my first time using the trailer for groceries - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

05-04-2004, 05:13 PM

"loki" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> "Max" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>
> > Today i hooked up my thrift store Burley trailer and headed off to my
> > grocer, not far, maybe two or three miles. I've always used a backpack
> > for trips before.
> [...]
> > Thus another class of car trip is rendered unnecessary.
>
> Congrats. How do you lock up the trailer when you are shopping?

i picked up a longish length of lightweight chain at the hardware store,
it's more of a reminder not to steal than a preventative.

..max

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05-05-2004, 01:18 AM

I use mine mostly to transport my Doberman to somewhere we're going;
though it's been replaced by a Tanjor trailer, which has less wind
resistance and is much cuter.

Unfortunately the Tanjor site seems to be gone so I can't link to
a picture of the trailer, which resembled a B-29 fuselage with
a tandem ****pit.

Probably the Burley is better for general box shapes.

Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

The Tanjor in general let you run in a gear higher than the Burley,
from reduced wind drag, in other cases. On downhills you notice
hauling the loaded Tanjor that the bike goes a lot further at the
bottom than the bike alone would have, being pushed by the mass
of the load without much offsetting wind drag from it.
--
Ron Hardin
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On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

05-05-2004, 01:18 AM

I use mine mostly to transport my Doberman to somewhere we're going;
though it's been replaced by a Tanjor trailer, which has less wind
resistance and is much cuter.

Unfortunately the Tanjor site seems to be gone so I can't link to
a picture of the trailer, which resembled a B-29 fuselage with
a tandem ****pit.

Probably the Burley is better for general box shapes.

Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

The Tanjor in general let you run in a gear higher than the Burley,
from reduced wind drag, in other cases. On downhills you notice
hauling the loaded Tanjor that the bike goes a lot further at the
bottom than the bike alone would have, being pushed by the mass
of the load without much offsetting wind drag from it.
--
Ron Hardin
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

05-05-2004, 01:18 AM

I use mine mostly to transport my Doberman to somewhere we're going;
though it's been replaced by a Tanjor trailer, which has less wind
resistance and is much cuter.

Unfortunately the Tanjor site seems to be gone so I can't link to
a picture of the trailer, which resembled a B-29 fuselage with
a tandem ****pit.

Probably the Burley is better for general box shapes.

Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

The Tanjor in general let you run in a gear higher than the Burley,
from reduced wind drag, in other cases. On downhills you notice
hauling the loaded Tanjor that the bike goes a lot further at the
bottom than the bike alone would have, being pushed by the mass
of the load without much offsetting wind drag from it.
--
Ron Hardin
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

05-05-2004, 01:18 AM

I use mine mostly to transport my Doberman to somewhere we're going;
though it's been replaced by a Tanjor trailer, which has less wind
resistance and is much cuter.

Unfortunately the Tanjor site seems to be gone so I can't link to
a picture of the trailer, which resembled a B-29 fuselage with
a tandem ****pit.

Probably the Burley is better for general box shapes.

Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

The Tanjor in general let you run in a gear higher than the Burley,
from reduced wind drag, in other cases. On downhills you notice
hauling the loaded Tanjor that the bike goes a lot further at the
bottom than the bike alone would have, being pushed by the mass
of the load without much offsetting wind drag from it.
--
Ron Hardin
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

05-05-2004, 01:18 AM

I use mine mostly to transport my Doberman to somewhere we're going;
though it's been replaced by a Tanjor trailer, which has less wind
resistance and is much cuter.

Unfortunately the Tanjor site seems to be gone so I can't link to
a picture of the trailer, which resembled a B-29 fuselage with
a tandem ****pit.

Probably the Burley is better for general box shapes.

Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

The Tanjor in general let you run in a gear higher than the Burley,
from reduced wind drag, in other cases. On downhills you notice
hauling the loaded Tanjor that the bike goes a lot further at the
bottom than the bike alone would have, being pushed by the mass
of the load without much offsetting wind drag from it.
--
Ron Hardin
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

05-05-2004, 04:21 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Ron Hardin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
> physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
> not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

In addition to the hill magnifier, which around here (illinois) doesn't
mean all that much, i noticed some kind of long period impedance
surging; the bike would become very noticeably more difficult to pedal
for a few seconds and then much easier again.

This phenomenom seemed more noticeable at higher speeds. I'm guessing
that the trailer wasn't in perfect longitudinal tracking alignment, but
i dunno. It definitely imporved my workout!

..max

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the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
was played by maxwell monningh 8-p

05-05-2004, 04:21 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Ron Hardin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
> physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
> not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

In addition to the hill magnifier, which around here (illinois) doesn't
mean all that much, i noticed some kind of long period impedance
surging; the bike would become very noticeably more difficult to pedal
for a few seconds and then much easier again.

This phenomenom seemed more noticeable at higher speeds. I'm guessing
that the trailer wasn't in perfect longitudinal tracking alignment, but
i dunno. It definitely imporved my workout!

..max

--
the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
was played by maxwell monningh 8-p

05-05-2004, 04:21 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Ron Hardin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
> physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
> not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

In addition to the hill magnifier, which around here (illinois) doesn't
mean all that much, i noticed some kind of long period impedance
surging; the bike would become very noticeably more difficult to pedal
for a few seconds and then much easier again.

This phenomenom seemed more noticeable at higher speeds. I'm guessing
that the trailer wasn't in perfect longitudinal tracking alignment, but
i dunno. It definitely imporved my workout!

..max

--
the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
was played by maxwell monningh 8-p

05-05-2004, 04:21 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Ron Hardin <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Hauling 160 pounds of softener salt in either makes you aware that
> physics rules. The slightest upgrade slows you to a crawl. It's
> not a matter of drag but of hill magnification.

In addition to the hill magnifier, which around here (illinois) doesn't
mean all that much, i noticed some kind of long period impedance
surging; the bike would become very noticeably more difficult to pedal
for a few seconds and then much easier again.

This phenomenom seemed more noticeable at higher speeds. I'm guessing
that the trailer wasn't in perfect longitudinal tracking alignment, but
i dunno. It definitely imporved my workout!

..max

--
the part of <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
was played by maxwell monningh 8-p