Bike trailer

The issue I have with the two wheel trailers is that they are wide enough that they expand you in to the two lanes adjacent to the one you are riding in. To exacerbate the issue because of the pivot at the axle they trail to the inside of a turn, increasing your exposure.
It is abysmally easy to forget the trailer is there and hook a wheel on a tree or post (or worse a pedestrian or another bike). Don’t ask me how I know.
This is common enough that quality two wheel trailers have deflector guards forward of the wheels.
My inline trailer tracks in the same lane my bike occupies and is IMHO much safer.
I know people that hunt or go ebike camping on open trails really like the single wheeled trailers because you can go on single track or two track without the trailer getting hung up.
 
I can't and wont speak for others but for my build I'm planning to use both regen braking and hydraulic disk brakes.

Speaking of bike power and pulling a trailer my bike has dual 1,000 watt motors and probably could pull a loaded trailer just fine. I'd just rather the bike power the bike and the trailer power itself so as not to over work the bikes motors. Now if I move over and decide to use a trike to pull the trailer all bets are off on my last statement.
I have a spare pair of hydraulics, Mounting is still an issue, but maybe I'll figure sumpin' out.
 
I have a spare pair of hydraulics, Mounting is still an issue, but maybe I'll figure sumpin' out.
P.S. Just had an aha moment, rim brakes will fit my blueprint no sweat. Considering
the Wired has 4 piston with 203mm discs. I thinks rims will suffice for the trailer. That
bike will stop even if you don't.
 
Looking at buying a cheap used Schwinn kids ride along trailer. Does anyone know how these things are built? Are they decently made? This one is designed for about 100lbs or two small children to ride in. Doubt I'll be carrying kids unless it's my grandsons. lol But a trailer to carry various things would be nice.

Are there any road blocks / mounting issues to pulling a trailer with a hub motor driven E-bike?

Any thoughts or tips?
You might like to look at bicycle trailers for dogs on eBay. Doggy ones tend to have flat floor & no kiddies seat, makes for much more room inside & still zip up.

I've had kiddies one, for shopping. When it caught very small edge of footpath ramp going slow, flipped trailer & bicycle. Happened very fast no chance to react.

Happened again when I right cornered in roundabout where tow elbow bend was the issue. - If it's too shallow it hits back wheel.
Not good for children's head - hate to think of that happening to any child.
 
You might like to look at bicycle trailers for dogs on eBay. Doggy ones tend to have flat floor & no kiddies seat, makes for much more room inside & still zip up.

I've had kiddies one, for shopping. When it caught very small edge of footpath ramp going slow, flipped trailer & bicycle. Happened very fast no chance to react.

Happened again when I right cornered in roundabout where tow elbow bend was the issue. - If it's too shallow it hits back wheel.
Not good for children's head - hate to think of that happening to any child.
The 'large' pet trailer I bought off Vevor is rated to 135#. it's big, lotsa room inside, on top, & in back, cost around $140.
It's capable of hauling the contents of 3 large back packs. The only awkward bit of my prospecting stuff hard to manage
is the 25# post bar for looking under boulders. When younger, i hunted the yellow stuff from Cripple Creek to Dawson City,
The American River to Tombstone. I've got the bug again, & boocoo experience. I can find it anywhere,(quantity dubious).
@$2700 a troy oz. it's become a very worthwhile hobby. I'm fully equipped & a lot more knowledgeable than when I was a kid.
I've put the 3 dog, bike camper/trailer on hold, not all that safe or practical. Better the comfort of my 39 yr.old van. Getting
a new rack, ebike specific, Neither of the wife's 2 newer vehicles are running. I've fixed everything on the van at least once,
runs like new, better! If you have a 'hand powered' operation you don't need a permit. high banking is prohibited ( in WA ).

P.S. Living in a crate with 3 dogs is losing appeal
 
The 'large' pet trailer I bought off Vevor is rated to 135#. it's big, lotsa room inside, on top, & in back, cost around $140.
It's capable of hauling the contents of 3 large back packs. The only awkward bit of my prospecting stuff hard to manage
is the 25# post bar for looking under boulders. When younger, i hunted the yellow stuff from Cripple Creek to Dawson City,
The American River to Tombstone. I've got the bug again, & boocoo experience. I can find it anywhere,(quantity dubious).
@$2700 a troy oz. it's become a very worthwhile hobby. I'm fully equipped & a lot more knowledgeable than when I was a kid.
I've put the 3 dog, bike camper/trailer on hold, not all that safe or practical. Better the comfort of my 39 yr.old van. Getting
a new rack, ebike specific, Neither of the wife's 2 newer vehicles are running. I've fixed everything on the van at least once,
runs like new, better! If you have a 'hand powered' operation you don't need a permit. high banking is prohibited ( in WA ).
Keep on crevicing for gold..and other things! :cool:
 
It's amazing how many of us are all wanting to use E-bikes for getting around to metal detect and or prospect. I live in Virginia just a couple miles off to the side of the gold belt here.

Still looking for the best metal detector for the bucks that can be collapsed down to carry on a bike. Any of you have any suggestions? I have an OLD Garret detector from the 90's that was my grandfathers. It's in pretty rough shape though and uses 6) 9V batteries. So I'd like to find something better and more modern.
 
It's amazing how many of us are all wanting to use E-bikes for getting around to metal detect and or prospect. I live in Virginia just a couple miles off to the side of the gold belt here.

Still looking for the best metal detector for the bucks that can be collapsed down to carry on a bike. Any of you have any suggestions? I have an OLD Garret detector from the 90's that was my grandfathers. It's in pretty rough shape though and uses 6) 9V batteries. So I'd like to find something better and more modern.
I live in the same place you do :)

Found some dust in Buffalo Gap ..not much but it's there all around us if we take the time to look ;)
 
It's amazing how many of us are all wanting to use E-bikes for getting around to metal detect and or prospect. I live in Virginia just a couple miles off to the side of the gold belt here.

Still looking for the best metal detector for the bucks that can be collapsed down to carry on a bike. Any of you have any suggestions? I have an OLD Garret detector from the 90's that was my grandfathers. It's in pretty rough shape though and uses 6) 9V batteries. So I'd like to find something better and more modern.
Still hunting with a garret ace 250 i am lol
 
Keep on crevicing for gold..and other things! :cool:
I need a partner!. Got my eye on a young injun girl works at the grocery. Others can't see what I do, too ingrained
in the commercial idea of beauty. I'm not quite 4 times her age. A senior woman probly wouldn't last. So much
inner beauty radiates from that girl & she doesn't even know it. I'm in love, sex has nothin' to do with it. She's so
innocent; she need someone to take care of her. I need someone to take care of me.
 
I'm set for that, but i'm more interested in moving a greater concentration of classified material with a boulder bar.
I should probably get a come-along too.
I know nothing about looking for gold, but I do occasionally drag giant chunks of oak, for carving, out of the woods. This strap winch is super useful. You can strap it to a tree or the back of your car. You can put a wingnut on the handle, so it is removeable and will pack down small, and the handle doesn't need to go full circle, so it can go right on a limb or a truck wall. It lives under the seat in my Jeep.
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I know nothing about looking for gold, but I do occasionally drag giant chunks of oak, for carving, out of the woods. This strap winch is super useful. You can strap it to a tree or the back of your car. You can put a wingnut on the handle, so it is removeable and will pack down small, and the handle doesn't need to go full circle, so it can go right on a limb or a truck wall. It lives under the seat in my Jeep.View attachment 18418
That's what I call a come-along. A makeshift winch is also easy with good rope using the flip-flop method. Whatever
gets the job done. Prospecting is one possible way to get rich without exploiting others. i'm not limited to hunting
gold. Geology is a tool. There are dozens of interesting deposits I never got back to. It's always been more
about the seeking than the having.
 
That's what I call a come-along. A makeshift winch is also easy with good rope using the flip-flop method. Whatever
gets the job done. Prospecting is one possible way to get rich without exploiting others. i'm not limited to hunting
gold. Geology is a tool. There are dozens of interesting deposits I never got back to. It's always been more
about the seeking than the having.
Supplement: If I had found something worth tearing a mountain apart for an oz from 2 tons, I've
completely forgotten where that was.:rolleyes:
 
That's what I call a come-along. A makeshift winch is also easy with good rope using the flip-flop method. Whatever
gets the job done. Prospecting is one possible way to get rich without exploiting others. i'm not limited to hunting
gold. Geology is a tool. There are dozens of interesting deposits I never got back to. It's always been more
about the seeking than the having.
Don't forget about all the other cool old stuff one finds. I have even found a tomahawk head along with a half full coffee can of arrowheads. Plus the different rocks and gems found all over the area.
 
Don't forget about all the other cool old stuff one finds. I have even found a tomahawk head along with a half full coffee can of arrowheads. Plus the different rocks and gems found all over the area.
It's about discovering new things, the adventure. I am forever tilting at windmills. Vanquished or victor,.. it's the journey.
 
It's about discovering new things, the adventure. I am forever tilting at windmills. Vanquished or victor,.. it's the journey.
Actually, I was prospecting before I could walk. My dad was in the air force stationed at White Sands. He rigged a target
drone prop setup to the belt pulley of his Chevy. He'd shovel dirt thru it. light stutff blew past, heavies landed on a tarp.
There's picture of me, 'bout 10 months old with dad tossing dirt. I'm 3rd generation, My grandad made the tour of a number
of mining districts, he had a claim near Virginia City, but what became of it i know not. He died at 90 when I was 4.
Came west from Missouri as a teamster, later, a mtn man, prospector, & mustanger.
 
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