As a lover of long trips with overnight stays, I very often did not have enough space to place all the necessary luggage and within a few weeks, after buying a bike Motor Vernor XC, undertook the creation trailer. At first it was a towed version of the trailer behind bicycle, but having made the first sample and having tested it a couple of times at short distances, I stopped working in this direction, and at the beginning of last season I took up the creation of a side trailer.

In many respects, it was decisive that the trailer was conceived to transport the dog too. The way to the river Chusovaya in 50 km for a hunting dog stretched for all 100 and more kilometers. At the end of the journey, it was a pity to look at the dog ..., and after 2-3 days the way back was coming. On the Internet, I borrowed an interesting idea of ​​\u200b\u200bsuch side trailer. The essence of this idea was to connect only at the bottom point, which allowed bike and the trailer on bumps to keep the center of gravity independently of each other. The base for the frame is taken from the seat of an old car, the wheel and fork are from a teenage bike. From a long search - how to connect Motor Vernor XC With trailer- is chosen.

The design was originally created in a folding version in order to prevent unpleasant moments on very narrow sections of the path (in my cases this sometimes happens).

But it so happened that for real trailer I didn’t manage to use the Chusovaya River (a distance of 50 km one way) I didn’t manage to go to bicycle Motor Vernor XC ( there were two small trips over a distance of about 10 km). The decisive moment was the categorical disagreement of the dog with such a vehicle. As he did not fight, he could not make the dog sit while moving bicycle. And time goes by and ahead of the 2014 season. What will happen - we'll see in the summer ...

The bicycle is a long-standing invention of mankind, in itself is a unique device. In order to expand its functionality, people began to use additional designs, and bicycle trailers belong to them. A bicycle trailer helps to solve some problems during transportation.

What are the benefits of a bike trailer?

• The trailer allows you to significantly increase the amount and weight of the transported cargo, while the bike does not cause any damage during movement, because all the weight is redistributed to the trailer itself.
• Trailers for transporting children are very convenient, the journey will seem comfortable and easy.
• Overall loads can also be easily moved if the bike is equipped with a trailer.

Tourist unicycle bicycle trailer easily allows you to transport cargo when traveling even along narrow paths, it is easy and simple to move over rough terrain with it.

A bicycle trailer for a child has more rigid design requirements than just for transporting any cargo. Such trailers must be equipped with seat belts, shock absorbers. Anyone who builds a structure on their own should remember this. An industrial children's bike trailer must pass a rigorous test that is not inferior in importance to car trailers.

Kinds

The most commonly used two-wheeled trailers are usually structures for transporting children or trucks.

One-wheeled models are a flexible tandem, so to speak, an additional place that has an independent drive, a chain drive to an attached wheel. Such a trailer moves quite obediently along a straight section of the road, but when cornering, difficulties arise: rear wheel starts to drag, not roll.

Another model, which is much less common, is when the trailer is attached to the front. The bike does not drag the trailer behind it, but rather pushes it. This design is the most complicated, and it is not easy to manage it.

How to make a bike trailer

AT summer time many people replace stuffy, uncomfortable transport with a light and easy-to-handle bicycle. To make traveling exciting not only for adults, but also for children, many people use a trailer for transportation. Buying a design costs money, so many craftsmen invent it in their own way. So how can you assemble a bike trailer with your own hands? Let's describe the simplest way.

What basic materials will be required for work?

• Three tubes 2 cm in diameter, each 3 meters long.
• Bushings.
• Copper basket or MDF sheet (from which you can build a basket).
• Two locknuts.
• Thread cutter.
• Wheels.
• shock absorbers.
• Seat belts.

Sequencing

When the material is prepared, you can safely, without doubting success, get to work. The frame will serve as the basis of the trailer. To create it, you just need to prepare a drawing in advance. A pipe will bend along it. Take a large sheet, draw on it the shape of the future frame, it is better if it is an oval. Bend the pipe along the drawn lines.

One such curved tube will serve as the bottom for the trailer, from the other bend the back like a sled. These two elements need to be soldered together. Solder bushings along the edges of the frame where the wheels will be attached. Install the wheels yourself.

The next step is to install the bottom. Now you need a copper basket. Instead, you can take a thick sheet of MDF, but the disadvantage of this material is that it gets wet quickly. For the bottom, it is better to use moisture-resistant materials, suitable, for example, Side walls can be made from thick canvas or thin wood panels.

If the trailer will be used to transport children, install shock absorbers. Equip comfortable seats with

Bicycle connection

Solder a metal tube to the trailer, with which the structure will be fastened to the bike. In addition to the trailer structure itself, it is necessary to make a node connecting the trailer to the bicycle, the so-called drawbar. You can make it from an inch pipe and metal plates. Bend the pipe into an L-shape. Solder metal plates in place of the corner, insert a bolt between them, which will play the role of a clamp. Install the lower bolt perpendicular to the upper one, it must cross the hole in the pipe and join the lower clamp.

Don't forget the hitch. The bike must have a luggage carrier. Install one hinged part on the drawbar, and the second on the trunk.

In such a simple way, a trailer for a bicycle is built with your own hands. It can serve you on family trips for transporting children or for moving small loads.

Exploitation

A bicycle trailer is not at all difficult to operate. Anyone who has tried it can attest to this. When riding on a horizontal surface, a trailer full of children is not felt at all. It does not constrain movements, does not interfere with control, maneuverability.

Just remember that the trailer itself wider than a bicycle, so do not forget to leave more space when turning or when driving in narrow places (between trees, along paths). Please note that when turning around, the bicycle trailer moves along the inner arc. When going down a hill, it is the trailer that accelerates the bike, but this problem is easily solved by proper braking.

There are problems when driving on loose ground or uphill. Of course, this is due to the weight of the trailer, because it weighs together with the load, whatever one may say, at least 50 kg. And yet with a trailer to go a little easier than if you carry the same weight on the trunk.

Of course, moving on asphalt with a trailer is much easier, but we can safely say that a bicycle trailer is also convenient for driving on dense dirt roads, paving stones, and grass. With such a design, you can even overcome shallow ruts, because the gap between the bottom and the road is not so small. There is no risk of rollover, even if one wheel is higher than the other in some places on rough roads.

Loose slopes create a problem for movement. The bike, along with the trailer, digs into them too quickly. It is difficult to overcome some obstacles with a trailer, be it logs, ditches. Riding along narrow paths is also extremely inconvenient, the bike hardly fits into turns and touches everything that sticks out around.

In general, a bike trailer is a great help. Having thought over the route in advance, you can have fun and easily go on an interesting journey with the whole family.

Maternal work is very difficult and responsible, and bicycle manufacturers decided to make life a little easier for parents. They invented the wheelchair, and now mother, father and anyone else can have a good time for themselves and for the child. It has been proven that calm rides on a bike relieve stress, and this is so necessary for parents.

Why do you need such a bike?

Often, after giving birth, women are left alone with the child within four walls. This has a detrimental effect on her intellectual and emotional state. Now you can go to nature with a small child on a special wheelchair-type bicycle. It is environmentally friendly and will not harm the health of the baby.

The bicycle will train the body systems of a woman exhausted by pregnancy, as well as restore the balance of muscle and adipose tissue of the body.

Walking on such a bike will be more exciting than with a regular stroller.

When the baby grows up, it will already be possible to put him in a child seat behind his bike. For safety reasons, a very small child cannot be rolled in such a chair.

Design features

An adult sits behind the stroller so that he can always see what is happening with the child.

This is a three-wheeled bike on which only you pedal. At this time, the child sits and enjoys the surrounding nature.

The bike easily folds into a regular stroller by unfastening special clamps. If you urgently need to enter the building, just transform the bike into a sidecar. With this feature, your life will become much easier. When folded, this stroller is very compact and can easily be put in the trunk of a car. According to the manufacturers, you can transform this bike with your own hands in just 20 seconds.

Accessories and armchairs

Taga Bikes, a company specializing in such bikes, has in its arsenal many different models of bicycle strollers for different ages and the number of children.

You can choose the exact size of the seat for your little one and then replace it with a larger seat when the child grows. If you have twins, then it will not be difficult to buy another chair and place it behind the first.

You can also buy a comfortable basket for two children with a stroller roof so they can sit across from each other and chat. Thanks to the rain cover, bad weather will not spoil any trip! There is also an option for a seat with a hood for one child.

Your children will have an unforgettable cycling experience

You can attach a side container to the stroller, where you can put what you need while riding: food or drink.

If you have a child car seat, you can buy a stroller mount for it. This chair has a number of advantages: it is the most comfortable and suitable for children of different heights.

Instead of a chair, you can install a shopping basket. With it, it will be easier for you to get home with heavy purchases. In the store itself, you transform the bike into a stroller, and after shopping, you leave home on a bike. With this stroller, grocery shopping will become more enjoyable.

Advantages of the Taga Bike stroller

• With it, your every walk will be full of adventures.
• It is easy to communicate with the baby and monitor his reaction.
• Excellent stability due to three wheels.
• It is not necessary to be able to drive two-wheeled bicycle, because here you do not need to keep a balance.
• Since the child is in front, you can always see if he is safe.
• The bike is equipped with closed mechanisms, so you don't have to worry about the technical condition.
• Now it is very easy and convenient to participate in such a large-scale event as a wheelchair parade.
• The ability to go shopping if there is a basket.
• You can transform the bike into a stroller when you enter the premises or public transport.
• Folds up quickly and easily.
• Now you don't have to leave your child alone or with other people if you want to ride a bike.
• Fits in a car, so the bike is easy to transport.
• Playing sports at the same time as walking for the child.
• Large list of various accessories.
• Durability.
• Environmentally friendly transport.

Taga is the only transport in the world that combines a stroller and a bicycle.

Alternative

Taga Bikes is a monopoly in this area. However, there are also such masters who make bicycle strollers with their own hands! This is a good idea, but making a transformer with your own hands is very difficult, if not impossible. Here are some interesting stories turned out by some people with golden hands:

When assembling such a bike, you need to take into account the distribution of weight so as not to fall on the right side when riding

The negative feature of such a bike is the lack of safety for the child, because the leading bike has two wheels, which impairs stability.

Are you an avid cyclist but your child is taking up all your precious time? No problem! Now you know how you can ride a bike and spend time with your baby at the same time!

Hello, now I will tell and show how to make a wheelchair with your own hands.

materials

Expendable materials:

• 1 jogging stroller (with good wheels, ideally with shock absorbers);
• hex bolts;
• lock washers;
• ordinary washers;
• metallic profile;
• nuts;
• metal fastener for a bicycle.

Tools:

• a set of keys;
• angle grinder (or hacksaws);
• screwdrivers;
• drill.

We make additional holes in the frame so that we can attach the mount.

• cut the profile to the desired length;
• add a jumper;
• add another part (smaller in size) and add a small jumper, as shown in the photo;
• after all of the above, it is necessary to get rid of sharp corners so that when driving you do not cut yourself and do not cut the child.

Fasten a piece of metal profile with 2 nuts and bolts. One hole must be free (open).

For maximum convenience and reliability, I recommend using existing holes in order to maintain the stability of the stroller frame.
We connect the mount to the frame using conventional bolts (locking), washers and nuts. It is also recommended to bend the bolt (after tightening it) or treat it with special glue so that the stroller does not detach from the bike in any way on the go.

Remove the nut from the wheel. Attach the trailer (mount) for the bike with the hitch bolt and pin. With the help of special mounts (of which there are plenty in bike shops), you can connect the bike to the stroller as tightly as possible.

Ready!

Tips for using a bicycle stroller:

1. First of all, it is necessary to take into account all possible risks. With children, you can only drive at low speeds without sharp turns.
2. Also, it is necessary to take into account the dimensions of such a design. With such a design, it is problematic to drive on a "killed" road, since significant vibration in the stroller is possible.
3. You assume all risks (responsibility for the child).

If you still plan to ride your child on such a stroller, you need to think about safety. At a minimum, it is necessary to purchase a helmet for the child and equip the stroller with seat belts. You can use ordinary straps from a denim sundress or something similar for these purposes.

The bicycle trailer is an auxiliary vehicle, which is attached to the back of the bike frame. Used to transport anything: cargo, personal belongings, and even one-year-old children! This accessory has its supporters and opponents. Some consider the trailer almost a mandatory addition, others can easily do without it, transporting their things in a backpack and (or) on the trunk. There are those who hear for the first time what a bicycle trailer is. Then it's time to get to know him better.

The designs of the "cradles" are different: one- and two-wheeled modifications, universal, cargo and children's. A separate niche is occupied by a homemade bicycle trailer - the invention of summer residents and city fidgets, who often transport goods from place to place. We will talk about all these varieties of bicycle carts below.

Main types of bicycle trailers

One wheel and two wheel. The first option is, in fact, a wheelbarrow hooked onto a frame. It has low stability, unlike its “tractor”: it has two wheels, and the trailer has one. Well suited for the transport of small and light loads, otherwise the maneuverability of the bike will deteriorate. Touring models with one wheel can withstand more weight.

Travel bag in travel cradle

A two-wheeled bike trailer is designed for heavier things than a single-wheeled one. It does not wag to the sides, but it can skid when cornering. The design itself looks solid, but the bottom area of ​​the cart is larger.

Standard bike trailers with two wheels are used for light to medium weights and are called universal trailers. They will perfectly help in transporting crops from the dacha, agricultural garbage from the site, large-sized, but not heavy items within the city and beyond.

For transporting loads up to 100 kg, a special cargo trailer of increased strength was invented. The design is distinguished by endurance and unpretentiousness, however, it requires an appropriate bike. Suitable urban single speed, MTB and hybrid. Attaching to the road bike is impractical, because. these bikes are not designed for transportation, although they have good endurance indicators.

Combination of strength and capacity

When using a trailer of this type, do not forget that the load should not look out of the body. How beneficial is it to use? Do you often have to change the location of bulky items (eg TV, bricks, boards) within 10-15 km? Then a cargo bike trailer is just for you.

Especially for the transportation of small children, bicycle strollers with a frame mount were invented. Not every bike has equipped child seats, and the child wants to ride or leave him at home with no one. A bicycle trailer for children will come to the rescue.

Distinctive features:

• structural stability;
• side protection against falling out on the go;
• roof;
• a lot of free space.

Children's bike trailer

In addition to covered strollers, open bike trailers can also be found on sale. They are usually for older children, from 3 years old. Whether it is worth buying such a trailer is up to the parents to decide. Although much more useful yourself.

How to make a bike trailer at home

To create a bicycle trailer with your own hands, you will need the following:

• straight pipes of square section;
• corners;
• four corner pipes;
• wheels;
• eight metal plates;
• a metal sheet;
• boards;
• screws, nuts, self-tapping screws, nails for nailing boards.

Of the tools you will need:

• drill;
• welding machine;
• electric jigsaw;
• spanners.

The first step in creating the supporting structure of a trailer is to create a drawing with dimensions. They need to be thought out in advance, based on your own preferences. In general, the drawing will look like this:

Graphical representation of trailer frame and drawbar

When we have decided on the size and location of all the elements of the future trailer, we proceed to its manufacture. At the ends of the pipes and corners, holes are drilled with a diameter corresponding to the screws.

Important: all holes must match each other when connecting parts accurately! The numerical dimensions of the distances of the holes from the edges are immediately indicated on the drawing.

So, the rectangle is assembled, the next task is to weld the crossbars to it. To do this, pre-prepared pipes are taken, the lengths of which correspond to the width of the rectangle. The optimal number of crossbars is two.

Production of external protrusions. Using a welding machine, we weld the corner pipes to each other, and then to the sidewalls. The distance between the sidewalls and the outer tubes must match the width of the wheel hubs.

Cutting seats for wheels:

1. Four identical plates are taken.
2. The size of the dropouts is marked on each.
3. Using a jigsaw, grooves are cut to fit the dimensions of the wheel bushing bolts.
4. The plates are welded to the sidewalls of the trailer frame and the outer tubes.

Blanks for wheels

The next step in creating a trailer with your own hands is to make walls from boards, weld a metal bottom and connect the walls to it. Holes are drilled in the bottom, into which metal corners are fixed with bolts. The distance of the holes from the edges of the bottom is selected so that the corner is inside walls. We install a plank rectangle and with the help of self-tapping screws we fix it on the corners. The number of connections between the walls and the bottom is selected based on the dimensions of the trailer, but the more the better.

To complete the design, it remains to make a drawbar, or an element for securing the trailer to the frame. Two pipes and the remaining metal plates are taken. The first pipe - vertical - is screwed to the rectangular frame of the trailer. A hole of a given diameter is drilled in the front part, exactly the same in a vertical pipe. Then, using a long bolt, we connect both parts.

The horizontal element of the drawbar must be attached to the vertical pipe and the bicycle frame. We take four plates and drill holes in each. Then we weld along the edges of the pipe on both sides. The horizontal part of the drawbar is adjusted to the vertical one, both pipes are firmly fixed with a bolt and nut. We select the height of the horizontal pipe, depending on the bike.

Traction mount (horizontal)

The last thing left to do is attach the trailer to the back of the frame. Seats ready for the bolt, we drive the drawbar forward with the plates and tighten it. The trailer is ready. By this principle, you can also make a trailer for children: higher walls, a seat and a canvas visor.

Bicycle cradle on the roads: traffic safety rules

With additional cargo, the bike becomes more dangerous for both the driver and other participants. traffic. When leaving the trailer on the road, the cyclist must make sure:

• in good condition of all fastenings in the trailer;
• in the reliability of pipe connections drawbar with each other and with the bike;
• in a secure location of the cargo.

Permitted dimensions of the transported cargo in width - no more than 0.5 m in each direction. It is advisable to screw a reflective element onto the trailer if it is homemade.

Either way, the extra bogie in the back makes the bike difficult to handle, especially in tight corners. The overall speed with a trailer must be less than what a cyclist would normally use. In other words, the bicycle turns into a slow-moving vehicle.

A bicycle and a trailer rolling behind it can be a serious bait for dogs. All cyclists know firsthand about their indifference to two-wheeled transport, but imagine if they see four of these wheels? An animal attack on a bicycle distracts from control, and can turn into an accident. With this in mind, choose a safe route. It's a good idea to have protection with you - a stun gun or pepper spray.

A bicycle trailer is an indispensable assistant for business cyclists who prefer to cope with the difficulties of transporting things on their own. It will serve perfectly for trips to the country, as well as on the site. Moreover, the trailer separately from the bike can be used as a wheelbarrow. Got the idea of ​​buying a bike trailer? Then rather to the store or to the workshop to make it yourself.