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A trailer is | A bicycle trailer is a motorless wheeled frame with a hitch system for transporting cargo by bicycle. It can greatly increase a bike's cargo capacity, allowing point-to-point haulage of objects up to 4 cubic yards (3 cubic metres) in volume that weigh as much as half a ton. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_(vehicle) Wikipedia: Trailer] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_(vehicle) Wikipedia: Trailer] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_trailer Wikipedia: Bicycle trailer] | |||
Revision as of 02:34, 15 June 2021
Project: Cargo trailers
| Tools: | Wrenches |
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| Parts: | Frames, Nuts, Bolts, End caps, Plates, Wheels, Axial bearings, Keyed shafts, Wheel hubs, Shaft collars |
| Techniques: | Tri joints, Shelf joints, Wheels and axles |
Introduction
A bicycle trailer is a motorless wheeled frame with a hitch system for transporting cargo by bicycle. It can greatly increase a bike's cargo capacity, allowing point-to-point haulage of objects up to 4 cubic yards (3 cubic metres) in volume that weigh as much as half a ton.
Challenges
Approaches
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Wheel adapters
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Rear wheel mockup
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Front spindles
flat bed trailer
- side bike attachment w/ Right Hand Rod End Bearing M8X1.25 Female Thread
- bolt-on pneumatic utility tires @ below deck level for true flat bed loading
- expanded mesh bottom w/ tiled coroplast for all weather drainage and easy strapping
- plastic fencing + coroplast sides
- central beam, braces at front, rear, wheels. corner posts w/ pvc flag pole
- modular totes
