AussieSteve
Active Member
Sounds good. I was thinking a double metal sleeve - the inner one could slide onto the nut, then the outer one could pivot around it.
Still, rubber sounds easier.
Still, rubber sounds easier.
i had guessed it would be best to have my mounting well-above the loads' COG, which is actually quite low...
but i can easily utilize this exisiting gap on the axle:
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a brass-pipe "bushing" over the nut, then a yak-style "drop & lock" mount. opinions?
the stays will get an xtra cross-bracing to address flex, and i can shorten the trailer up a lot if a vertical steer-tube doesn't affect tracking.
there is in fact a nice electric moped kit that would work without the shockster, but the suspension is the only reason i'm willing to try and drag the genset with me. i'm going to drop down a drive-gear on the GEBE and use a smaller chain-ring for pedaling...after all, it's not how fast but how far, eh?
thanks again buddy
V-tec, just curious how your bike handles the trailer with a load. Some of my rigs are too close to mats (motor assisted trucks) If the belt holds up to towing heavy loads, that would say a lot for that configuration.
We have a special needs home close by. On nicer days there is a man on a bike towing a trailer with his wife/girlfriend in it. He is probably 120 pounds, and she is a .......large lady. I always saw it as the perfect example of true love and dedication.
ok, denny...it's all clear now...i think the crucial factor is to NOT be behind the axle...and since my upper mounting points are not, i'm going to try them first as easiest.
thanks again.
2-wheel trailers are so available & affordable...i'm only hesitant to try one because every day i'll be on "new" roads with unknown traffic conditions, and i don't wanna be any wider than i have to be...if this 1-wheel experiment don't work out, i'll just backpack like i'd originally planned.
here's my rough hitch so far:
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correction: the frame is (was) a "western flyer" sold at "western auto" made by "amf"