Originally Posted by
CliffordK
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Trevtassie added temporary coasters to his bike box for moving it around airports, etc.
However, I wonder what it would take to make a temporary trailer frame just for pulling the bike box around.
Bike Friday makes a pretty skeletal trailer frame for use with Samsonite suitcases. Basically an axle, two 12 1/2" tires, and a tongue.
You could make something similar. Carrying it might be a hassle for a longer tour, but not bad for a short tour. Ship your trailer components to the destination?
It woudn't have to be too strong. Just enough to get you reliably to and from the airport with a mostly empty box.
Are you suggesting the OP build a trailer frame just to pull a bike box around? Carrying such a contraption for a long tour or short tour sounds about as fun as pink eye. If someone doesnt want to lug such a contraption around, because why would they, then the 'easier' suggesion is to...
- pay for parts and build temporary trailer.
- break it down and pay to ship to destination for them to hopefully hold.
- use trailer to walk around the streets of Montana with a giant box to the airport(along with baggage).
- throw away the trailer you paid to build and ship.
Or just take a shuttle/taxi/uber from hotel to airport.