 |
|
12-21-2014, 11:21 AM
|
#1
|
Senior Member
Name: Borden and Carole
Trailer: 1978 Earlton Ontario boler
Ontario
Posts: 1,506
|
Super Super Ultra light trailers
__________________
Our postage stamp in heaven.
|
|
|
12-21-2014, 12:18 PM
|
#2
|
Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 2012 Escape 19
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,078
|
It makes my legs hurt just to think of all that pedaling! But my second thought is, why not have an electric motor turning the drive wheel of the bike and use the trailer as the platform for battery and solar recharge. Hmmmm....
|
|
|
12-21-2014, 12:26 PM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
|
40kg (88 pounds) unladen is impressive, but you wouldn't want to be trying to tow that into a head wind, would you?
A more realistic design is the Wooden Widget Foldavan that collapses inwards sideways for road travel so it will be in the wind shadow of the rider.
|
|
|
12-21-2014, 12:35 PM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
|
Imagine it in a cross-wind.
__________________
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
|
|
|
12-23-2014, 06:28 AM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Name: Wayne
Trailer: Airstream Sold, Nest Fan
Ontario
Posts: 2,002
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Magee
It makes my legs hurt just to think of all that pedaling! But my second thought is, why not have an electric motor turning the drive wheel of the bike and use the trailer as the platform for battery and solar recharge. Hmmmm....
|
I'm an avid cyclist and understand the drag factor and weight when riding. Thinking Mikes idea with the electric assist would be the only way you could get any kind of speed out of that rig. I find riding at anything under 20klm's and hour is very boring. 25 to 35 klm's per hour brings on the endorphin's.
|
|
|
12-23-2014, 07:11 AM
|
#6
|
Member
Name: Mo
Trailer: Still looking
Texas
Posts: 53
|
The bike below appears to be an e-bike, based on the large hubs and odd down tube.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Gibbens
A more realistic design is the Wooden Widget Foldavan that collapses inwards sideways for road travel so it will be in the wind shadow of the rider.

|
|
|
|
12-23-2014, 07:27 AM
|
#7
|
Senior Member
Name: Norm and Ginny
Trailer: Scamp 16
Florida
Posts: 7,517
|
Wayne,
I didn't bike for endorphins. What I liked about biking was riding the same road I drove and getting a new view, seeing the many views from a bike that go unobserved when driving.
Another view is always interesting. Back in the political days, we rented a steam train during the Centennial year to recreate a yearly town trip (pre-WWII) and take the town to Block Island. The train track paralleled a road I've driven 100's of times but from a different perspective, a truly marvelous and unforgettable trip. The tracks were far enough from the road that you felt you were traveling thru a new countryside.
Of course the spirit of the trip, town members 'picnicing. on the train and the boat to Block Island, the youthful feeling of a oneness.
RVing is much like that. Last night we had a dozen Escapee RVers, mostly long range travelers, over for a happy hour and it was so enjoyable to here the common stories of the wonders of their travels. Even though we're not traveling much for the next 3 months, we enjoy these shared moments and will be visiting some of the mentioned places we missed.
RVing is for us a slowed down traveling, stopping whenever we want and 'tending not to rush by'.
__________________
Norm and Ginny
2014 Honda Odyssey
1991 Scamp 16
|
|
|
12-23-2014, 10:15 AM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,531
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MC1
I'm an avid cyclist and understand the drag factor and weight when riding. Thinking Mikes idea with the electric assist would be the only way you could get any kind of speed out of that rig. I find riding at anything under 20klm's and hour is very boring. 25 to 35 klm's per hour brings on the endorphin's. 
|
What sort of bike do you ride? My guess is that a real world speed at 35klm(22MPH) over any distance would require a road bike unfit for heavy touring (let alone trailering).
I think any bike up to the task of pulling that trailer would require an athlete of your caliber to maintain close to 20klm (12mph) with the trailer and minimal gear over any distance, on a calm day, on flat ground.
I live way south of you and have been off the bike for a month already.
I do miss the endorphins!
|
|
|
12-23-2014, 11:41 AM
|
#9
|
Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,936
|
Try really hot food.
|
|
|
12-23-2014, 12:01 PM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Name: Wayne
Trailer: Airstream Sold, Nest Fan
Ontario
Posts: 2,002
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by floyd
What sort of bike do you ride?
I live way south of you and have been off the bike for a month already.
I do miss the endorphins! 
|
Hey there Floyd, I'm guessing you are a rider too. My bh and I got into serious off road racing 15 years ago and just recently stepped down from that to just casual and cardio building rides. Age finally affects the body and there is no way mine can take the violent crashes anymore. (ouch).
We still have a number of bikes in the stable. My 13 year old Trek Fuel 98 race level FS is my all time favorite. The geometry and fit is so good I can usually keep up with most roadies out on the roads. On a downhill I once had it up to 82KLH (50MPH) and it felt very stable at that speed.
PS. my bh was right behind me that day.  (women in their 50's can fly too!)
Here are our bikes... My Bikes Photos by CF105 | Photobucket
What are you riding Floyd? Do you prefer road or off road riding?
|
|
|
12-24-2014, 11:08 AM
|
#11
|
Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,531
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MC1
Hey there Floyd, I'm guessing you are a rider too. My bh and I got into serious off road racing 15 years ago and just recently stepped down from that to just casual and cardio building rides. Age finally affects the body and there is no way mine can take the violent crashes anymore. (ouch).
We still have a number of bikes in the stable. My 13 year old Trek Fuel 98 race level FS is my all time favorite. The geometry and fit is so good I can usually keep up with most roadies out on the roads. On a downhill I once had it up to 82KLH (50MPH) and it felt very stable at that speed.
PS. my bh was right behind me that day.  (women in their 50's can fly too!)
Here are our bikes... My Bikes Photos by CF105 | Photobucket
What are you riding Floyd? Do you prefer road or off road riding?
|
I like pavement best, and trails with limestone screenings come in second.
I too am getting old, but I never was much for pain!
I'm a big TREK fan, especially older CRO-MO.
I have two 19.5" 1989 TREK 820s. I love the original so much that I bought another a year or so ago (in new condition) and custom modified it for street use (sorta like a modern hybrid)
I have a Trek 700 (nightrider) with enough lighting to look like a UFO coming down the street.
I also have a small frame TREK 800 on the wall as a loaner.
I have two aluminum bikes...
A 1989 TREK 1400 road bike with custom bars and seat and 25s.(very fast)
And a 2001 Cannondale H400 for trail use.
Oh! And a Dahon folding bike in the attic!
This past year I culled the herd and sold my Specialized MT bike, two TREK 850s and my Giant REVIVE.
I get a couple hundred BigBox store bikes per year which are donated to a local charity and collected from elsewhere.
A couple of times, the local police have dropped off as many as 40 bikes at once! (that's a lot of sorting out) 
I repair and recondition them,(using some for parts for the others). They are then sold, through their thrift shop, by "Under His Wings Ministries" which helps girls and their new babies.
Last summer I took my 820 down Hardin Ridge (IN). A big sign at the top reads something like "STEEP GRADE, GET OFF AND WALK YOUR BIKE" Thanks to good brakes I was able to keep it down around 50MPH. Of course coming back up sure dropped the average speed! 
I have never suffered a serious crash, but I did read that road deaths edged up last year in only two categories .... Big Trucks and bicycles!
Be safe and vigilant out there!
I'm looking forward to our Florida trip soon, to get in some winter riding!...
|
|
|
12-24-2014, 12:19 PM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Name: Russ
Trailer: Scamp 16' side dinette, Airstream Safari 19'
California
Posts: 588
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by floyd
I have never suffered a serious crash, but I did read that road deaths edged up last year in only two categories .... Big Trucks and bicycles!
Be safe and vigilant out there!

|
I think the increase in biker deaths is due to TEXTING drivers being distracted. Everywhere I look there are drivers with their heads down gazing at an electronic device. It's epidemic. I have noticed that when the traffic lights turn green the drivers in front don't respond and it take a horn beep to get their attention, and many drivers drifting out of their lanes. This is very scary for bicycle riders. Too bad for us.
Russ
|
|
|
12-24-2014, 02:55 PM
|
#13
|
Senior Member
Name: Wayne
Trailer: Airstream Sold, Nest Fan
Ontario
Posts: 2,002
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ruscal
I think the increase in biker deaths is due to TEXTING drivers being distracted. Everywhere I look there are drivers with their heads down gazing at an electronic device. It's epidemic. I have noticed that when the traffic lights turn green the drivers in front don't respond and it take a horn beep to get their attention, and many drivers drifting out of their lanes. This is very scary for bicycle riders. Too bad for us.
Russ
|
I think there is a lot of truth to your concern's Russ.
Quote:
Originally Posted by floyd
I like pavement best, and trails with limestone screenings come in second.
I too am getting old, but I never was much for pain!
I'm a big TREK fan, especially older CRO-MO.
I have two 19.5" 1989 TREK 820s.
|
OMG floyd you really have the "bike bug". A huge Trek fan too.
My bh still has her first real bike a Trek 6500. She won a lot of races with that one. She is keeping it around for the grandson. Cheers to ya Pal!
PS... I ride a 19.5" too.
|
|
|
12-24-2014, 04:43 PM
|
#14
|
Senior Member
Name: deryk
Trailer: 2012 Parkliner 2010 V6 Nissan Frontier 4x4
New Jersey
Posts: 2,084
|
__________________
deryk
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.... J.R.R. Tolkien
|
|
|
12-24-2014, 05:01 PM
|
#15
|
Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,822
|
I think anyone handy could probably make a one-off lightweight trailer to be pulled by a bicycle.. if they so desired. Where everything starts going sideways is no one tows an empty trailer. By time you add cooking equipment, food and clothes and depending on how long you wish to be out... the weight can go way up. Unless you want to wear the same socks and underwear for days
__________________
Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
|
|
|
03-06-2015, 02:01 AM
|
#16
|
Senior Member
Name: Wayne
Trailer: Airstream Sold, Nest Fan
Ontario
Posts: 2,002
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Unless you want to wear the same socks and underwear for days 
|
Real bike shorts are worn without underwear Donna.
|
|
|
03-06-2015, 07:07 AM
|
#17
|
Senior Member
Name: Perry
Trailer: 2016 Bigfoot 25RQ
Lanesboro, Minnesota, between Whalan and Fountain
Posts: 805
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MC1
Real bike shorts are worn without underwear Donna. 
|
Real bikers don't wear bike shorts!
Enjoy,
Perry
__________________
2016 Bigfoot 25RQ - 2019 Ford F-150, 3.5 V6 Ecoboost,
Previous Eggs -2018 Escape 5.0 TA, 2001 Scamp 16' Side Bath, 2007 Casita 17' Spirit basic, no bath, water or tanks, 2003 Bigfoot 25B25RQ, that we regreted selling
|
|
|
03-06-2015, 07:32 AM
|
#18
|
Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 905
|
How about bicycle built for two? "Double your pleasure, double your fun?"
|
|
|
03-06-2015, 08:05 AM
|
#19
|
Senior Member
Name: Wayne
Trailer: Airstream Sold, Nest Fan
Ontario
Posts: 2,002
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathy P.
How about bicycle built for two? "Double your pleasure, double your fun?"
|
Cathy, now we are talking pulling grunt!!! Wow, two people power!!!
|
|
|
03-06-2015, 08:49 AM
|
#20
|
Moderator
Trailer: 2009 19 ft Escape / 2009 Honda Pilot
Posts: 6,302
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by honda03842
I didn't bike for endorphins.
|
For me, this is the main reason I ride, and prefer mountain biking. I do it for the exercise and to get places, but mostly for the thrill. Mind you, I am a young 'un around here at 57, but I still love riding the mountain trails, the hard climb up, to earn the thrill of blasting the downhills. I do enjoy road riding too, as it is a great way to see things, while covering more ground easier than walking. Other than downhill, mountain biking offers little speed, and even then while bombing through trees, the speed is not super high, but boy, does it feel like it.
Okay, this has got the spring bug going even more than the though of pulling the trailer out of its winter resting spot.
__________________
2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
|
|
|
 |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Upcoming Events |
No events scheduled in the next 465 days.
|
|