pedal power

[warthog1981]

Just thought Id post a few pictures of how I collect my wood for messing about with

its amazing what you can shift without a car all you need is a bike and a home made trailer

 

[Snufkin]

Excellent! I've ridden home with 6' long, 4" diameter tree trunks tied along the top tube of my bike for bowmaking...I got some funny looks.

 

[tommy the cat]

That is well cool.
dave

 

[Grooveski]

That's brilliant.

Is it not not a bit hairy coming down hills?
(Never had a push bike with disk brakes before. Had to ask. Trying that on my bike could be interesting bordering on painful.)

 

[warthog1981]

no not really the main problem is people in cars pulling out on front of me thinking that im going to stop for them if i brake really hard it sometime pushes the back wheel of the bike out . It hasent happened with this bike yet its got hydraulic disc brakes

 

[fishy1]

How is it attached? I build a trailer out of wood, works well enough and I used both pannier attachment points to attach mine.

 

[British Red]

Hey Russ - can I pinch those photos? Some guys on my home forum would love to see that! Did you make it yourself?

Red

 

[crazyclimber]

haha, that's great Am I the only one that wasn't a ride?!

 

[warthog1981]

How is it attached? I build a trailer out of wood, works well enough and I used both pannier attachment points to attach mine.

its a universal hitch made from some pipe and a bit of plumber pipe bending spring and some steel cable it fits onto the quick relase for the back wheel

 

[warthog1981]

Hey Russ - can I pinch those photos? Some guys on my home forum would love to see that! Did you make it yourself?

Red

yes I made it myself but I got someone to weld it up for me it was originally bolted together which held together fine
And yes you can use the pics if you like

 

[irishlostboy]

i would love a trailer like this for moving my kayak about. spent last year duck taping my kayak onto the bike, then wheeling it to the local river. annoying in the extreme.

 

[shep]

Brilliant and I want one,
but where do you put your chainsaw?

 

[warthog1981]

i would love a trailer like this for moving my kayak about. spent last year duck taping my kayak onto the bike, then wheeling it to the local river. annoying in the extreme.

just get yourself a decent portage trolley

 

[warthog1981]

Brilliant and I want one,
but where do you put your chainsaw?

It fits in a my rucksac but I tend to go with everything straped to the trailer then dump it at home once its all cut

 

[shep]

Whew! I hope those discs are hydraulics!

 

[Snufkin]

Whew! I hope those discs are hydraulics!

Decent cable discs are equally as good but I'd want a 205mm rotor on the front at least!

 

[Soloman]

Warthog i once rode from seafield to crossgates with a 8. foot oak log found on the beach.
Boys in blue advised me to leave it just short of puddledub and collect it later .
I did, by bike.
Soloman.