cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28317266

I had to temporarily move out. It took a few trips to move all my belongings.

No electric, so rather slow speed, but thankfully very little traffic here.

In front of a stone house with a blue door. The trailers hold bin bags and green crates with another bicycle laid on top

The bike train on a road, carrying rather tall stacks of green crates, as well as other miscellaneous items

2 trailers connected to the bike. The front trailer has a stack of bicycles on it, and the rear trailer has green crates on top of which sits a cat. Another cat walks towards the camera

    • bluGill@fedia.io
      10·
      3 months ago

      Those are still popular in factories. maintenance can put tools is the basket and get to the broke machine quickly.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
      7·
      3 months ago

      they’re still available, in electric even these days! Though tbh you’ll also get by perfectly fine with a normal bike that has a basket on the back, yeah you’ll have to lift it up and it’ll be a little bit wiggly with the weight up high, but it’s absolutely fine if you’re in normal health.

    • glimse@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 months ago

      I’ve always wanted one of these but lord knows I’d never get my money’s worth out of it. I’m either shopping for stuff I can carry or enough stuff to necessitate a vehicle

    • 56!@slrpnk.netOP
      4·
      3 months ago

      Yes… I’d love to make one myself. I have an idea for one with swappable wheels: small wheels which don’t stick up above the trailer bed (for carrying wide things), and large wheels for a less bumpy journey.

      The hand cart which I have at the front is great for carrying large/wide things, but the wheels can’t handle cattle grids or rabbit holes…

      • kurikai@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 months ago

        I’m making mine modular. So I can lengthen it for longer loads. Attach a stand so I can carry plywood on an angle. Etc…

  • Albbi@lemmy.ca
    7·
    3 months ago

    I love this, but were there any hills? I can’t see that being possible if there was even a moderately steep hill.

    • 56!@slrpnk.netOP
      5·
      3 months ago

      You’re right, there are not many hills here. Only 1 small one I had to climb. I do think that with low enough gears and enough time, hills won’t be much of a problem.

      You could also do the hill in multiple trips, temporarily leaving one of the trailers behind.

      • Albbi@lemmy.ca
        7·
        3 months ago

        You could also do the hill in multiple trips, temporarily leaving one of the trailers behind.

        Hey, that’s exactly the kind of problem solving I was looking for! Very nice idea.

  • Amuletta@lemmy.ca
    2·
    3 months ago

    Impressive! You must have quads of steel.

    Does a trailer add a bit of stability? My better half started having balance problems in the last few years and no longer feels confident riding a bike outdoors. He is also taking blood thinners, so his cardiologist encouraged him to stay on the home trainer. As an ex bike racer, he isn’t enthusiastic about riding a shopper trike or 3 wheeled recumbent either. (A bit of machismo there!) But maybe a trailer would salve his ego.

    • Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pubEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      I would not say a trailer adds stability. The connection between the bike and the trailer is somewhat flexible, so there’s a constant yoink-yoink going on when you are going up even a moderate uphill. And the physics of pulling a trailer also mean that sometimes the trailer begins a small downhill when you’re already on the flat. That means, you suddenly get accelerated as the trailer reaches the dip and rolls down it, pushing you forwards. Also when you need to stop fast, the physics are a bit different than when you are riding just a bike.

      The difference is not huge, but if something, it makes holding the balance a little bit more difficult.