Originally Posted by
Can'tStop
astronomerroyal,
Have you posted the dimensions of you trailer anywhere, i.e.:
The track width
The load platform width.
[B]
Sorry, meant to reply sooner. Here are some dimensions of the two trailers.
Front trailer:
bed width 12"
bed length 36"
track width (between centres of tyres) 16"
Max width of trailer 21"
weight 16lbs (incl. hitch)
The rear trailer (as seen in a post on this thread) is slightly wider, in order to accommodate those larger rubbermaid type boxes. Although the first trailer is very stable, as soon as you put something tall on it (centre of mass >1 foot from its bottom), the 16" wheel base becomes noticeably less stable. However, this is of little practical concern, since 2 large bags of birdfood stacked, camping gear, or three weeks of groceries have been no problem to transport.
Rear trailer:
bed width 14"
bed length 36"
track width 18" (the extra 2" really increase stability, since the bed's only 7" off the ground)
max width 23"
weight: 13lbs
In general I set the max width of the trailers to be less than the width of my handlebars (24") to guarantee they'd fit through any gaps that I could get my bicycle through.
Now that Spring's here, I'm thinking of using the trailer on a weekend bnicycle tour/camping trip. If anyone knows of a nice quiet camping area within an easy day's cycle (~<50miles) of Ann Arbor, Michigan, please speak up.
Yours sincerely,
AR.