes, something like a Yak Bob or an Extrawheel are better fits for touring.
... and a reflector was missing.
I never even fitted the reflectors! You can see I've got a triangular trailer reflector on the back of the box, which I believe is a legal requirement, but rarely actually observed by cyclists with trailers.
Post by: fuzzy on 13 March, 2016, 09:13:03 pm
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/mattlangridge/Photo0232.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mattlangridge/media/Photo0232.jpg.html)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/mattlangridge/Photo0231.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mattlangridge/media/Photo0231.jpg.html)
(Sorry for the orientation but, this laptop and photobucket don't seem to get on).
The Brompton wobbles a bit but is secure. I shall leave 15 minutes early as the journey will be a bit slower I think.
Post by: Mr Larrington on 14 March, 2016, 06:57:27 am
Post by: fuzzy on 27 March, 2016, 09:09:11 pm
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/mattlangridge/Photo0234.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mattlangridge/media/Photo0234.jpg.html)
Mr L, I wish I had strapped the Brommie to the side, the top mount was a bit wobbly and made the trike feel like the brakes were fading in and out.
Post by: Vince on 29 March, 2016, 03:51:31 pm
Post by: Pingu on 05 April, 2016, 08:54:36 pm
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1718/26138433352_3b26cd73bb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FPLiA1)
IMG_6495_01 (https://flic.kr/p/FPLiA1) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: nikki on 05 April, 2016, 09:06:28 pm
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1697/26257043975_ea74d71d91_z.jpg)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1481/25654366993_4e76fab4ca_z.jpg)
My thunder well and truly stolen by the chap who overtook us on the way back whilst he was casually using one hand to hold a coffee table behind his saddle. >:(
I also liked this for its simplicity:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1675/25650822504_79b741ef36_z.jpg)
Post by: woollypigs on 05 April, 2016, 09:06:44 pm
Post by: sg37409 on 11 April, 2016, 03:14:54 pm
Mine came from Chainreaction, IIRC. It was heavily discounted as the load bed was shop-soiled and a reflector was missing.
Mine is coming from Chainreaction. There were Bob copies on ebay for cheaper, but genuine BOb or Topeak were both a fair bit dearer.
My reason for getting is touring, but I should be on nice smooth flat roads/paths in normandy where the disadvantages of width and weight should be less than ease of stacking the tents and associated stuff.
Post by: Kim on 09 May, 2016, 04:57:26 pm
Saggy beanbag, and trailer full of cupboard junk and BSO wreckage to the tip. Hard work in this weather (there are a couple of short but bastardy hills), I should have used the trike.
Post by: Ham on 04 June, 2016, 07:49:25 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J8CzvDcVjnA/V1MiKx3OSDI/AAAAAAAA4XI/Zc0r4FXWHhsOlhLoI9WRbNPpXDBPfXMaQCCo/s640/IMG_20160604_112509.jpg)
Post by: Jon on 04 June, 2016, 10:36:55 pm
Well, hello <peers around the door> nice to see you all here, mind if I join you?Wow.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J8CzvDcVjnA/V1MiKx3OSDI/AAAAAAAA4XI/Zc0r4FXWHhsOlhLoI9WRbNPpXDBPfXMaQCCo/s640/IMG_20160604_112509.jpg)
Post by: Mr Larrington on 06 June, 2016, 06:43:31 am
Post by: geraldc on 07 June, 2016, 12:35:36 am
Apologies for Facebook link, but it's impressive load carrying
Post by: Pancho on 07 June, 2016, 07:23:10 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/W5I8EEh.jpg)
That's my swimming trunks and a towel. Somehow I don't think I'm impressing anyone with my contribution to this thread!
Post by: drossall on 07 June, 2016, 07:30:12 pm
Post by: Ham on 12 June, 2016, 03:36:39 pm
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Dlflr4AH_Yhah6ykSQ0ha9FjOGzBDen_znH5XZDrUg3h0l4HVd6VoyibTYSJEmgYPVoJfcoq9jj-3WhWvo_fIH_zpe1AoAF3G4A_NcAUjR5GacFocFPqxMXOBSvnLEBckOfTWOaSMkXgG7PAyydWGCA2vxuTdgNXO1snH8cH6Dm1_G-R_Lrl93kRg9s51KUr_UkD8CQ_mF2Xm91T01pi2ascoQTf4-J-96cbFjEPwRvr0QYaWDindKg22JILxeUYTqrbPDd0yAnWbb_h2-6PnIOdnVJk6OWIY50_uORZ-6e3CBGh8bCDIDLB2-othH8t2krLk7hboJ8UNDw0lRw-g-kp1Sbr5tp5nqru1o00XMQLj42LhlRkcKmXm1yiEdL4SOCnJ_yZYdiPUGSzGWZ1Cv9ndCfv-mmzqroi_iL5ikuUo9LIwtTRS0EkC88N0Y6RL-Q2kYTJIhgUbVbxgsIkItz_wdL2Hye2ST9GNODt5NYQl1ZwDaJVuDLQ5GYVzzmxTQiMyRn4JIbP5Ud6x0sZjsH-MfutCyz8vb30HW62AuPuzDF9U_5H2aq0zK83lumtg_IEj9fpUBmOYUdk1vlT6hX05pvcketc=w657-h878-no)
I would have been bricking it in traffic ;D
Based on 2Kg/brick, that's about 100Kg
Post by: ElyDave on 12 June, 2016, 04:46:41 pm
Can imagine that pick axe going airborne as you hit a bump
Post by: Jayjay on 13 July, 2016, 06:32:13 pm
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7765/27672460373_dd151b3431_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JajAnK)Box of car bits (https://flic.kr/p/JajAnK) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 14 July, 2016, 09:45:29 am
Post by: Jayjay on 14 July, 2016, 07:21:48 pm
A quick estimate of the dimensions suggests that if i unbolted the passenger seat the box might fit in. I would be unable to see out of the left window. Most would suggest that I could fit the little vehicle into the box instead though.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 July, 2016, 03:58:12 pm
Most would suggest that I could fit the little vehicle into the box instead though.:D ;D :D
Post by: delthebike on 20 July, 2016, 11:08:03 am
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RwCnodanRmA/V49M9TmSW0I/AAAAAAAAJxE/PdBZ3zgevQYm2yGCyCNxA1_H_qiCnGUngCCo/s640/p7203588.jpg)
Post by: The French Tandem on 21 July, 2016, 01:20:55 pm
Post by: Kim on 21 July, 2016, 01:21:49 pm
I've carried a ladder home using similar tactics. (I did try riding the bike with it, but couldn't turn right.)
Post by: Jayjay on 21 July, 2016, 09:52:25 pm
Post by: Jayjay on 21 July, 2016, 10:22:14 pm
A brief run round the block, with Saphira's rear wheel lifting far too easily and I was ready to unload and stuff the thing back in the garage - until I spied some concrete posts in Sister's front garden. Hmm. That's better, but now +40kg? Uh, still light on but I can brake and steer. It'll be dark soon, bolt the triangle reflector on (Woo! Handy bolt holes.) No light though. Hah! unclip the little trailer light from underneath and slip it pen style on to the top of the reflector. Set off. Stability marginally negative, road bumps tend to lift the drive wheel :o 6mph is do-able.
At the first mild climb, traction is definitely variable. Darnit! I won't make the hill at Old Hall Farm. Ugh, divert roundabout route westward, phone SWMBO so she won't send search party out. A fairly easy paced few miles later, and the climb into our village actually happened without me separating the trailer to push it on foot. Barrowing the thing into the back yard was easier than expected, and it was abandoned, trailer and all, on the back garden for the night.
Not a recommended load technique.
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8746/28380228621_08682cefe2_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KeS6dz)Shelves! (https://flic.kr/p/KeS6dz) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
Yes the back end is on the ground. And Saphira's rear wheel is not.
A few favourable comments made to us as we passed - and one maniacal laugh offered.
Post by: Kim on 21 July, 2016, 10:34:05 pm
Heroic effort!
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 July, 2016, 11:13:18 am
Post by: Jayjay on 28 July, 2016, 09:40:29 pm
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8599/27998802273_e83753ca02_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JEabse)Sack Barrow (https://flic.kr/p/JEabse) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Jayjay on 30 July, 2016, 06:42:05 pm
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8566/28622132516_11b8f2682d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KBeUPo)30 July - washing machine! (https://flic.kr/p/KBeUPo) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
8 miles to the tip, and on the way back, 50kg of bird seed and dog food:
(https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8621/28575887351_a106742645_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Kx9TJX)30 July - return run (https://flic.kr/p/Kx9TJX) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
I stopped for a sausage and chip refuel at the Purple Fish in Burstwick, didn't think I would manage all the chips but they "hardly touched the sides". The tank must have been low.
Post by: Mrs Pingu on 23 August, 2016, 05:19:24 pm
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8293/29181709545_0bd6dbbcd6_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LsFTzc)IMG_7332_01 (https://flic.kr/p/LsFTzc) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
I'm glad it wasn't far, it was bloody uncomfortable holding my arm in that position.
Post by: TimO on 07 September, 2016, 02:42:37 pm
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=512&file=P9070580.JPG) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/P9070580.JPG)
... then this:
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=512&file=P9070620.JPG) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/P9070620.JPG)
... and finally this:
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=512&file=P9070640.JPG) (http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/P9070640.JPG)
The first two weighed 25kg and over 30kg, whereas the final one, on it's last journey to the recycling centre, probably barely weighed 5kg, which felt relaxing after the first two!
The 30kg load felt like really hard work, but I think that was a mixture of mass, aerodynamic drag due to the large size, and having the trailer tyre pressure quite low.
Post by: Si on 10 September, 2016, 10:56:19 am
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14238186_1663409930642431_2492019676121516277_n.jpg?oh=ec810ed26f760aeefd5d13f5a8b2d2e0&oe=583DDB59)
Post by: Jayjay on 16 September, 2016, 09:24:00 pm
Post by: Vince on 17 September, 2016, 12:02:26 am
Heck, this trailer is really getting some stick lately:
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8566/28622132516_11b8f2682d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KBeUPo)30 July - washing machine! (https://flic.kr/p/KBeUPo) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
Jayjay, is it just a matter of time before we see your car on the trailer? ;D
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 19 September, 2016, 08:55:26 am
Post by: robgul on 25 September, 2016, 12:07:19 pm
Oh yes!
Here we go. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32540575@N02/3041086490/)
The trike is Rob's - a lucky find on eBay and I collected it last week with my trailer. It's safely stashed in the SEEKRIT BUNKER and we're just hoping that Liz doesn't take a liking to it...
Well - doesn't time fly! Two grand-children* have ridden this machine and graduated to 2 wheel Islabikes . . which means the machine will be for sale shortly.
It's a classic steel-frame Pashley Pickle tricycle.
Rob
* the other daughter, also with 2 children, has another identical trike for them ... her younger child is only 4 months so we'll be needing that trike for a while.
Post by: Oscar's dad on 16 October, 2016, 04:08:46 pm
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l160/stevenr_01/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender_zpsu4jxatqs.jpg)
Post by: Deano on 02 December, 2016, 09:54:31 pm
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5835/30558161634_af20c3e501_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NyjyPL)
Post by: fuzzy on 02 December, 2016, 10:29:25 pm
Off to take my Ribble for repair at the friendly local carbon repair shop:
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5835/30558161634_af20c3e501_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NyjyPL)
I first thought "Wow! Thats some chunky carbon sticking out the front...."
:facepalm:
Post by: Deano on 02 December, 2016, 10:35:23 pm
Not to mention the big white thing sticking out of the saddle.
Post by: Wobbly John on 03 December, 2016, 09:09:54 pm
:o
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/timberload_zpsujydj4c5.jpg)
:smug:
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 03 December, 2016, 09:23:49 pm
Post by: Ham on 03 December, 2016, 10:00:46 pm
Post by: TimO on 04 December, 2016, 11:46:31 am
Post by: Ham on 04 December, 2016, 12:25:22 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 04 December, 2016, 07:21:45 pm
Post by: Speshact on 24 December, 2016, 12:16:22 am
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Post by: delap on 05 January, 2017, 04:57:01 pm
https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA (https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA)
Post by: Paul on 05 January, 2017, 11:13:51 pm
So far, leastways...
Post by: Kim on 05 January, 2017, 11:23:53 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 06 January, 2017, 12:04:56 am
Post by: Kim on 06 January, 2017, 12:06:37 am
If only it were a pedalo then it'd definitely be a winner!
Paging Arch. Arch to the skip-dived courtesy phone, please...
Post by: Wobbly John on 06 January, 2017, 07:51:23 am
I did build a conversion kit for my trailer so that I could fit floats and a bike rack so that I could tow it behind my pedalboat, but we chickened out of launching it. :-[
(My trailer webpage (http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/trailer.htm)). :smug:
Respect to Delap, though. That's an impressive boat/tow-load. :thumbsup:
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 06 January, 2017, 09:18:21 am
small boat. I used a second launching trailer as the linkage. Road trailer is lashed to the the axle and the handle is hooked over the child seat.What was braking like?
https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA (https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA)
Post by: fuzzy on 06 January, 2017, 04:39:12 pm
small boat. I used a second launching trailer as the linkage. Road trailer is lashed to the the axle and the handle is hooked over the child seat.What was braking like?
https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA (https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA)
Rim, disc, rod or anchor?
Post by: Wobbly John on 06 January, 2017, 11:09:24 pm
Arch used to have a pedal boat, and it has been towed ( by the late Tom Riley) on my trailer behind the Wobblebike! :D
I did build a conversion kit for my trailer so that I could fit floats and a bike rack so that I could tow it behind my pedalboat, but we chickened out of launching it. :-[
(My trailer webpage (http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/trailer.htm)). :smug:
Respect to Delap, though. That's an impressive boat/tow-load. :thumbsup:
I just found a photo of me towing the boat with the Wobblebike:
(http://i34.tinypic.com/awup74.jpg)
:D
Post by: matthew on 07 January, 2017, 12:10:25 am
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 09 January, 2017, 12:30:28 pm
It's a bit like a spot the ball competition, cunningly misleading because the bike, the trailer and rider are all going in different directions, none of them the intended one. :DArch used to have a pedal boat, and it has been towed ( by the late Tom Riley) on my trailer behind the Wobblebike! :D
I did build a conversion kit for my trailer so that I could fit floats and a bike rack so that I could tow it behind my pedalboat, but we chickened out of launching it. :-[
(My trailer webpage (http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/trailer.htm)). :smug:
Respect to Delap, though. That's an impressive boat/tow-load. :thumbsup:
I just found a photo of me towing the boat with the Wobblebike:
(http://i34.tinypic.com/awup74.jpg)
:D
Post by: Paul on 09 January, 2017, 12:56:01 pm
small boat. I used a second launching trailer as the linkage. Road trailer is lashed to the the axle and the handle is hooked over the child seat.Just noticed the child seat.
https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA (https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA)
Redundant, surely, with the seating capacity of the boat?
Post by: TimO on 26 January, 2017, 02:05:13 pm
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=500&file=20170126_MattressCarry.jpg)
(http://balius.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/stuff/small.php?size=500&file=20170126_MattressTrailer.jpg)
Post by: Polar Bear on 26 January, 2017, 02:14:32 pm
Not exactly a spectacular load.
Post by: Kim on 26 January, 2017, 03:01:52 pm
A very knackered double mattress, on the Carry Freedom trailer, off to the recycling centre.
I did one of those: https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1514987#msg1514987
I used the long hitch, so could overhang the front a bit further and achieve a sensible amount of nose weight. Main problem was that it squirmed around a bit and started to rub one of the wheels (though thankfully only when I was nearly at the tip). Mattresses are very uncooperative things.
Post by: TimO on 26 January, 2017, 03:50:37 pm
... Mattresses are very uncooperative things.
Yes to that! I had to lie on mine, to hold it in place, whilst I wrestled with the ratchet on the tie-down, one-handedly !
It wasn't heavy enough that I worried too much about it hanging off the back of the trailer a bit. So, I didn't need the bigger hitch, which makes the whole arrangement very long, and even more difficult to get around cycle path barriers.
Rolling it up lengthwise, rather than widthwise, did keep the overall length down, at the cost of a greater struggle to "roll" it up.
Post by: delap on 30 January, 2017, 12:06:30 am
small boat. I used a second launching trailer as the linkage. Road trailer is lashed to the the axle and the handle is hooked over the child seat.Just noticed the child seat.
https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA (https://goo.gl/photos/XQEVp2rBKUSSh4hWA)
Redundant, surely, with the seating capacity of the boat?
Umm, the child seat was the hitch, so not redundant...
To answer an earlier poster's what was braking like? it was to be avoided.
Post by: Paul on 30 January, 2017, 01:05:14 pm
:thumbsup:
Post by: fruitcake on 20 February, 2017, 05:02:05 pm
A very knackered double mattress, on the Carry Freedom trailer, off to the recycling centre.
Our very knackered mattress received a visit from Dr Hacksaw and Mr Stanley Knife after which it was far less unco-operative. A surprising amount of the weight of a mattress is the fabric cover and the felt. It then got the attention of Dr Bolt Cropper, after which it was remarkably small.
Post by: Palinurus on 21 February, 2017, 11:56:09 am
A very knackered double mattress, on the Carry Freedom trailer, off to the recycling centre.
Our very knackered mattress received a visit from Dr Hacksaw and Mr Stanley Knife after which it was far less unco-operative. A surprising amount of the weight of a mattress is the fabric cover and the felt. It then got the attention of Dr Bolt Cropper, after which it was remarkably small.
Next time someone dumps one in my alleyway I may well do that rather than pay the council to pick it up.
Post by: delthebike on 07 April, 2017, 12:27:44 pm
It was a bit wobbly but no real problems.
(https://goo.gl/photos/qsrBe7Vgcq8EZpsX9)
https://goo.gl/photos/1H9Cf9kpMH17NJ9x7
Google image links don't show here so it's a link to the folder.
Post by: woollypigs on 07 April, 2017, 11:19:27 pm
But then again this could go into a few other threads, like On the commute today etc
Post by: tom_e on 08 April, 2017, 08:43:34 am
But then again this could go into a few other threads, like On the commute today etc
Indeed; the witness was driving a car just in order to take her son's lunch to school. And I think the man on the bike stopped, specifically at a shop which isn't open any more, in order to have a cigarette. There is something very special about local news.
Post by: pdm on 08 April, 2017, 09:55:46 am
Post by: Ham on 09 May, 2017, 07:50:06 pm
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O9h7otFOLH4/WRIO-w1IibI/AAAAAAABA7A/zaDnUJnqx7IYvhAl17ek_ugyrY7LIYT0gCPcB/s640/IMG_20170509_185011.jpg)
About 4 miles so that the Genesis could be given in for warranty frame repair
Post by: TimO on 13 May, 2017, 05:24:19 pm
Is there an "I carried this bike on my bike" thread ? ;D
...
You're in the correct thread.
- Fuzzy (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg2009142#msg2009142)
- Fuzzy, again (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg2003263#msg2003263)
- Me (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1557842#msg1557842)
- Me, again (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1557650#msg1557650)
- Cycleman (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1432995#msg1432995)
- PhilO (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg196086#msg196086)
- Deano (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1225703#msg1225703)
- Speshact (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1111811#msg1111811)
- Arvid (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1107068#msg1107068)
- matthew (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg838344#msg838344)
Post by: matthew on 16 May, 2017, 03:46:47 pm
Is there an "I carried this bike on my bike" thread ? ;D
...
You're in the correct thread.
- Fuzzy (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg2009142#msg2009142)
- Fuzzy, again (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg2003263#msg2003263)
- Me (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1557842#msg1557842)
- Me, again (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1557650#msg1557650)
- Cycleman (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1432995#msg1432995)
- PhilO (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg196086#msg196086)
- Deano (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1225703#msg1225703)
- Speshact (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1111811#msg1111811)
- Arvid (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1107068#msg1107068)
- The Pikes (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg838344#msg838344)
FTFY, I will not take credit for the Pikes craziness when I only took the photo of a tandem and trailer where the trailer had two mountain bikes in it.
Post by: woollypigs on 16 May, 2017, 04:02:30 pm
Post by: Ham on 16 May, 2017, 04:07:32 pm
Post by: TimO on 16 May, 2017, 08:18:40 pm
Is there an "I carried this bike on my bike" thread ? ;D
...
You're in the correct thread.
- ...
- The Pikes (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg838344#msg838344)
FTFY, I will not take credit for the Pikes craziness when I only took the photo of a tandem and trailer where the trailer had two mountain bikes in it.
I couldn't be bothered detailing exactly who had posted photos of who cycling and carrying who's bicycle(s). I'm sure various variations exist, so I just put the name of whoever's post it was. I like the simple life. ;D
Post by: quixoticgeek on 27 June, 2017, 09:46:09 pm
J
Post by: fuzzy on 28 June, 2017, 10:48:55 am
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 28 June, 2017, 10:54:21 am
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2454539/Man-breaks-underwater-cycling-record.html
What's weird is that so is pretend scuba-cycling:
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/71/11/51/711151820bff3155a68e0084737f4f9d--misha-collins-scuba-gear.jpg)
Post by: fuzzy on 28 June, 2017, 11:47:13 am
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 28 June, 2017, 03:09:59 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 28 June, 2017, 04:14:41 pm
are those flippers SPD compatible?SPD-SL. That's SL for sea lion.
Post by: Pingu on 28 June, 2017, 05:19:53 pm
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4263/34782825833_d83e1f20f2_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UZD5iF)
IMG_8979_01 (https://flic.kr/p/UZD5iF) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: SteveC on 28 June, 2017, 05:40:04 pm
Post by: Joe.B on 01 July, 2017, 07:18:27 pm
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/33792348210_3565e7e471_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Tu7BPh)IMG_20170415_111836307 (https://flic.kr/p/Tu7BPh) by ;D (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
The cargo rack is handy for making a trip to the cleaners with the suits too.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4081/35484971672_49b8616249_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/W4FKNq)IMG_20170609_084633646 (https://flic.kr/p/W4FKNq) by ;D (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Jayjay on 03 July, 2017, 09:54:10 pm
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4081/35700675055_a01522df08.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WoKhUg)Caaake! (https://flic.kr/p/WoKhUg) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Palinurus on 14 July, 2017, 09:22:39 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/z80qQMB.jpg)
Post by: Jayjay on 06 August, 2017, 10:28:05 am
Even if you would tell us otherwise, and puss is perfectly happy with the ride.
Post by: Jayjay on 06 August, 2017, 10:28:47 am
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4354/36400203155_4b35304c04.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Xsyyez)Door! (https://flic.kr/p/Xsyyez) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Palinurus on 18 March, 2018, 09:28:20 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/9Y5TI5k.jpg)
Post by: Palinurus on 18 March, 2018, 09:40:26 pm
Palinurus - That "look" promises retribution, oh yes it does.
Even if you would tell us otherwise, and puss is perfectly happy with the ride.
He wasn't very happy, but he just gives me an arsey look for a long while and I don't generally get injured. I usually carry him by hand and walk (it's not far, plus it's a nice walk- through the park)
For cycling this works better than the BoB trailer:
(https://i.imgur.com/26ovG0p.jpg)
Post by: drossall on 18 March, 2018, 10:36:36 pm
Is there an "I carried this bike on my bike" thread ? ;DDid I post this, from the Comic years ago, previously? I have the same trailer, so I tried it once, although I preferred to remove the wheels and put them on wheel carriers (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1335364#msg1335364):
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/3c34ks5uairkk8m/bike_carrier.jpg?raw=1)
Post by: Basil on 19 March, 2018, 12:15:25 am
Post by: ElyDave on 19 March, 2018, 06:53:25 am
Drossall.. You don't look anything like I imagined.
He's grown a moustache since that picture :P
Post by: Palinurus on 19 March, 2018, 11:44:21 am
Is there an "I carried this bike on my bike" thread ? ;DDid I post this, from the Comic years ago, previously? I have the same trailer, so I tried it once, although I preferred to remove the wheels and put them on wheel carriers (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11163.msg1335364#msg1335364):
'contraption' ::-)
Post by: delap on 01 May, 2018, 06:12:49 pm
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Post by: Wowbagger on 27 May, 2018, 12:02:10 pm
Post by: Kim on 31 May, 2018, 06:56:48 pm
Post by: Kim on 11 June, 2018, 09:25:23 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/richforrest_50th/2018_06_10_13_25_30.sized.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 16 June, 2018, 03:54:56 pm
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1730/42835118671_579543e90c_c.jpg)
She posed for this umpty times, quite the rock star of velo-portage is our Nikki. More realistically, it's a demonstration of the utilitarian value of butterfly bars.
Post by: Kim on 16 June, 2018, 06:25:52 pm
More realistically, it's a demonstration of the utilitarian value of butterfly bars.
Yeahbut you can't dangle tesco bags from them.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 04 October, 2018, 07:51:28 pm
I carried a rack on my rack. And yes, those are spare bars (x2) poking out of the pannier.
Post by: Nuncio on 27 November, 2018, 03:06:51 pm
"Yeah. Buyer collects though. You got transport?"
"Yeah no problem..."
https://twitter.com/Berk_On_A_Bike/status/1066385087346954240 (https://twitter.com/Berk_On_A_Bike/status/1066385087346954240)
Post by: nikki on 15 January, 2019, 08:55:03 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBUNlX3jU5A
"A migrant worker’s daily circus-like balancing act is a surreal reflection of China’s economy."
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 January, 2019, 09:10:12 am
Post by: Palinurus on 09 May, 2019, 09:23:58 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/R9tIwel.jpg)
Post by: robgul on 11 May, 2019, 08:25:00 pm
Oh yes!
Here we go. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32540575@N02/3041086490/)
The trike is Rob's - a lucky find on eBay and I collected it last week with my trailer. It's safely stashed in the SEEKRIT BUNKER and we're just hoping that Liz doesn't take a liking to it...
Having been used by 2 of my grand-children this rather splendid machine is still in pretty good condition and is FOR SALE .... they (with the other pair of children) are now using the fleet of Islabikes that I have invested in (I buy them - ebay etc - they use them and I then have them back to sell when they're grown out of)
Rob
Post by: Salvatore on 17 June, 2019, 02:53:15 pm
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Post by: Kim on 24 June, 2019, 03:59:16 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/york2019/2019_06_23_17_15_58.sized.jpg)
Post by: TimO on 24 June, 2019, 04:48:10 pm
Post by: Kim on 24 June, 2019, 04:54:14 pm
I assume the handlebars are spare for when his current set break. He manages to break most things on his Brompton eventually. Possibly something to do with being quite tall and riding a single-speed with a Teethgrinder-esque gear ratio...
Post by: Paul on 25 June, 2019, 07:26:54 am
Post by: fuzzy on 25 June, 2019, 11:05:52 am
I have seen this once before: If you fold/unfold it too often and too fast it can start to generate its own gravity field, pulling in pieces of nearby Bromptons, eventually going Dawes Super Galaxy.;D
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 25 June, 2019, 02:08:34 pm
Post by: Quisling on 15 July, 2019, 12:00:59 pm
Earlier, I'd completed a couple of 4 mile round trips to fill my haulage crate with firewood to bring back to Quisling towers ready for the winter. Feeling the legs a bit today. Plenty more free timber to collect yet though....
#quislingsclimateemergencyresponse ;D
Post by: andyoxon on 20 July, 2019, 11:37:00 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48332981866_85f6825812.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gD2aBy)IMG_20190720 (https://flic.kr/p/2gD2aBy) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 July, 2019, 09:38:12 am
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 21 July, 2019, 09:53:56 am
Post by: nikki on 21 July, 2019, 04:18:11 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/6155/6220157774_5887e794d8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/atDWcy)
AntMan on Bike (https://flic.kr/p/atDWcy) by Mike Flanigan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/antbikemike/), on Flickr
Post by: Ruthie on 21 July, 2019, 10:06:53 pm
RIP Ruby. Luckily for me, she's covered by Specialized's frame warranty, so she has gone back to whence she came, to be exchanged for RubyII.
Quite fitting, really, that Josette carried her to her final resting place.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 July, 2019, 11:06:49 pm
Post by: Pingu on 21 July, 2019, 11:36:00 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48341658872_75f19204c6_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gDMCZ7)
IMG_3428_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2gDMCZ7) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: Kim on 22 July, 2019, 12:23:33 am
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Post by: Ruthie on 22 July, 2019, 06:04:31 am
What killed her? There are no obvious wounds in the photo.
The bottom bracket thread is no longer attached to the frame. Bonding dissolved.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 July, 2019, 07:54:21 am
That's different... I've now got that Horrible Histories song 'Stupid deaths' in my mind. :-\What killed her? There are no obvious wounds in the photo.
The bottom bracket thread is no longer attached to the frame. Bonding dissolved.
Post by: Mr Larrington on 22 July, 2019, 11:49:21 am
When I was a kid, with convenient a Little Brother™ to act as test pilot for such schemes, I tried using a skateboard in place of a front tyre on a bicycle to see what would happen...(click to show/hide)
Many summers ago the Hewetson brothers, who I think were bike shop proprietors from the Brighton area, concocted a Device which they called the Weevil. Recumbent posture, FWD single-speed transmission (might have been fixed), rear end a skateboard truck. Insane fun, though as an approved turning method was using a grounded hand as a pivot, sturdy gloves were a must. They went on to build the Sting Weevil, which was the same thing with seven gears and didn't work, and a Vector clone which did.
Then there was the Super 7 which appeared at Battle Mountain the same year SB Wiggins won the Tour. Tadpole trike using inline skates instead of front wheels :facepalm: Giovanni Rey earned a 50 mph Hat in spite of this obvious handicap.
Post by: Quisling on 23 July, 2019, 09:55:29 am
All of which prompted me to look at the Carry Freedom website. Ye gods they have some interesting load hauling accessories including an extension arm up to 3m long and a wide beam axle option.
* Quisling heads to the Xmas wish list and starts writing.... *
Post by: Kim on 23 July, 2019, 11:52:48 am
Post by: Kim on 29 July, 2019, 08:02:55 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 29 July, 2019, 10:19:37 pm
When I was a kid, with convenient a Little Brother™ to act as test pilot for such schemes, I tried using a skateboard in place of a front tyre on a bicycle to see what would happen...(click to show/hide)
I've got a few of these if you want another try... :demon:
(http://grandbi.tripod.com/images/GB03-03crop.jpg)
Post by: Jayjay on 22 August, 2019, 07:12:51 pm
Had to deliver some heavy goods to a mate last night in the form of reclaimed paving slabs. I racked up some top quality eccentricity points as I bowled past the busy local pub garden sporting my new beard (channeling the "young Wowbagger" look), togged up in hi-viz and towing two large slabs which were rattling worryingly on my Carry Freedom Y trailer in spite of the velcro straps attempting to hold them still. Bonus points for a orange rucksack. Glad I didn't go for three slabs.
Earlier, I'd completed a couple of 4 mile round trips to fill my haulage crate with firewood to bring back to Quisling towers ready for the winter. Feeling the legs a bit today. Plenty more free timber to collect yet though....
#quislingsclimateemergencyresponse ;D
Splendid tool, the Carry Y. For stuff on the flat bed, Quisling, I recommend using a couple of proper webbing straps, that one can tighten and the non-return clamps do not let the webbing run back. I found the velcro jobbies only effective on lightweight, springy loads. For smooth, hard materials, a bit of old foam camping mat gives good grip and saves the gritty deck from being ground against the load.
Post by: Kim on 22 August, 2019, 07:45:01 pm
Splendid tool, the Carry Y. For stuff on the flat bed, Quisling, I recommend using a couple of proper webbing straps, that one can tighten and the non-return clamps do not let the webbing run back.
Seconded. I have some straps like these: https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/summer/travel-and-touring/bungee-strap-and-ratchet-straps/?549778721&0
Quote
For smooth, hard materials, a bit of old foam camping mat gives good grip and saves the gritty deck from being ground against the load.
And for actual lumber, using a woodworking clamp to secure it is simple and effective.
Post by: TimO on 26 August, 2019, 01:05:16 pm
Splendid tool, the Carry Y. For stuff on the flat bed, Quisling, I recommend using a couple of proper webbing straps, that one can tighten and the non-return clamps do not let the webbing run back.Seconded. I have some straps like these: https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/summer/travel-and-touring/bungee-strap-and-ratchet-straps/?549778721&0
Thirded, although I've got a Lidl purchased strap, which is the sort of thing that lorry drivers use. I'm afraid to do it up too tight, since the the Carry Y's wooden bed would probably not survive that!
For smooth, hard materials, a bit of old foam camping mat gives good grip and saves the gritty deck from being ground against the load.
It also saves whatever you're carrying from being ground up, too! DAHIKT !
Post by: Kim on 26 August, 2019, 01:12:45 pm
Thirded, although I've got a Lidl purchased strap, which is the sort of thing that lorry drivers use. I'm afraid to do it up too tight, since the the Carry Y's wooden bed would probably not survive that!
Yeah, I've got one somewhere with a proper ratchet which is overkill for this application.
I've also drilled some extra small-diameter holes in the trailer bed to give additional bungee cord options.
Post by: TimO on 26 August, 2019, 03:18:52 pm
... I've also drilled some extra small-diameter holes in the trailer bed to give additional bungee cord options.
My Carry-Y is progressively gaining more and more holes and fittings. At the end of the day, it's just a sheet of wood. I can probably easily replace it with something, when and if it becomes too cheese-like with perforations. :D
Post by: ElyDave on 27 August, 2019, 07:33:20 am
When I was a kid, with convenient a Little Brother™ to act as test pilot for such schemes, I tried using a skateboard in place of a front tyre on a bicycle to see what would happen...(click to show/hide)
I've got a few of these if you want another try... :demon:
(http://grandbi.tripod.com/images/GB03-03crop.jpg)
Name your place!
Post by: Wobbly John on 27 August, 2019, 01:12:53 pm
Post by: vorsprung on 13 September, 2019, 12:32:37 pm
https://twitter.com/seankent/status/1172085618211524609?s=20
Post by: drossall on 13 September, 2019, 12:46:28 pm
Post by: Ham on 20 October, 2019, 06:53:41 pm
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Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 20 October, 2019, 09:07:15 pm
Post by: Bolt on 04 December, 2019, 11:17:02 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 08 December, 2019, 01:56:55 pm
(https://i.ibb.co/kM1w9zB/Xmas-tree.jpg)
I had 2 smaller ones in the small trailer yesterday.
Post by: quixoticgeek on 17 December, 2019, 09:33:11 pm
Dunno if it counts if it's for work. But today was about 40kg of chocolate. Riding rush hour with a bike weighing 60+kg was an interesting experience...
J
Post by: drossall on 17 December, 2019, 10:44:26 pm
Post by: quixoticgeek on 17 December, 2019, 11:16:07 pm
I imagine 40kg of chocolate would give you quite a rush, yes...
All of it, bar 2 bars in my bag were in sealed packages, and all got to their destination on time. The phone call from the boss asking me to do 5km across central Amsterdam at rush hour, in <20 minutes made for a fun challenge. Made it with 2 minutes to spare, without jumping any red lights, and without killing any tourists.
J
Post by: drossall on 17 December, 2019, 11:31:54 pm
Post by: quixoticgeek on 17 December, 2019, 11:51:07 pm
My, you boss must like chocolate though ;D
My boss just wanted me back at the depot in time to connect with the van picking it all up.
J
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 18 December, 2019, 09:33:31 am
Are you couriering there now. QG? I thought you were some sort of software-programmer-coder-electronic-geek person?My, you boss must like chocolate though ;D
My boss just wanted me back at the depot in time to connect with the van picking it all up.
J
Post by: quixoticgeek on 18 December, 2019, 09:48:05 am
Are you couriering there now. QG? I thought you were some sort of software-programmer-coder-electronic-geek person?
I got fed up with the IT industry so am couriering. I may look for some IT work for a couple of days a week.
I consider myself a brewer by trade, but when I moved to .NL I couldn't get work brewing (microbreweries haven't taken off here in quite the scale they have in the UK), so had to go back to my old IT career.
J
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 18 December, 2019, 10:58:21 am
Couriering sounds interesting but I've done that and yes it can be but... whereas I know nothing of being a brewer. When I was in Warsaw (~2000), there was an American teaching at the same school who was also a brewer by trade, had set out to ride across Europe – in fact I think he started with a flight to Amsterdam – so I'm now wondering if there's some connection between brewing and being a sort of cycle-vagabond (though I really don't think you want to emulate some of his vagabondage).
Post by: mzjo on 18 December, 2019, 08:45:49 pm
Are you couriering there now. QG? I thought you were some sort of software-programmer-coder-electronic-geek person?
I got fed up with the IT industry so am couriering. I may look for some IT work for a couple of days a week.
I consider myself a brewer by trade, but when I moved to .NL I couldn't get work brewing (microbreweries haven't taken off here in quite the scale they have in the UK), so had to go back to my old IT career.
J
You can't be the first to get fed up with IT (and almost certainly won't be the last)!
Strikes me you are in the wrong country. Lots of micro-breweries in southern France, almost the only sort of brewery there is down here. Whether one can say that they've taken off or just that they struggle for existence like anything else micro when faced with the grand distribution buying power is a mute point. Take care when you route check the 1200 that you make it back to Dordrecht, you should be going close to a few.
An old friend that I met when motorcycle dispatching eventually tried cycle dispatching. His comment was that people didn't realise how much fuel was needed and how expensive it was when compared to motorbiking. He stopped when his bike (pedal variety) got clamped in central London.
Post by: mzjo on 18 December, 2019, 08:57:25 pm
I am actually carrying this at least once a week at present
https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=111636.0 gives the original discussion on this one but in fact the solution was much easier than I thought, given a Camper saddlebag on the target bike. I've been doing this for a while now, just didn't get round to taking a photo.
It isn't much wider than the bars and for a route that is mainly shared use pavement it's ok, the short bit of road scares me a bit but I will do more damage to a car hitting it than the car is likely to do to me, given that it can swing round a bit. I would have doubts about doing this regularly in heavy urban traffic.
Post by: Kim on 18 December, 2019, 10:10:32 pm
Post by: Paul on 19 December, 2019, 08:07:47 am
Post by: Andy64 on 19 December, 2019, 09:34:09 am
Interesting handling
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Post by: Kim on 09 January, 2020, 06:00:22 pm
Post by: Arellcat on 10 January, 2020, 12:27:40 am
I am not sure what the wood weighed, but it was sufficiently heavy and high up, and insufficiently restrained, that my bike developed a surprising and rather horrible torsional oscillation at 7mph that made it hard to steer in a straight line.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49352043212_e680dd1118.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ic583L)
Loggage (https://flic.kr/p/2ic583L)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 10 January, 2020, 02:42:46 pm
Post by: Kim on 10 January, 2020, 03:45:51 pm
I am not sure what the wood weighed, but it was sufficiently heavy and high up, and insufficiently restrained, that my bike developed a surprising and rather horrible torsional oscillation at 7mph that made it hard to steer in a straight line.
I managed to achieve something similar by overloading the Red Baron with full camping kit (I was only riding a couple of miles to/from the station at each end, and hadn't even attempted to optimise the weight distribution). I found that the handling greatly improved if I sped up (it *is* a Baron) but the concern was it going wibbly-wobbly again if I had to do any sudden braking. The other advantage to going slowly was the banana bags stayed out of the chain. Mostly. (I'd spotted this problem and reinforced the relevant area with a couple of layers of gaffer tape.)
Post by: Arellcat on 10 January, 2020, 06:13:46 pm
Reckon you could have done with some kind of tightening strap there, not just bungies.
Wellquite. Except I wasn't expecting to come home with half a tree on the back of my bike and therefore hadn't brought with me any of my ratchet straps, or indeed brought my trailer. The bungees live on the rear rack, so that's what I used.
I found that the handling greatly improved if I sped up (it *is* a Baron) but the concern was it going wibbly-wobbly again if I had to do any sudden braking.
My bike's handling improved noticeably if I sped up to 10mph, and thus moved beyond resonance. The problem was having:
- the nerve to do so; and
- to slow down again for tiresome things like corners, dropped kerbs, and skog.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 10 January, 2020, 06:19:11 pm
Post by: Kim on 10 January, 2020, 06:20:15 pm
It does look a trailer-worthy load. Though I can't help feeling an Elephant bike plus trailer is just asking to exceed the motive power of anyone's thighs other than Chris Hoy.
The trick, of course, is to only carry loads from places of higher elevation than the destination. Then it becomes an exercise in brakes.
Post by: mzjo on 10 January, 2020, 08:52:21 pm
Post by: Arellcat on 10 January, 2020, 11:55:58 pm
I can't help feeling an Elephant bike plus trailer is just asking to exceed the motive power of anyone's thighs other than Chris Hoy.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4540/26996788289_a26b4cdc29_w.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H8BAB4)
Operation Vacu-Suck (https://flic.kr/p/H8BAB4)
Post by: Kim on 11 January, 2020, 12:09:03 am
Operation Vacu-Suck
:D
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 11 January, 2020, 09:28:07 pm
Post by: trumpet on 14 January, 2020, 08:23:19 pm
Post by: bludger on 13 February, 2020, 04:19:42 pm
From a couple of weeks ago. Same setup as I used for the Willesden's Last Gasp but with a British Army arctic sleeping bag instead of two cheapo decathlon summer ones.
Not light but it worked OK. That's hot cross buns strapped to the sleeping gubbins...
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 13 February, 2020, 05:12:32 pm
That's hot cross buns strapped to the sleeping gubbins...You are Butterfly otp AICMFP!
Post by: Kim on 13 February, 2020, 05:19:51 pm
That's hot cross buns strapped to the sleeping gubbins...You are Butterfly otp AICMFP!
Butterfly would use proper panniers. ;D
Post by: Joe.B on 10 March, 2020, 09:00:48 am
Post by: drossall on 10 March, 2020, 07:19:58 pm
Post by: Moleman76 on 21 March, 2020, 07:29:05 am
If that shows up, you'll see a person towing a large refrigerator on a bike trailer
Post by: Valiant on 23 April, 2020, 01:10:53 am
Post by: Joe.B on 25 April, 2020, 10:08:53 am
A trip out to to Richer Sounds for a new TV; taken just before the lock-down.
Post by: Gattopardo on 28 April, 2020, 04:05:52 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/aZ9puNBl.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 28 April, 2020, 04:49:45 pm
Post by: Gattopardo on 28 April, 2020, 05:04:42 pm
Was either post here or on the found this on my ride.
Post by: davelodwig on 13 May, 2020, 10:26:54 pm
(https://www.davelodwig.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200427_132759252_HDR.jpg)
Made handling a bit interesting even with the long wheelbase of the bike because of all the weight off the back of the trailer wheels, I think i probably need the longer hitch and a board over the front to spread the weight a bit.
Post by: orienteer on 14 May, 2020, 10:06:12 am
Post by: davelodwig on 14 May, 2020, 10:30:08 am
Am tempted to get the super long hitch and tow the open canoe behind the tandem for a laugh, would make us longer than most estate cars.
* may have been the parking space right outside the takeaway.
Post by: The Family Cyclist on 14 May, 2020, 10:39:21 am
Post by: Paul on 14 May, 2020, 11:58:29 am
Bet you don't get close passes with that lot!Quite likely to get cut up though!
Post by: davelodwig on 14 May, 2020, 02:28:13 pm
Dave if you do please send me pictures. I've often considered making a trailer for my canoe but its going to be around 24 foot long
I was thinking about getting this
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/trailers/carry-freedom-looong-arm-20/
for the y Frame trailer and then ratchet strapping the boat in the middle and to the arm, it'll overhang but that'll be ok. I suspect it'll be a tandem tow or lightly loaded ebike, hills might be out but I'm up for a go.
Post by: The Family Cyclist on 14 May, 2020, 03:16:27 pm
Post by: davelodwig on 14 May, 2020, 03:30:01 pm
The tandem has v brakes and a drum brake so probably just about capable of keeping it under control on a descent.
Post by: Tim Hall on 14 May, 2020, 03:54:33 pm
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/umsbl1qii9oh56k/IMG_20200514_145237801.jpg?raw=1)
BEER from the local microbrewery.
Post by: Kim on 14 May, 2020, 06:07:53 pm
I think the weight limit on those carry freedoms has been massively underestimated, I have certainly exceeded it a number of times.
My Y-frame large has a sticker warning not to exceed 45kg. I think they put the wrong sticker on it by mistake (I bought it 'shop soiled' at a discount), as the specifications say 90kg for large.
I don't think I've actually exceeded that, but the limiting factor if there are any hills at all is braking. Nose weight is important - you don't want to be lifting the rear wheel. I find the electric-assist ICE trike makes an awesome tow vehicle, for the reasons outlined by Brucey here (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=115625.msg2496984#msg2496984), as well as the obvious uphill advantages over a two-wheeler. (It's also almost exactly the same track width, which means you can see where your wheels are.)
Post by: The Family Cyclist on 15 May, 2020, 12:36:16 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 15 May, 2020, 01:55:51 pm
I made a trailer from a section of scrap tower scaffold by making up an 'axle' (1" box section with a M12 bolt welded in each end, plus mounting plates) and used exhaust 'U' clips to bolt it to the 2" alloy scaffold tower frame - the advantage is you can move the axle backwards for longer loads.
I've used it for my 8' pedalboat.
Post by: Valiant on 18 May, 2020, 04:30:13 am
I think the weight limit on those carry freedoms has been massively underestimated, I have certainly exceeded it a number of times.
My Y-frame large has a sticker warning not to exceed 45kg. I think they put the wrong sticker on it by mistake (I bought it 'shop soiled' at a discount), as the specifications say 90kg for large.
I don't think I've actually exceeded that, but the limiting factor if there are any hills at all is braking. Nose weight is important - you don't want to be lifting the rear wheel. I find the electric-assist ICE trike makes an awesome tow vehicle, for the reasons outlined by Brucey here (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=115625.msg2496984#msg2496984), as well as the obvious uphill advantages over a two-wheeler. (It's also almost exactly the same track width, which means you can see where your wheels are.)
I had a chat with Nick at CF ageeees ago. The trailers are rated to 95kg as anything above that needs to be supplied with its own brakes by legislation. The 45kg limit is if you're using quick release skewers on the bike. For the full weight rating you should use solid axles. The hitches are tested to 150kg. I've definitely carried over that for a few hours when I had a couple of large blokes dressed as romans centurions on mine which was decked out like a chariot for promo work.
Post by: Joe.B on 28 June, 2020, 09:40:23 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50053399416_7d0c7072e2_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jg3KP7)IMG_20200621_071754079[1] (https://flic.kr/p/2jg3KP7) by Joe B (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84858164@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Arellcat on 28 June, 2020, 10:17:51 am
Yebbut it's dead flat and... Arellcat is hereby declared teh Hoyness! :thumbsup:
Starting to feel the limits of that, tbh. This time it was a planned collection, though, so I was fully prepared. In the trailer were three chunks of wood each as big as the one in the front basket, plus four bits of branches – basically as much as I could stuff in. The total load was 70kg. My local railway path is slightly uphill coming home, but the route then diverts past a farm with some speedbumps to add technicality, and then swings up and over the railway cutting. I may have had to honk the bike a couple of times.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49978428266_001ecb54bf_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2j9qvv5)
Lumber support (https://flic.kr/p/2j9qvv5)
Post by: quixoticgeek on 02 July, 2020, 04:30:12 pm
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eb7l4t_VAAALzud?format=jpg&name=large)
two sheets of plywood, a 3.3m length of wood, some bamboo, and a tin of varnish, on a Brompton...
J
Post by: L CC on 14 August, 2020, 06:58:34 pm
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Post by: Kim on 14 August, 2020, 09:13:13 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 14 August, 2020, 10:19:46 pm
Post by: Paul on 15 August, 2020, 11:31:42 am
Post by: Wobbly John on 21 September, 2020, 09:01:53 pm
As I had an old trailer, built from tower scaffold and wheelchair wheels, that I did not need, I offered it to him.
I also found he needed a bike to tow it with, so found a fly-tipped one and stripped it (to bare metal :o) resprayed and rebuilt it for him.
He made a wooden box for the trailer, from decking offcuts, and today he sent me a photo of his biggest load so far (I only gave him the bike and new trailer hitch last Sunday!):
(https://i.ibb.co/kmqTMKM/Cody-s-trailer.jpg)
:smug:
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 September, 2020, 09:56:54 pm
Post by: Paul on 21 September, 2020, 10:11:11 pm
Post by: Kim on 01 November, 2020, 03:21:47 pm
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_11_01_13_55_54.sized.jpg)
We now no longer have a dead mattress dominating the living room, and the Useful Bits Of Wood in the shed are no longer buried under a pile of WEEE. :thumbsup:
I think that's the heaviest load I've carried on a bicycle. Even slower than that time I rode a tandem with a stoker who didn't put out any power, but more controllable, on account of it not being an ill-fitting BSO.
Post by: quixoticgeek on 01 November, 2020, 08:35:47 pm
Is that the Carry Freedom Large-Y with the extension thingy? How do you find it? Would you recommend it? I'm thinking I either need a Bakfiets, or one of these...
J
Post by: grams on 01 November, 2020, 08:49:52 pm
Post by: Kim on 01 November, 2020, 08:53:03 pm
I bought the longer hitch some years ago, because it was the same price as getting some wood delivered. I've only used it a few times, for things like this. It works well, assuming you can secure your load sensibly (given the floppiness of the foam, I've extended the load bed with a bit of mildly soggy chipboard that also needed to go to the tip, hence the clamp).
In use, the main difference with the longer hitch is that you have to think about the line you take on corners - the trailer doesn't politely follow the line of the bike as it more or less does with the normal hitch. Also, it seems a bit bouncier when unloaded (though it's never actually flipped on me apart from one time with Sustrans involvement). And while motorists are pretty forgiving when you're towing a massive comedy load like this, you start to worry if they haven't spotted the empty trailer.
And for completeness: The pannier (Altura Orkney, hangs a little lower than a standard Ortlieb) was rubbing on the hitch arm. I figured it would be okay for a couple of miles, but wouldn't make a habit of it. Normally when I use the trailer, I just have a racktop bag on the bike with locks and tools.
Also, that was far too much load. I was struggling to manage >10mph on the flat, and got alarmingly close to stall speed on the climb over the canal bridge at Lifford Lane. If I'd realised that Veolia were about to clarify their cycle policy, I wouldn't have dismantled the steering on the electric assist trike.
Post by: quixoticgeek on 01 November, 2020, 09:14:48 pm
It is indeed. Normally gets used with the regular length hitch and a 145 litre Really Useful Box for bulk shopping and similar - a combination about which I only have one bad thing to say: It won't fit through a standard width doorway (the Y-Small will).
Is the difference in width worth the awkwardness re doors?
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I bought the longer hitch some years ago, because it was the same price as getting some wood delivered. I've only used it a few times, for things like this. It works well, assuming you can secure your load sensibly (given the floppiness of the foam, I've extended the load bed with a bit of mildly soggy chipboard that also needed to go to the tip, hence the clamp).
I want to get some wood, and don't fancy keep spending €20-30 per trip to the wood shop on a green wheels, if I can bring it on a trailer. But at €350 for the trailer, and another €95 for the extension arm, the cost benefit analysis is not clear.
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In use, the main difference with the longer hitch is that you have to think about the line you take on corners - the trailer doesn't politely follow the line of the bike as it more or less does with the normal hitch. Also, it seems a bit bouncier when unloaded (though it's never actually flipped on me apart from one time with Sustrans involvement). And while motorists are pretty forgiving when you're towing a massive comedy load like this, you start to worry if they haven't spotted the empty trailer.
I have nice fietspadden to ride on, which helps somewhat...
Have you used the trailer with the Brompton? How does it integrate?
Am I right in thinking the wheels pop off easily? I'm wondering if having cycled to the B&Q with a Dutch accent, could I pop the wheels off and place it in the shopping trolley next to the Brompton while I wander round picking up supplies?
What's braking like?
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And for completeness: The pannier (Altura Orkney, hangs a little lower than a standard Ortlieb) was rubbing on the hitch arm. I figured it would be okay for a couple of miles, but wouldn't make a habit of it. Normally when I use the trailer, I just have a racktop bag on the bike with locks and tools.
I have a pair of Ortlieb back roller classics, tho one had an adverse reaction to Tyler hill and no longer has the water proof qualities it used to have :(
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Also, that was far too much load. I was struggling to manage >10mph on the flat, and got alarmingly close to stall speed on the climb over the canal bridge at Lifford Lane. If I'd realised that Veolia were about to clarify their cycle policy, I wouldn't have dismantled the steering on the electric assist trike.
That's fine, this is about carrying stuff, rather than carrying stuff fast. If I need to do it fast, I'd get an ebike.
It's cos I'm too tight to get a Bakfiets...
J
Post by: Kim on 01 November, 2020, 10:46:55 pm
It is indeed. Normally gets used with the regular length hitch and a 145 litre Really Useful Box for bulk shopping and similar - a combination about which I only have one bad thing to say: It won't fit through a standard width doorway (the Y-Small will).
Is the difference in width worth the awkwardness re doors?
Probably depends on what you're using it for and what your doors are like. For shopping, I bring the bike in first, then just lean the hitch arm on the doorstep[1], carry the contents of the box inside, then the box, then lift the trailer, and carry it through sideways before dismantling and putting it inside the box.
If you've got a communal hallway or a door opening directly onto the street or something this could be annoying. OTOH, our London flat had an immediate 90 degree turn through a second door that didn't open fully, and no trailer (other than perhaps of the granny's shopping-trolley style) would have fitted through that.
I decided that if I wanted a trailer, versatility for large items was most important. In normal times, I manage the day-to-day shopping just fine with a couple of panniers. I've been using it a lot more since March, to minimise supermarket visits.
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I want to get some wood, and don't fancy keep spending €20-30 per trip to the wood shop on a green wheels, if I can bring it on a trailer. But at €350 for the trailer, and another €95 for the extension arm, the cost benefit analysis is not clear.
Yeah. My original cost:benefit was primarily against the cost of supermarket deliveries, which made the whole proposition economically dubious, even though I got the trailer heavily discounted due to shop-soiled condition. If you can offset against some car hire or building materials deliveries, it starts to look better.
OTOH, the convenience for tip runs and awkward items has been brilliant.
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Have you used the trailer with the Brompton? How does it integrate?
I've got a sturdy hybrid with low gears and an electric assist ICE trike available. Why would I want to use it with the Brompton? (I have used it to transport the folded Brompton a couple of times.) Similarly, I haven't tried with the Streetmachine (good at heavy loads, not ideal for stop-start traffic), though I'm sure that works fine.
The trailer bed is reasonably level when coupled to something with a full-sized rear wheel. With the 20" wheel on the back of the trike, it leans noticeably forward, and the Brompton would exacerbate that. But that's probably fine, unless the load is quite droopy - just means that any lights on the trailer are pointing upwards. Obviously the longer hitch means a shallower angle.
My main concern with using the Brompton to tow it would be the homeopathic braking. I know people do use more modest trailers to good effect with Bromptons for multi-modal touring. I think they tend to be the seatpost-hitch type.
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Am I right in thinking the wheels pop off easily? I'm wondering if having cycled to the B&Q with a Dutch accent, could I pop the wheels off and place it in the shopping trolley next to the Brompton while I wander round picking up supplies?
Yep: Wheelchair-style hubs. Press the button in and the axle slides out of the bearings on the trailer frame. It does benefit from a cable tie between a pair of opposing spokes to stop the rubber cover that keeps the road gunk off the release mechanism pingfuckiting if you brush against something.
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What's braking like?
With the regular hitch, and assuming you've loaded the trailer with a reasonable consideration for nose-weight, it's just phantom extra mass. Which is to say that on an DF bike with rim brakes in the wet, you don't want to pick up too much speed with a heavy load downhill, and that a tadpole trike with three disc brakes can cope with anything you might reasonably throw at it.
If you get the nose weight wrong, you find the back wheel of your cycle is far too eager to lift under braking, at which point either your MTB reflexes kick in and you come to some semblance of a controlled stop and hastily re-pack the trailer, or... [left as an exercise for the reader].
When I've used the long hitch, I've been sufficiently concerned about security of load that I've avoided picking up enough speed to really test the braking behaviour.
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I have a pair of Ortlieb back roller classics, tho one had an adverse reaction to Tyler hill and no longer has the water proof qualities it used to have :(
You can get repair patches of the various Ortlieb materials. Though I bet the damage is in an awkward place to patch. I have a front roller with a pinprick hole on the side from some sort of Sustrans jungle adventure, which patched admirably well. And another with road-rash on the bottom corner from a diesel spill incident which, while now rain-resistant, is best regarded as Carradice-quality waterproofing, and not to be placed on wet ground.
[1] Getting the nose-weight wrong while unpacking can be hazardous to your eggs.
Post by: fuzzy on 02 November, 2020, 08:58:27 am
Following on from this: https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=117285.0Proper preparation for comedy off roaring induced moments :thumbsup:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_11_01_13_55_54.sized.jpg)
We now no longer have a dead mattress dominating the living room, and the Useful Bits Of Wood in the shed are no longer buried under a pile of WEEE. :thumbsup:
I think that's the heaviest load I've carried on a bicycle. Even slower than that time I rode a tandem with a stoker who didn't put out any power, but more controllable, on account of it not being an ill-fitting BSO.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 02 November, 2020, 09:13:13 am
Post by: Paul on 02 November, 2020, 11:15:03 pm
Following on from this: https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=117285.0Show me the way to go foam...
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/cycling/2020_11_01_13_55_54.sized.jpg)
Post by: andyoxon on 22 November, 2020, 04:32:03 pm
Drivers may have been giving me more space when passing than usual. ;)
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Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 November, 2020, 05:05:50 pm
On a 65km ride around various villages here, someone was having a board game clearout - piled by the road. Never owned Risk (great game though), and thought it may be good for over Xmas period. Fortunately I always have two toestraps on the carradice, so joined them together and... nice secure load. May have had some funny looks I guess, on the 16km to home. Game isThey thought the board was a road sign? :Dnearly newrelatively unused, as four of the plastic piece colours are still attached to their 'frames'. :thumbsup:
Drivers may have been giving me more space when passing than usual. ;)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50633751191_3b2908bed3.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k9kdbc)PXL_risk1 (https://flic.kr/p/2k9kdbc) by a oxon (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145942400@N06/), on Flickr
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Post by: drossall on 22 November, 2020, 06:19:07 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 28 November, 2020, 08:02:59 pm
(https://i.ibb.co/q0vXstb/Scythe.jpg)
Post by: orienteer on 28 November, 2020, 09:02:13 pm
Post by: Ham on 28 November, 2020, 10:04:14 pm
Post by: Wobbly John on 13 December, 2020, 04:36:17 pm
Anyway, I had something to bring back... :o
(https://i.ibb.co/1ddD5WR/Xmas-2020-tree.jpg)
(14 ft, before you ask. ::-) )
Post by: quixoticgeek on 13 December, 2020, 04:37:44 pm
(14 ft, before you ask. ::-) )
And how big is the tree? :p
J
Post by: quixoticgeek on 19 December, 2020, 11:56:51 am
Excellent example of quaxing:
https://twitter.com/grescoe/status/1340063545963196417
J
Post by: quixoticgeek on 16 April, 2021, 12:07:49 pm
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzFsaIhWUAATa-Q?format=jpg&name=large)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzFsWpKWQAIKYdf?format=jpg&name=large)
One 3m long 90mm x 90mm length of douglas fir, transported on a Brompton...
J
Post by: Kim on 25 April, 2021, 03:39:07 pm
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/trailer/2021_04_25_14_05_43.sized.jpg)
Post by: quixoticgeek on 25 April, 2021, 04:51:29 pm
Do you have a known point where you cut your hair to avoid entangling the rear wheel? It's looking close.
J
Post by: Kim on 25 April, 2021, 07:31:38 pm
Do you have a known point where you cut your hair to avoid entangling the rear wheel? It's looking close.
Yeah, I am overdue for a trim.
It's a bit iffy on the trike, which I don't use very often - if I was paying attention I'd have tied it up a bit more. My bikes have more hair clearance and an enclosed rear wheel respectively.
Post by: Pingu on 25 April, 2021, 09:49:47 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51135604796_d6900bcb3d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kUFkLy)
IMG_8055_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2kUFkLy) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Post by: Mr Larrington on 25 April, 2021, 11:55:41 pm
Do you have a known point where you cut your hair to avoid entangling the rear wheel? It's looking close.
Yeah, I am overdue for a trim.
It's a bit iffy on the trike, which I don't use very often - if I was paying attention I'd have tied it up a bit more. My bikes have more hair clearance and an enclosed rear wheel respectively.
I once encountered in that London, that they have now, a woman whose plait was long enow that it was in danger of starting an unhealthy relationship with the rear wheel…
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…of a Brompton :o
Post by: Jayjay on 06 June, 2021, 11:06:00 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51230548484_0d9aeb3918_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2m44XdG)Indesit. (https://flic.kr/p/2m44XdG) by John Jackson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29179705@N02/), on Flickr
Post by: Kim on 06 June, 2021, 11:32:23 pm
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/trailer/2021_05_31_16_04_29.sized.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 07 June, 2021, 09:12:06 am
Post by: graculus on 07 June, 2021, 02:29:46 pm
I thought that the load of dog-o-nosh on saturday was enough cargo for now, but Mum's washing machine was condemned and ferried to the tip. When I tried the machine it not only leaked from the drum bearing but on the spin sequence sounded like a jet fighter engine. Loud.
Is that a Large or Small Y-frame? (whichever, I hope your route to the tip was flat).
Post by: Kim on 07 June, 2021, 06:22:50 pm
What are you building this time?
What the Occupational Therapy department claimed was impossible...
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/random/2021_06_07_17_16_51.sized.jpg)
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/random/2021_06_07_17_15_24.sized.jpg)
(barakta for scale)
Post by: MattH on 07 June, 2021, 06:36:14 pm
(barakta for scale)
So is that a ramp to raise the height so Barakta can do a back flip out of the door? That's what it looks like :)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 07 June, 2021, 07:11:10 pm
Confused actually. OT implies something for a Barakta-mobilitational wheelchair, but while this deals with the lip over the door framey thingy, it doesn't seem to be big enough to deal with the greater step in from outside. Or are you making another for that? I'm presuming that whatever it is will be equally useful for bikes and trikes as well.
Post by: Kim on 07 June, 2021, 07:35:56 pm
Ramps for PVC door frames seem to be tricky, as you can't easily one-size-fits-all them. Once I started building it I realised that the inside and outside levels are different, that there's a slope on the concrete door step, and that nothing's quite straight. Cue trigonometry and cutting at weird angles with a circular saw.
Still to come is the ~50mm drop between the path and the pavement. My plan is to prise up the row of wonky bricks (visible behind barakta in the photo) and molish a small concrete ramp in their place. Hence the bag of ballast.
Bit of a faff for bikes, and annoyingly[1] barakta's trike doesn't fit a standard doorway, so has to be rotated sideways and carried. Same problem with the larger Carry Freedom Y-frame trailer, actually (the smaller one is specifically designed to roll through doors), but that's an easier single-person lift.
[1] ICE used to make a model that did - the now legendary QNT - but they discontinued it on the grounds that people cared more about cornering stability than fitting through doorways.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 07 June, 2021, 08:50:01 pm
Post by: quixoticgeek on 07 June, 2021, 10:02:01 pm
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/random/2021_06_07_17_15_24.sized.jpg)
(barakta for scale)
Metric or imperial Barakta?
J
Post by: andrewc on 07 June, 2021, 10:35:02 pm
Post by: Kim on 07 June, 2021, 11:45:50 pm
Post by: PhilO on 08 June, 2021, 09:40:56 am
Of course nothing's quite straight, it'sVictoriana house! I hope it all works in the end, and also that it isn't necessary permanently :-\
FTFY
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 June, 2021, 09:59:37 am
Looks like an Imperious Barakta making a grand entrance....POTD :thumbsup:
Post by: Jayjay on 09 June, 2021, 07:48:20 am
Is that a Large or Small Y-frame? (whichever, I hope your route to the tip was flat).
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Large, and yes Holderness only has minor bumps. Still, it is surprising how a heavy load wants to run away on the slightest down slope.
Post by: Ham on 09 June, 2021, 08:20:35 am
Still to come is the ~50mm drop between the path and the pavement. My plan is to prise up the row of wonky bricks (visible behind barakta in the photo) and molish a small concrete ramp in their place. Hence the bag of ballast.
It looks like you have block pavers there, and the border row is likely bedded into concrete (or at least that would be normal practice.
The easiest (?) fix is to fill the dip that causes the lip. First, break your way into the blocks which can be tedious. Choose a suitable entry point, possibly at an edge, clear the block edges as best you can, circumstances and available tools will determine whether you can do this non-destructively, a flat pry bar can be surprisingly successful. Destructive removal depends on your available tools, drilling a double row of holes before applying a cold chisel is one option, an SDS chisel would likely be simpler. Anyhow, with one out, you can lift an area easily, going back about (1m?) from the lip. Add sand to fill the dip, level with a (1m?) lump of wood and replace the blocks. How you deal with the destroyed piece is left to your imagination.
Post by: Kim on 09 June, 2021, 10:55:59 am
Post by: Ham on 09 June, 2021, 11:17:42 am
It's unlikely to be mortar between the blocks, just sand and crud. When you remove the blocks, you clean the sides (should just scrape) and to finish, you sweep this stuff in over the top once they are all back down to stop movement https://www.wickes.co.uk/Dansand-No-Grow-Block-Paving-Sand---20kg/p/119555 for the posh stuff or https://www.wickes.co.uk/Tarmac-Block-Paving-Sand---Major-Bag/p/131885 for yer basic
Post by: Kim on 09 June, 2021, 01:45:28 pm
There's similar block paving in the back garden, and it's definitely held in place (or not, as the case may be) by gravity and weeds. It really needs re-laying, but the landlord doesn't care, so I certainly don't.
Post by: Kim on 10 June, 2021, 11:54:31 pm
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/random/2021_06_10_17_31_24_1.sized.jpg)
Observant readers will note the addition of some aluminimum angle to prevent the castor wheels escaping on the down-slope.
Better picture showing the wonky end-blocks that I'm going to remove:
(https://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/random/2021_06_10_17_31_38.sized.jpg)
Post by: TimO on 21 June, 2021, 12:01:24 am
... Same problem with the larger Carry Freedom Y-frame trailer, actually (the smaller one is specifically designed to roll through doors), but that's an easier single-person lift. ...
I've never even bothered to try and do that with my Large-Y, I just take the box off (normally bungeed on), pop the wheels off, and carry everything in independently. The box, two wheels, and flat-bed are all relatively light and easy to carry. I'm all for making my life easy. :)
Post by: matthew on 21 June, 2021, 11:47:16 am
When my parents were respite caring we had a ramp installed. As with your front door the base was not accommodating and neither was the doorstep, so the simple solution was the integral garage and the internal door from the garage to the house. This had a nice wooden door step that was easily drilled to install the locating pins for the council supplied aluminium ramp. The difficulty was it meant we had to keep the bikes parked neatly enough to be able to get through the garage with a wheelchair to get into the house.
Post by: Kim on 21 June, 2021, 12:05:09 pm
Post by: drossall on 30 July, 2021, 08:57:36 am
(https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Sewing-machine-bicycle-1939.jpeg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 30 July, 2021, 10:20:54 am
Could be a circus act?
Post by: Paul on 30 July, 2021, 11:52:30 am
Historical photo currently doing the rounds, but I'm not sure whether "Mum and her sewing machine" count?
(https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Sewing-machine-bicycle-1939.jpeg)
Wrong thread?
(No, I didn't have a coat)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 30 July, 2021, 12:04:39 pm
Post by: Kim on 10 September, 2021, 08:57:57 pm
Post by: andrewc on 10 September, 2021, 09:05:18 pm
Post by: Canardly on 10 September, 2021, 09:09:02 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 10 September, 2021, 09:19:38 pm
Post by: Peter on 10 September, 2021, 10:14:41 pm
Post by: drossall on 10 September, 2021, 10:37:16 pm
Post by: perpetual dan on 11 September, 2021, 09:04:44 am
ETA: I mean as a way of getting home.
Post by: Paul on 11 September, 2021, 11:14:51 am
Post by: MattH on 11 September, 2021, 12:28:43 pm
All set for Barakta’s release?f
ETA: I mean as a way of getting home.
I'm imagining that journey being the trice, pulling the carry freedom, with suitable wheel chair tie downs. Bit like this...
(http://i.imgur.com/lCyOw.png)
Post by: quixoticgeek on 15 October, 2021, 09:37:03 pm
There's a new cargo bike sharing scheme in Amsterdam. It's €4.20 an hour, and the bikes are only in one neighbourhood that's 7km away from home. But when you wanna move the big heavy stuff, it's what you need.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBvyB_jWEAY9XoY?format=jpg&name=large)
This is some Atlas cedar I want to use for some woodworking projects.
J
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 October, 2021, 09:42:40 pm
Post by: quixoticgeek on 15 October, 2021, 09:51:29 pm
Neat idea. And €4.20 an hour still works out cheaper than a Voi, which wouldn't carry that anyway.
No Voi in Amsterdam. The main competitor is the €6.95 + €0.19per km of Greenwheels.
J
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 October, 2021, 10:08:44 pm
Post by: Kim on 15 October, 2021, 10:39:24 pm
Post by: Kim on 15 October, 2021, 10:44:59 pm
It seems they're replacing bike plus trailer for the school run among a certain category of local parent, though you do see them used for deliveries (mostly food) and shopping too.
Those small-wheeled electric assist Terns seem to be quite popular. They do look like an extremely practical (easy to store, low-faff, Silly Sustrans Gate friendly) bike for carrying one child or a moderate amount of shopping.
Post by: quixoticgeek on 15 October, 2021, 10:46:59 pm
Rare sighting of someone riding a cargo bike on the pavement (not shared use bollocks or to access a property) the other day. I think that means they're going mainstream?
I rode this one on the pavement today to get to the front of my flat. I've been getting increasingly annoyed by my neighbours parking bikes there. There's one guy who parks his bike on the kick stand such that it leans outwards a lot, it really eats up space. At least once I've stopped, and rotated the bike 180° to make it take up less space. I wonder if I do it enough times they will get the hint.
Those small-wheeled electric assist Terns seem to be quite popular. They do look like an extremely practical (easy to store, low-faff, Silly Sustrans Gate friendly) bike for carrying one child or a moderate amount of shopping.
The Tern's do look rather nice. Certainly very Dutch city friendly. Expensive tho. I don't think I could justify a cargo bike for the amount I use them. But I am seriously considering getting a carry freedom trailer in the new year.
J
Post by: Mr Larrington on 15 October, 2021, 11:29:23 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 16 October, 2021, 12:21:54 pm
Post by: Ham on 16 October, 2021, 06:08:56 pm
I'd be extremely tempted by a Tern GSD or similar if I had more children and more money. In fact I'd even consider one if I just had more money (and space) without the additional child as urban shopping and popping transport.
One good tern deserves another
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/4b/e1/744be1c0341df53d38de5482965bcce9.jpg)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 16 October, 2021, 06:13:08 pm
Post by: walcasaf on 19 October, 2021, 08:33:32 pm
Post by: Ham on 30 January, 2022, 04:01:22 pm
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZKPCMYCNCw3wKoGMCodjYvnO8BwhuXXsyVqCx96z0QgzM7s5zpj08KJCf4Q4_rRS0DnAHU4Efmto--_3-MkiF9Z8BWu3gd6rAzPaenJw0-Qd2A68rrJ1XlmSnjBZxo2yuqzjAKFb_1YRvgs_sY2YxZtD47zG05q318DpX7xd15GGSIJkoOLflMJfn=s1280)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK8ehTpzeHmQtnFcpJcwDTUhXiGgwfC2ovjwYGt_loxyxbtoBBRDUXMEeI9JtX7OQBBfdmdJUxYf2mOYXrRPdjJeCObij8nbilPsrh_VnILKMAosSGfw47wwX87tPhD_GRseQ3Gv23yd9nCedp5XD7BKi6o8dFUvUiTZjYKWC7gOQT4qVAT3mZQPQP=s1280)
Answer: nothing in the end, I made it without mishap. Not without wobbles, without mishap.
Post by: mattc on 30 January, 2022, 04:36:38 pm
OK, what could possibly go wrong?The wind might pick up?
Post by: Kim on 30 January, 2022, 06:50:50 pm
OK, what could possibly go wrong?The wind might pick up?
Something something nose-weight.
Post by: Ham on 30 January, 2022, 08:26:53 pm
All in all, interesting handling characteristics, and yes, I possibly could have tacked into the wind.
The observant may notice the grandpawagon in shot, which would have swallowed the sheets whole, but where's the fun in that?
Post by: Beardy on 30 January, 2022, 08:43:46 pm
Post by: quixoticgeek on 12 February, 2022, 02:04:49 pm
An office chair, from the post office to a friends place.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLZC5ZZXoAQGQ9B?format=jpg&name=large)
The trailer is great! took a little getting use to.
J
Post by: delthebike on 10 May, 2022, 03:11:41 pm
On the way back I went the long way and stopped off here for a little picture.
This is Mr. Eric Cole standing on one of his Bakelite radiograms.
(https://i.imgur.com/nrNwd8Ul.jpg)
ETA: just had a reply from Veolia. Bicycles are not allowed on their sites. I wrote back asking for the H&S regulations they mentioned and said that I was perfectly safe as there is no fast moving traffic at the site and perhaps they should have one day of the week when bicycles have priority access. :demon:
Post by: Kim on 10 May, 2022, 07:13:58 pm
ETA: just had a reply from Veolia. Bicycles are not allowed on their sites. I wrote back asking for the H&S regulations they mentioned and said that I was perfectly safe as there is no fast moving traffic at the site and perhaps they should have one day of the week when bicycles have priority access. :demon:
FWIW: https://twitter.com/kimble4/status/1321095487139811332
Post by: Wobbly John on 10 May, 2022, 09:44:57 pm
:smug:
Post by: TimO on 11 May, 2022, 10:04:02 am
I realised I maybe should have posted here instead of the 'Wobbly Workshop' thread last month - Video but no sound coz of waterproof casing: https://youtu.be/ixUyb168W8Y
:smug:
Shouldn't that be in the "where I multimodaled today" thread? ;D
Extra bonus points for the first person with video of a combination of cycling and flying!
Post by: Canardly on 11 May, 2022, 10:16:47 am
Post by: delthebike on 11 May, 2022, 11:35:17 am
Please send my prize to the usual place. 8)I realised I maybe should have posted here instead of the 'Wobbly Workshop' thread last month - Video but no sound coz of waterproof casing: https://youtu.be/ixUyb168W8Y
:smug:
Shouldn't that be in the "where I multimodaled today" thread? ;D
Extra bonus points for the first person with video of a combination of cycling and flying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxe9sLIRuuo
Post by: Wobbly John on 11 May, 2022, 12:38:27 pm
A french company, apparently: https://www.fleximodal.fr/
Post by: delthebike on 12 May, 2022, 09:32:53 am
The smallest log is elder, 1.7m by 20cm, and the bigger log, a sycamore, is similar length but twice the diameter. They are in the brook at the bottom of the concrete valley, 1.7m below path level. The brook is about 1m wide and 7cm deep. It was all I could do to manoeuvre it from one side to the other with a rope. I could not pull it up the slope of the concrete wall. :hand:
The bigger log would have provided four to six days of heat during the winter.
Post by: quixoticgeek on 13 May, 2022, 02:06:23 pm
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSo8h3pWAAI7vEH?format=jpg&name=large)
Trip to the garden centre. 160l of compost and a flower pot...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRwsWHJXwAA5-eP?format=jpg&name=large)
Last week took the previous compost to the tip. This thing took two of us to lift onto the trailer. Fortunately the position of the bin thing at the tip was level with the floor, so could reverse the trailer, unhitch, and tip it back.
J
Post by: TimO on 18 May, 2022, 03:35:57 pm
Please send my prize to the usual place. 8)I realised I maybe should have posted here instead of the 'Wobbly Workshop' thread last month - Video but no sound coz of waterproof casing: https://youtu.be/ixUyb168W8YShouldn't that be in the "where I multimodaled today" thread? ;D
:smug:
Extra bonus points for the first person with video of a combination of cycling and flying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxe9sLIRuuo
... but that's not multi-modal, he's pedaling an aircraft, but not cycling in the sense of using cycling it as a method of transportation in its own right.
If he'd cycled there, and then attached wings to the same bicycle, that would count. :)
Post by: TimO on 18 May, 2022, 03:44:43 pm
I failed to carry, or even to get anywhere near my bike and trailer, a pair of logs. :-[
The smallest log is elder, 1.7m by 20cm, and the bigger log, a sycamore, is similar length but twice the diameter. They are in the brook at the bottom of the concrete valley, 1.7m below path level. The brook is about 1m wide and 7cm deep. It was all I could do to manoeuvre it from one side to the other with a rope. I could not pull it up the slope of the concrete wall. :hand:
The bigger log would have provided four to six days of heat during the winter.
By my calculations, the elder log would have weighed about 30kg, which is challenging to move but possible, although not when it's a 1.7m direct lift. The sycamore would be denser and significantly larger, so nearer 130kg.
I think you need to add a few snatch blocks to your fuel foraging kit. :D
Post by: Wobbly John on 28 December, 2022, 02:47:10 pm
I failed to carry, or even to get anywhere near my bike and trailer, a pair of logs. :-[
The smallest log is elder, 1.7m by 20cm, and the bigger log, a sycamore, is similar length but twice the diameter. They are in the brook at the bottom of the concrete valley, 1.7m below path level. The brook is about 1m wide and 7cm deep. It was all I could do to manoeuvre it from one side to the other with a rope. I could not pull it up the slope of the concrete wall. :hand:
The bigger log would have provided four to six days of heat during the winter.
I've hauled logs for next year, as they have cut back trees on the drove. Dozen trips done like this - bout 1 mile round trip. I need to replce the bread baskets on the trailer, as they have gone brittle and front one has cracked - they have survived almost 20 years service :smug:
(https://i.ibb.co/QjnZsW7/IMG-3480.jpg)
Before Christmas I brought the tree from the allotment - bout 13 footer...
(https://i.ibb.co/QQGJR6c/IMG-3479.jpg)
Got lots of smiles & waves from people who saw me.
:thumbsup:
Post by: MattH on 31 December, 2022, 02:33:26 pm
:)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 31 December, 2022, 04:05:17 pm
Disappointed you didn't have some;Dbatterydynamo powered fairly lights on the tree. Need to try harder next year.
:)
Post by: Wobbly John on 31 December, 2022, 07:00:06 pm
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 01 January, 2023, 01:34:06 am
The first time I hauled Christmas trees from the allotment by bike, a neighbouring plot holder shouted “where’s yer lights?” :-[Was it dark?
Post by: Wobbly John on 01 January, 2023, 08:08:40 am
Post by: nikki on 04 January, 2023, 09:00:56 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ckVGEffs7U
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 06 January, 2023, 07:15:18 pm
A full-length Alfie documentary!Is the woman in the blue hoodie at 3:10 expressing support for a certain forumite?!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ckVGEffs7U
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 January, 2023, 08:41:15 pm
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 19 January, 2023, 06:51:52 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52636417347_97d9667a06_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ocip42)IMG_0238 (https://flic.kr/p/2ocip42) by mark tilley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_stumpy/), on Flickr
I schpy , wiv my ickle eye, somefing begining wiv log.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52637374945_e6a41f18d4_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ocoiHk)IMG_0231 (https://flic.kr/p/2ocoiHk) by mark tilley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_stumpy/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52637191204_8d6d537e55_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ocnn6o)IMG_0233 (https://flic.kr/p/2ocnn6o) by mark tilley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yo_stumpy/), on Flickr,
kindling, WIDE LOAD, Looking at the last picture,I hadn't fully appreciated 'how' wide. :facepalm:
Post by: orienteer on 19 January, 2023, 10:23:30 pm
Post by: matthew on 20 January, 2023, 11:21:28 am
Post by: drossall on 20 January, 2023, 07:05:16 pm
Good way of fending off close passes ;DOr close vampires.
Post by: rafletcher on 20 January, 2023, 07:14:04 pm
I just hope the woodsman hadn't left the log pile as a nature benefit (bugs etc. habitat) which you have nicely tidied up for them.
Or for later collection by the landowner.
Post by: Blodwyn Pig on 20 January, 2023, 07:46:00 pm
I just hope the woodsman hadn't left the log pile as a nature benefit (bugs etc. habitat) which you have nicely tidied up for them.
No, i'm a member of the canal volunteer work party, all rotten logs, dead wood etc, is piled up in the undergrowth, for such a purpose, these are freshly trimmed/cut trees, that have been growing in the canal, it's an ongoing clearance. The view in the first picture , of the marshland, Thames, (and pylon) wasn't there a few months ago, completely obscured and overgrown. In such clearings, benches are usually sited.
Post by: The Family Cyclist on 21 January, 2023, 06:53:25 am
I just hope the woodsman hadn't left the log pile as a nature benefit (bugs etc. habitat) which you have nicely tidied up for them.
Or for later collection by the landowner.
I massively pissed off the local arrogant and thankfully now left town greenspace warden. Had got at the time permission to collect the wood from a load of trees they felled for safety reasons. He came up and was saying I couldn't have it as we merrily carried it to my van which was parked on a near by road
Upon me showing him the email saying I could indeed take it so long as didn't use any power tools and carried or barrowed away he eventually confessed he had stacked it for his own collection and asked why we hadn't noticed Ash and willow stacked together. I claimed not to have noticed and my friend who was with us and a trained (and really good) tree surgeon just kept quiet. If they guy wasn't such a idiot generally would have happily shared with him
These days your not officially allowed but often if you ask when they're chopping down a tree they will let you have aome
Post by: Moleman76 on 10 March, 2023, 01:56:14 am
Disclaimers:
1) that's not me
2) it's a monocycle
3) tire/tyre is low on air
Post by: delthebike on 03 April, 2023, 12:14:05 pm
I also took a camera to record the load and utterly failed to take a picture of the bike with loaded trailer. ::-) :-[
I have a few tip runs to come so I shall endeavour to take some images then. :thumbsup:
Post by: quixoticgeek on 12 April, 2023, 05:26:08 pm
(https://social.v.st/system/media_attachments/files/110/186/518/310/143/001/original/d823131b5bd35a31.jpg)
Another trip to the garden centre to get some supplies for my balcony garden. Made more interesting by annoyingly strong winds.
J
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 13 April, 2023, 09:14:39 am
Post by: quixoticgeek on 13 April, 2023, 11:49:04 am
Are those geraniums? A Brompton doesn't seem the most obvious choice of bike for the trip.
Strawberries.
It's the perfect bike for the trip, I folded it up, along with the trailer, stuck it in the trolley, and carried it with me round the garden centre.
J
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 13 April, 2023, 12:06:47 pm
Subversive!Are those geraniums? A Brompton doesn't seem the most obvious choice of bike for the trip.
Strawberries.
https://goo.gl/maps/BncNoSj1mtQSFSXw9
It's hard to read in that image, but it says or did at some point say, "Gardening is the must subversive thing you can do in a city. And you get strawberries."
Post by: Kim on 13 April, 2023, 04:18:01 pm
Post by: phantasmagoriana on 13 April, 2023, 04:25:40 pm
Subversive!Are those geraniums? A Brompton doesn't seem the most obvious choice of bike for the trip.
Strawberries.
https://goo.gl/maps/BncNoSj1mtQSFSXw9
It's hard to read in that image, but it says or did at some point say, "Gardening is the must subversive thing you can do in a city. And you get strawberries."
Or rather, the birds do (based on my experience of city gardening, at least).
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 13 April, 2023, 04:30:30 pm
That view deserves some sort of special award for making Brizzle look like Coventry.That's not at all funny but nevertheless deserves a "lol". The gert ugly building across the road was originally, I think, Avon County Council offices, now student flats known as the 51o03, after its latitude. Spin 90 degrees to the left and you'll see the Full Moon, an 18th century coaching inn, though not looking like it. It werz all fields back then.
Anyway, there used to be a much better example of the same line painted on, IIRC, Dove Street (nearby, up a hill – of course) but I couldn't find it on Streetview.
Post by: drossall on 15 April, 2023, 03:56:10 pm
... now student flats known as the 51o03, after its latitude...Doesn't quite trip off the tongue like the Manchester student building that is known as the toast rack (https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/inside-toast-rack-manchester-landmark-22140992).
Post by: Canardly on 15 April, 2023, 04:53:23 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 18 April, 2023, 06:52:48 pm
I was wrong, sorry. The old Avon CC offices were actually in the even uglier building that is now the Premier Inn on the other side of the Bearpit.That view deserves some sort of special award for making Brizzle look like Coventry.That's not at all funny but nevertheless deserves a "lol". The gert ugly building across the road was originally, I think, Avon County Council offices, now student flats known as the 51o03, after its latitude. Spin 90 degrees to the left and you'll see the Full Moon, an 18th century coaching inn, though not looking like it. It werz all fields back then.
Anyway, there used to be a much better example of the same line painted on, IIRC, Dove Street (nearby, up a hill – of course) but I couldn't find it on Streetview.
https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/former-avon-hq-overlooking-bearpit-could-replaced-two-new-towers/
refers.
(The embedded video there is disappointing; they reach the roof but by a conventional route.)
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 19 April, 2023, 10:42:06 pm
#SouthererThanYouThink
Post by: delthebike on 22 April, 2023, 01:03:35 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/KyeGLIxl.jpg)
Post by: Solocle on 25 April, 2023, 08:39:22 am
(https://i.ibb.co/p4pxSqS/IMG-7136.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SVpPzSz)
(https://i.ibb.co/wsMphct/IMG-7138.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fv4rdDJ)
Post by: Pingu on 25 April, 2023, 08:55:24 am
Post by: delthebike on 16 May, 2023, 01:02:17 pm
Post by: telstarbox on 18 May, 2023, 08:46:18 pm
Post by: drossall on 18 May, 2023, 10:48:50 pm
No photo but got a garden strimmer across my bars tonight. Took it very slowly over a roundabout :thumbsup:Should have been OK as long as you didn't cut the corner.
Post by: Kim on 18 May, 2023, 11:48:10 pm
No photo but got a garden strimmer across my bars tonight. Took it very slowly over a roundabout :thumbsup:Should have been OK as long as you didn't cut the corner.
Ba-dum, and indeed, tish.
Post by: Ham on 21 May, 2023, 07:27:50 pm
Post by: Basil on 21 May, 2023, 07:34:10 pm
Post by: quixoticgeek on 21 May, 2023, 07:48:47 pm
I'm not so certain about your new bike seat... :P
J
Post by: Ham on 21 May, 2023, 09:42:41 pm
Post by: Jules on 21 May, 2023, 11:45:23 pm
Carried a mongoose bmx on my back whilst riding alongside the a316. Not as bad as it seems - i used the straps on a messenger bag to hold it. Only problem was width - i nearly fell off when i clipped a lamppost.
Whereabouts on the A316 - you must have been near my hood!
Post by: Mr Larrington on 22 May, 2023, 01:04:50 am
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZS_9r_OlQqvYvUp8hX1xaCPDsyNZA5eHPScLegCEyWVJ1KS2RtraVBfmr1ESEYKOd34qoL_rwatXQjDKZ9P6nKPcNo5EF6Nc7eHbr4e4SewLyNOaaIITJ9BIrTG4F_0pFfguuJsyHMRs2eA7LPf2reD-VbB6WvvXyxaw92OxaeQQ2a_bF660mdT_/s1024/PXL_20230520_100500619.jpg)
I were right about that saddle!
Post by: Paul on 22 May, 2023, 01:40:11 am
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZS_9r_OlQqvYvUp8hX1xaCPDsyNZA5eHPScLegCEyWVJ1KS2RtraVBfmr1ESEYKOd34qoL_rwatXQjDKZ9P6nKPcNo5EF6Nc7eHbr4e4SewLyNOaaIITJ9BIrTG4F_0pFfguuJsyHMRs2eA7LPf2reD-VbB6WvvXyxaw92OxaeQQ2a_bF660mdT_/s1024/PXL_20230520_100500619.jpg)On the big ring! Power training?
Post by: Ham on 22 May, 2023, 07:29:40 am
On the big ring! Power training?
;D
Interestingly (FCVOI) when carrying that sort of weight, the momentum of an initial push gives you plenty of time to adjust gearing....as long as you are on reasonably flat.
Post by: T42 on 22 May, 2023, 07:37:14 am
I'll wake up in a minute.
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 May, 2023, 09:40:04 am
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZS_9r_OlQqvYvUp8hX1xaCPDsyNZA5eHPScLegCEyWVJ1KS2RtraVBfmr1ESEYKOd34qoL_rwatXQjDKZ9P6nKPcNo5EF6Nc7eHbr4e4SewLyNOaaIITJ9BIrTG4F_0pFfguuJsyHMRs2eA7LPf2reD-VbB6WvvXyxaw92OxaeQQ2a_bF660mdT_/s1024/PXL_20230520_100500619.jpg)Side saddle for Mrs Ham?
Post by: Ham on 22 May, 2023, 11:24:32 am
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 22 May, 2023, 03:58:20 pm
Post by: hubner on 22 May, 2023, 09:08:32 pm
:P
Post by: Kim on 22 May, 2023, 10:17:31 pm
I think I've said it before...towing a trailer with your bike is not carrying stuff on your bike.
You could adjust pro-rata for nose weight...
Post by: Ham on 22 May, 2023, 10:31:08 pm
Post by: drossall on 23 May, 2023, 05:24:35 pm
I think I've said it before...towing a trailer with your bike is not carrying stuff on your bike.Might as well take it by juggernaut then.
Post by: cycleman on 23 May, 2023, 07:45:18 pm
Post by: Ham on 27 May, 2023, 01:56:19 pm
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Very impressed with the value of this Allen ES2 -G
Post by: andrewc on 05 June, 2023, 02:41:12 pm
I want another Ikea Kallax, packed size 149 x 41 x 16 cm. It costs £70, they want £40 to deliver or £5 for me to collect from a nearby Tesco.
Post by: quixoticgeek on 05 June, 2023, 11:17:14 pm
Question. What is the longest package you can safely fit on aLargeSmall Carry Freedom trailer with the standard hitch ? (so long since I used it!)
I want another Ikea Kallax, packed size 149 x 41 x 16 cm. It costs £70, they want £40 to deliver or £5 for me to collect from a nearby Tesco.
Depends up much you're willing to have hang over the back, and on your wheel size. I recon you can fit that on the small carry freedom Y trailer, but you may need to do it angled across the bed so that it runs parallel with the first stage of the towing arm, and it may hang off a bit to the back.
I have the large carry freedom Y, and I spent the extra €90 for the extension arm, and it's been really worth it. It may half the weight capacity of the trailer from 90kg to 45kg, but it's been invaluable.
J
Post by: Kim on 06 June, 2023, 02:43:48 am
In general, long thin loads can be accommodated diagonally, resting on the hitch arm. Limiting factors being maintaining positive nose weight and not fouling the wheels or scraping the ground when you go over a bump. Sticking out to the left is less of a problem than you might think.
Post by: Kim on 06 June, 2023, 02:50:28 am
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 06 June, 2023, 08:25:25 am
Meanwhile, the person in the next pitch ....Sounds like you're on tour somewhere Kim?
Post by: quixoticgeek on 06 June, 2023, 03:57:03 pm
Meanwhile, the person in the next pitch ....Sounds like you're on tour somewhere Kim?
Last seen successfully escaping Kent. Whether she gets out of Essex in one piece waits to be seen...
J
Post by: cycleman on 06 June, 2023, 06:18:46 pm
Post by: Kim on 06 June, 2023, 07:49:24 pm
The intrepid German from the next pitch is heading for Scotland, so hopefully the wind will stop at some point. He had a good moan about Silly Sustrans Gates
(justified by the state of his shins) and maps showing campsites but not warning you that they're only for use by Scouts. Particularly if they're at the bottom of a big hill and the flattery is batt.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230606/76d06acc5673e9298ab39eafa8db04da.jpg)
Post by: onerousdeporte on 06 June, 2023, 08:15:15 pm
Whether she gets out of Essex in one piece waits to be seen...
J
Forts and praayers to all
Post by: andrewc on 06 June, 2023, 10:26:45 pm
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 07 June, 2023, 09:39:11 am
maps showing campsites but not warning you that they're only for use by Scouts.I remember falling foul of this with my buddy Jim on one of my earliest cycle expos, early 90s. We ended up in Wiltshire, somewhere near Salisbury Plain, and headed for the campsite marked on the map. Scouts, and all in residence too. But they let us stay, on condition we pitched at the other end of the field, behind the building, and what's more, in the morning the Arkelas, Brown Owls and Grey Wolves, or whatever they call themselves, made us a cup of tea and some breakfast. All for free!
It wouldn't, as they say, happen now.
Post by: Mr Larrington on 07 June, 2023, 06:03:07 pm
Meanwhile, the person in the next pitch (who didn't seem to understand English, though with hindsight I should try German) appears to be doing some fully loaded Riese and Muller e-cargo-bike touring, with a huge pile of Ortlieb Duffle style bags in the cargo area. I'll try to get a photo in the daylight.
My chum Gunnar is doing something similar around Germany only his is “workpacking” rather than holibobs.
Post by: Jayjay on 28 July, 2023, 09:45:53 pm
Concretey stuff - 3 trips, one with 3 posts aboard (96kg) not often I use the small chainring around here!
Later this afternoon, fetched Mum's old lawnmower over for a buyer tomorrow.
I was well ready for some calories and a visit to "The Ship", our local re-hydration establishment. Reckon I'll sleep well tonight.