Need help with bike trailer

[teonanacatl]

I want to build a bike trailer so i can carry a range of things, kayak, shopping, dog etc but Im stuck as to how to convert bike wheels into somthing I can stick on an axle? The idea is simple and thats two 24-26" bike wheels connected by a single axle, attached to the axle are two 80cm-1m long bits of angle iron ( maybe with 2 more bits attached to the ends of the angle iron to form a square for transporting boxes), these are to provide support for the kayak or box which is placed on top.

[No_One]

What about chopping the front forks off an old bike or even welding up your own version of a set of front forks?

Then ya just need to put the wheels on the way you would a normal front tyre?

[foolsbreath]

You could also use like rear sway bars as the axles and hang the load like a basket. Just cut flat drill the ends of the sway bars to accommodate the normal bike thread, brace with some RHS and weld an outrigger like bar with a lug drilled in it to fit the wheel between

Here I drew a picture, excuse the poor art work

Could do it with 2 or 4 wheels I suppose

If you used 2 wheels

You'd need to get a pair of front forks weld a bar across the top, do a bar or swaybar across the bottom and make a prism like brace from the axel ends and the middle of the cross bar at the top. I drew a nother picture

my 10c worth anyways

[teonanacatl]

Ive thought about using forks, but that would mean the tray would be raised above the wheels and less stable. I want it super simple and easy to pull apart into small bits. Here is my idea, I just want to know how to turn a bike wheel into somthing that can be mounted from the side, get it?

[Legba]

check these pics

[teonanacatl]

or perhaps this using forks

this might be easier.

[No_One]

Just had a squiz round and it seems individual axles for each wheel is the go. Check how this guy does it, totally negates the need for forks.

http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Bicycle-Cargo-Trailer

[reshroomED]

If you use a solid axle you'll have trouble when cornering (one wheel want to go faster than the other), especially when loaded.

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[teonanacatl]

The wheels have bearings in them though, the axle on a bike does not turn and so neither would this axle, each wheel being separate to the other would negate any turning probs. Yeah ive seen that one shiva. I might just use forks.

[No_One]

especially when loaded.

A lot of strange things can happen to bikes when loaded!

I might just use forks.

Trying to think what places would have old tredley's?

Edited May 29, 2007 by Shiva

[teonanacatl]

http://www.ihpva.org/people/tstrike/hub.jpg

thats essentially what i was asking about the wheels, if I can do that to them then im sure I could modify to fit single axle?

Can you silver solder steel???

[teonanacatl]

hehe I should just use wheel chair wheels

the frame would prolly come in handy aswell