professor
Active Member
I wanted a trailer for an e-bike experiment, and after searching here, decided on a one wheeler.
Then thought of the kick scooter behind the house that the grandkids don't use + some welding and a steering U joint from the inventory. Works great, I would say the capacity for all practicality is around 30 pounds (I had 2 car batteries in there powering the e-bike and it was definitely too much tail wagging feeling on the bike- also lifted the front of the bike, just sitting there).
The U joint needs to have one of the cross joints parallel to the ground- you can't weld it on any old way. The joint gives turning and up/down movement while keeping the trailer at the same lean angle (or straight) as the bike.
I removed the plastic step pad, bolted on the plastic box, put a small innertube (partially filled 12 inch) in the box, then put a plywood "Floor" in it = air ride.
Then thought of the kick scooter behind the house that the grandkids don't use + some welding and a steering U joint from the inventory. Works great, I would say the capacity for all practicality is around 30 pounds (I had 2 car batteries in there powering the e-bike and it was definitely too much tail wagging feeling on the bike- also lifted the front of the bike, just sitting there).
The U joint needs to have one of the cross joints parallel to the ground- you can't weld it on any old way. The joint gives turning and up/down movement while keeping the trailer at the same lean angle (or straight) as the bike.
I removed the plastic step pad, bolted on the plastic box, put a small innertube (partially filled 12 inch) in the box, then put a plywood "Floor" in it = air ride.
