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Planning for a cargo trailer
I've got a few 'plans' over the next couple of years where having a cargo trailer would be a benefit. I am at the point where I'm pricing out options and starting to read/watch videos on towing. This video is extremely helpful and very educational... https://youtu.be/8wVb6wTtRmY?si=wLmLxD_dw0WOsbgP But I think I've figured out a few other [...]
Solarbird 
Right, this!
I took the PHA cargo trailer hitch adapter off the bike for examination, and the result is: it's fine! 100% good. The extra flexibility of PHA really seems to have helped. That or the layer adhesion vs. PLA is as much better as claimed. Or both.
So as of now this is the production model, I guess! Not that there's going to be a production run since it's built for exactly my bike and this trailer lol BUT it does seem to work and even with the inexplicable trailer flip came through the long ride completely fine.
Even the little crack on a part I've since engineered out wasn't actually a crack. Just a weird seam.
Victory again for TAK! I guess. :D
Solarbird :flag_cascadia: (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image at qfc with PHA cargo trailer adapter. so far so good! #biking #3dPrinting #PHA
Axel š“š·š§šŖāØ | #WeAreNatenom@ascentale @scottsthoughts #BikeNite A6: I mostly use an older, large, black #Brompton "C bag" front bag or a more rigid, red one from #RadicalDesign, both made from Cordura. I also have an U-shaped rear rack top bag, but I only used it for doing groceries so far. (I usually put in the beverages due to their weight.) If I need further space, I use a backpack or a #cargotrailer.
I also have a front rack for the Bromptonābut so far seldomly used it. I'm also thinking about buying a front basket.
went on a longer, harder, much bumpier ride and cheap PLA does _not_ do the job on harder rides
thatās okay I have better material to try next
So yeah, I guess it's finished! I've put the third wheel into the bike accessories drawer, I've put the cargo cover I sewed onto the higher-accessibility accessories shelf (first order retrieval is my friend), and ...
yeah! I guess we're done!
(Well... other than maybe sewing a reflector onto the cargo cover. It's pretty damn visible with that safety orange cover, but... just to be sure. xD )
Took me long enough, but hey, I got there. :D
So yeah basically I think that's a wrap for this project? I have a bike cargo carrier now, the best I can do for the time being. It can carry a pretty good load - more than we ever get just stopping by the grocery, and from that first trial we know it's more than enough to use for dedicated grocery runs.
With the either bungee solution _or_ the wheel solution, I'm not putting any visible (and therefore any meaningful) torsion on the frame, which means my hitch adapter works and is safe to use, so I can be pretty confident I'm not doing any harm to my bike with it.
Which was, of course, by far the most important question.
okay so what've we learned
1: the swivel wheel works! and pretty well. It's DEFINITELY VERY NOISY, but not comedically so.
2: the bungee cord solution is both quieter and handles over any weight this thing should be carrying anyway, BUT!
3: if we're in a situation where we need to cargo something actually kinda heavy (like over 40kg/90lbs, which is more than the thing was built to carry anyway), then it's worth having the wheel. Maybe build a reinforcement plate to stick in that'll firm up the cargo bed a bit, since it's just plastic.
But in all other cases, using a bungee cord to transition some of the load to the far side of the cargo structure is a clear winner.
definitely no need for the bungie cord here
may need to thin the lower pad a bit if anything
letās see about the noise now
