Wike has a great web site with a lot of trailer related info. They also sell a very well thought out customizable kit for building a no-weld utility trailer. I have one of these that I use for hauling hockey equipment and general cargo and have been very pleased. http://www.wike.ca
Chris
Chris Wells (Head Mechanic & Email Handler)
re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op 477 Bronson Ave. Ottawa
info@re-cycles.ca http://www.re-cycles.ca/
--- On Fri, 2/13/09, veganboyjosh@gmail.com veganboyjosh@gmail.com wrote:
From: veganboyjosh@gmail.com veganboyjosh@gmail.com Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Trailers To: "The Think Tank" thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Received: Friday, February 13, 2009, 11:39 AM Hi Rigel,
josh from community cycles here.
we're thinking about getting a trailer checkout/rental program at our shop in either the fall or next spring. i've got some ideas and concerns, and many of them won't really get fleshed or flushed out until we get the program going.
i am interested in hearing what kinds of things you're doing, or thinking of doing. i'm happy to work collaboratively to come up with something that makes both our worlds more trailer-riffic.
we're actually meeting with a few guys next week who want to come in and lead a workshop on trailer building and use in our shop. we're looking for a welding rig for the class, but i'd also like to showcase some no-weld options for people who don't have access or skills to use a welder.
i'd be VERY interested to see or hear about some bike-part-based trailers that folks out there have built. I know caretakers in san francisco (where we stayed for bikebike!, thanks to them again!!!) had one that was awesome, and probably the best design i've seen of strictly bike parts, no welds necessary trailers. if anyone has any pictures of that specific one, or any other no-weld versions, please post them to the wiki, or send them to me off list, and i can post them to the wiki...
thanks!
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Rigel Christian rigelc@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm curious how many shops loan out trailers in
some form or another.
how many trailer share/rental program are there
through advocacy
organization? if you have one in your area, please
describe it.
If you have general ideas of how often trailers get
borrowed in your
area, i'd love to hear about that too.
My impression is that a nuimber of these programs
exist, but they are
under-utilized. I need more data points. help me out.
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