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The Bike Trailer
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My father in law gave me a 7 x 4 trailer the other day, so ive been cutting
the rust out of it.
Im going to make up some bolt in tracks to store 2 bikes at a time.
Anybody played with figures, whats the best width for the tracks to fit
roadbikes?
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oh yeah, mine are 6 inches apart, but I don't carry modern bikes.
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If you want to carry modern bikes,the tracks will need to be 150mm apart.
Postman Pat
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whats the best way to strap the bike down as ill have to weld up some
mounting points on it as well?
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How about one of these?
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Would one not have to remove the drive chain? IIRC a lot of modern
sports bike manuals suggest not moving the bike too much even when in
neutral with the engine off so I'm sure tugging it along behind a car
can't do too much good.
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I have 4 loops in each corner of the floor. Buy good ratchet straps. Get an
overweight friend to squash the forks down and tie round the handle bars to
the front loops. I know people who only do that and the bike never moves.
But I tie the rear of the frame in a similar fashion too.
How do you know good ratchet straps? Hold each side, pull apart. If the
stitching allows some stretch, don't buy them. If its solid, like a car seat
belt, its good.
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down system. Not affiliated just very happy with the product. Also,
regarding tracks for the bike, I'd just make a chock for the front wheel and
be done with it. Otherwise, 7 - 8 in wide tracks would do for everything
modern
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Personally I've never used a trailer with tracks. If I'm tying one
bike in I normally stick it in diagonally with the front wheel in one
corner (so I can close the tailgate in a 6X4). Tie downs (not a fan of
the ratchet ones personally) to either end of the 'bars or onto the
clipons somehow and to the outer edge of the trailer which normally has
a rail on it to tie stuff onto.
With two bikes I just stick 'em in straight and tie them down the same
way. Preferrably have the tie downs pulling forward as well as down if
possible. I've found that if the front wheel is tied in securely the
rest of the bike can bounce around and do what it likes (so long as
it's not thumping the second bike) and they wont ever fall over.
Don't compress the forks completely and if you're going to leave it
overnight, ease the tie downs so the forks arent compressed at all.
Just remember to crank 'em back down again before you take off!
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