[-] 56_@slrpnk.net 2 points 8 hours ago

Yes, this is also the only implementation of this I could find. I'm not sure if the cinnamon js api is capable of something similar.

[-] 56_@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

You're right, there are not many hills here. Only 1 small one I had to climb. I do think that with low enough gears and enough time, hills won't be much of a problem.

You could also do the hill in multiple trips, temporarily leaving one of the trailers behind.

[-] 56_@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

I find the best way to get free things is to let people know you're interested in those things. I recently took over the local bike hire, and now everyone knows I enjoy repairing bicycles. I've had multiple people approach me to get rid of their old bicycles. That's how I got 2 of the trailers. This presumably works best in places with stronger community.

Otherwise, I think keeping an eye on local buy/sell websites (eg facebook/gumtree/freecycle). I think you're likely to find an old child trailer, which you can remove the cover and sides from to get a trailer base. Maybe try putting "wanted" posts on these websites as well, as people might not realise a torn or rusty child trailer is worth anything.

Theoretically they should be rather easy to make from scratch, though I've not done this yet. They are really just a frame with small bike wheels and a hitch.

[-] 56_@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks! Bike trailers are great at corners. You can easily do a u-turn with one. The way the second trailer is connected to the front hand cart though, limits it to about 45°. While cycling though, there are no issues, just cycle maybe a metre from the edge of the road.

[-] 56_@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Yes... I'd love to make one myself. I have an idea for one with swappable wheels: small wheels which don't stick up above the trailer bed (for carrying wide things), and large wheels for a less bumpy journey.

The hand cart which I have at the front is great for carrying large/wide things, but the wheels can't handle cattle grids or rabbit holes...

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I had to temporarily move out. It took a few trips to move all my belongings.

No electric, so rather slow speed, but thankfully very little traffic here.

In front of a stone house with a blue door. The trailers hold bin bags and green crates with another bicycle laid on top

The bike train on a road, carrying rather tall stacks of green crates, as well as other miscellaneous items

2 trailers connected to the bike. The front trailer has a stack of bicycles on it, and the rear trailer has green crates on top of which sits a cat. Another cat walks towards the camera

[-] 56_@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago

Yes, that's true... There's only one small hill I had to go up. With low enough gears though, much steeper hills should be possible.

[-] 56_@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The first one is more of a garden cart rather than a bike trailer. It's connected onto the side of the rear rack with some bits of driftwood screwed together :) The rest are just trailer connectors attached somewhere on the previous trailer.

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I had to temporarily move out. It took a few trips to move all my belongings.

No electric, so rather slow speed, but thankfully very little traffic here.

In front of a stone house with a blue door. The trailers hold bin bags and green crates with another bicycle laid on top

The bike train on a road, carrying rather tall stacks of green crates, as well as other miscellaneous items

2 trailers connected to the bike. The front trailer has a stack of bicycles on it, and the rear trailer has green crates on top of which sits a cat. Another cat walks towards the camera

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