Tag: trailer
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Bullitt and EcoShopper — a Dynamic Duo
I’ve used my Larry v. Harry Bullitt with my Bicycle Revolutions EcoShopper trailer a surprising number of times. Just today I delivered about 200lbs of computer recycling to Haywire Computer in Bellingham. One of the conveniences is that I can yank the cotter pins on the trailer wheels and pack the wheels into the trailer…
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Bike trailers and floppy bags
Using a bike trailer can present unusual challenges, like keeping your groceries in their bags. Often I use a plastic tub to keep my groceries from spilling about in my trailer. If I’ve neglected my plastic tubs, I like to use a clip to hold the bag handles together to keep order in the trailer.…
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Finally, a Pneumatic Bike Trailer Hitch!
I LOVE the pneumatic quick release as a mechanism for an axle level trailer hitch…and so does my wife. The dumb-ass vice-hitch that came with the kidarooz trailer was repeatedly failing. So I took inspiration from my BikeRev.com EcoShopper and crafted my own hitch. A pneumatic couple cost me about nine bucks and the 6″…
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BikeRev EcoShopper Utility Trailer
I was loaned a Bicycler Evolution EcoShopper trailer to evaluate. I do most of my shopping by bike, and while I already have a kid trailer and an XtraCycle, I definitely looked forward to testing a dedicated cargo trailer. The EcoShopper trailer has a rugged plastic 27 gallon storage box with a snap-on lid. Its frame is…