Trailer for 806?
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Probably. It is all about the rear axle, which is where most tow hitches are fitted. If there is enough axle length to add a 3mm steel hitch under the left hand end nut, without affecting whatever antitorque arrangements there might be, then yes.
I have only used Burley. This is what the steel version of a Burley hitch is like.
I have only used Burley. This is what the steel version of a Burley hitch is like.
I used a ball and socket hitch connected a self fabricated bracket that also acts as a torque arm. It comes with at an eye bolt that screws in a couple of turns so the hitch can’t accidentally disconnect.
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Any idea on which style or type you need ?
Some of these things are pretty big, and tbh robust enough that it makes them overly heavy
So if its picking up timber/fire logs/coal or 4 weeks worth of shopping, then the big (and usually cheap type) is best suited.
But if its a trice weekly shop, or off on a picnic, then maybe one of the single wheel affairs would be more useful, and probably a lot lighter, which wont cause as much strain on the battery.
I dont have a trailer, but my mate uses one of the cheap square 2 wheeled type and seems to be getting on with it fine, albeit with a few frame weld breaking issues that were reasonably simple to re-weld
Actually now i remember, he needed to replace both wheels, because the supplied ones couldnt take the loads the trailer claimed to be able to take
Example of a single wheel - Bob Yak is the original, but new ones these days are an utterly ridiculous price of £500-£600, or Topeak which are about £300.
You can usually pick up a Bob Yak for under £100 on ebay, though there are others who have copied this design, and are considerably cheaper(then new)
The plus side of the single wheel is it tracks far better and corners easier than the clunky 2 wheeler, which has the turning circle of a small single decker bus.
My chocie of trailer is Burley coho for the single wheel type suited for QR drop outs or for a rear hub motor or hub gears (like alfine 8), I would opt for a Carry Freedom .
A CF is whole lot dearer then the tinny cheapo two wheel trailers often sold but they are by far 5x better in build quality and usability.
CF stores flat has removeable QR wheels and towing arm which takes seconds to reduce to a flat sotred trailer.
Not being biased I have two CF flat beds one Large and one XL , both use the same set of wheels and towing arm.
Second hand they used to about £100- £130 but today they seem to have inflated a lot in price .
Don't buy cheapo and wish you hadn't and buy a quality used one which will keep it's value .
COHO XC I have seen for sale used at £300 inc extra rear loadpannier rack over wheel with mudguard and two extra panniers .
A CF is whole lot dearer then the tinny cheapo two wheel trailers often sold but they are by far 5x better in build quality and usability.
CF stores flat has removeable QR wheels and towing arm which takes seconds to reduce to a flat sotred trailer.
Not being biased I have two CF flat beds one Large and one XL , both use the same set of wheels and towing arm.
Second hand they used to about £100- £130 but today they seem to have inflated a lot in price .
Don't buy cheapo and wish you hadn't and buy a quality used one which will keep it's value .
COHO XC I have seen for sale used at £300 inc extra rear loadpannier rack over wheel with mudguard and two extra panniers .
Bargain Bob Yak.
Bob Yak bicycle trailer - original not Ibex - single wheel - cargo bike | eBay UK
Decent price CF.
Bob Yak bicycle trailer - original not Ibex - single wheel - cargo bike | eBay UK
I have had 125kg cargo on a CF Large.
Bob Yak bicycle trailer - original not Ibex - single wheel - cargo bike | eBay UK
Decent price CF.
Bob Yak bicycle trailer - original not Ibex - single wheel - cargo bike | eBay UK
I have had 125kg cargo on a CF Large.
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Guerney has been happy with his cheapo Homcom.
My first trailer was a Vaude trailer pretty much identical to the Homcom , it was a waste of time and money.
My first trailer was a Vaude trailer pretty much identical to the Homcom , it was a waste of time and money.
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From experience I would not buy a trailer with the sprung loaded hitch, imv view they are a pant's idea .
Yeah, saw that one and a great price. In fact some would pay half that for just the flag and bag
Pick up only though so im out.
Interesting, I must get around to making something which prevents the steel hitch rotating vertically and wearing away my aluminium bike frame. I haven't brazed anything since my schooldays, and don't have the gear, so @jimriley's solution is out.
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I am indeed. Extremely useful, has proven durable, fantastic value for money. Watch out for rust. Can be found cheaper I'm sure:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274465266932
More to go wrong I guess, but I wouldn't mind seeing if suspension prevents damaging big and heavy but delicate veg. Damn these potholes to hell from whence they came! On the other hand, that they're cheaper than the standard non-sprung version might be telling. Perhaps they really are pants.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386625581958
I've just noticed this new even cheaper version with box, the plastic of which I fear is bound to break or otherwise fall to pieces sooner or later.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276485956196
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It's welded with an ancient sip stick welder. 40 yr old big heavy transformer lump. I'm sorely tempted by the hand held stick guns that keep popping up on Facebook.
Couldn’t find one that suited my needs one way or another so built my own. Bit of welding involved could have been bolted and I had no 1” pipe bender so used the road gully outside my house to form kinked bends at 1” intervals.
Yes the wheels are only 12” but only use it on roads,
No it doesn’t have an axle, just the axles of the wheels wound thru to one side for bolting to the frame.
Its intended for pulling the main weekly shop of 22kg. Iv’e had 40kg in it but it starts to affect the bikes handling.
Total cost about £100.
Yes the wheels are only 12” but only use it on roads,
No it doesn’t have an axle, just the axles of the wheels wound thru to one side for bolting to the frame.
Its intended for pulling the main weekly shop of 22kg. Iv’e had 40kg in it but it starts to affect the bikes handling.
Total cost about £100.
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I stick to 75kg max on the Homcom these days (40kg or 50kg max recommended, depending on whether you believe the website or the manual), and 10mph max, because my rear axle got yanked out by the trailer arm towing significantly heavier than that...
https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/heaviest-haul-with-the-homcom-trailer-so-far.43921/
...though that could have been because I had placed an aluminium washer in between the hitch and bike frame, to prevent the steel hitch rubbing against my aluminium frame and wearing it away. Whatever, it's scary towing heavier than myself and my bike combined. I have visions of being thrashed all over the road on the end of the hitch arm when the trailer hits a pothole lol. Slight undulations on riding surfaces cause the bike to speed and slow towing heavy loads.
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Cup and cone front wheel hubs plus a 10mm maximum length rear axle plus smaller 1/8" ball bearings make passable trailer one sided wheels. About 50mm of axle available for bolting on.
Needs care to get proper wheel alignment, but good for 40-50kg.
Needs care to get proper wheel alignment, but good for 40-50kg.
Blimey Guerney, 75kg!! and I thought 40kg was bad enough. The spec I found for the wheels i used was 46kg so don’t fancy going beyond that.
I have a 250w front hub which on slight inclines I’m fairly reliant on and in the right gear it copes but I recon another 35kg and that might bugger it.
I have a 250w front hub which on slight inclines I’m fairly reliant on and in the right gear it copes but I recon another 35kg and that might bugger it.