Phil (ascentale)Feb 28

@xtaran asks:

Q3. Do you prefer a specific bicycle trailer hitch system? If so, which and why?

If you know only the one(s) you've used so far: Which one is it and where do you see advantages and disadvantages?

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Show threadSolarbird Feb 28

@ascentale @xtaran @bikenite A3: Mine are Schwinn side-of-axle attachment system, but only because the two trailer frames I salvaged to build new trailers used it. I'd kind of like something less difficult, to be honest, but it's what I've got and it works well enough.

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Show threadSolarbird Feb 28

@ascentale @xtaran @bikenite A3 continuance: Of course, I did built a custom hitch _attachment_ for my bike, so there's a lot more heft to it than it would have were it actually attached to the axle.

https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/112662783416337162

Still working a year and... eight months later ^_^

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Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenomFeb 28
@moira @ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A3 follow-up: Doesn't that spring causes a lot of tension when coupling or decoupling? Such a spring is the main reason why I don't like Croozer's first gen trailer hitch.
Show threadSolarbird Feb 28

@xtaran @ascentale @bikenite The spring in the trailer arm? Not really. Mostly it gives you more flexibility to make the stupid holes line up, which is what's difficult about it.

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Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenom
@moira @ascentale @bikenite: Then Croozer just used a way too strong spring for that purpose.
Feb 28 at 1:16amWeb