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Trailer muddy from rear wheel?
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I've about to order a CarryFreedom City trailer and think it's going to get very dirty from spray from the bike's rear wheel. I'm thinking I'll attach a long mud flap to the rear wheel mudguard. On my folding Brompton I might make it removable, so it doesn't get clobbered when folding. Something like this, but removable, perhaps tied around the mudguard stays: http://www.biketrax.co.uk/products.p...d=m6b8s160p225 What do y'all do with dirt on the trailer? Is it a problem? With the trailer I just ordered I imagine it's a problem if it's dirty and you want to use in backpack/rucksack mode. -- Erik Sandblom my site is EriksRailNews.com for those who don't believe, no explanation is possible for those who do, no explanation is necessary |
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Trailer muddy from rear wheel?
in message , Erik Sandblom
') wrote: I've about to order a CarryFreedom City trailer and think it's going to get very dirty from spray from the bike's rear wheel. I'm thinking I'll attach a long mud flap to the rear wheel mudguard. On my folding Brompton I might make it removable, so it doesn't get clobbered when folding. Something like this, but removable, perhaps tied around the mudguard stays: http://www.biketrax.co.uk/products.p...d=m6b8s160p225 What do y'all do with dirt on the trailer? Is it a problem? With the trailer I just ordered I imagine it's a problem if it's dirty and you want to use in backpack/rucksack mode. I've never had one you could use in backpack mode. My trailer had a sturdy, waterproof back, which you could hose or sponge down; I usually didn't have any mudguards on the bike. A clean every so often seemed to do it fine. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ Age equals angst multiplied by the speed of fright squared. ;; the Worlock |
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Trailer muddy from rear wheel?
Erik Sandblom wrote: Hello I've about to order a CarryFreedom City trailer and think it's going to get very dirty from spray from the bike's rear wheel. I'm thinking I'll attach a long mud flap to the rear wheel mudguard. On my folding Brompton I might make it removable, so it doesn't get clobbered when folding. I found that spray from the unguarded trailer wheels was also an issue in the rain on my kid trailer. I created a rear mudflap from a heinz salad cream bottle (ie quite heavy polythene) which I pop rivetted witha single rivet. After cutting it down until it no longer flapped at speed I can now rotate the flap up in line with the mudguard to move it out of the way. Another problem is that under heavy braking the trailer can push forward into the rear tire. I have never been aware of this happening but there are a couple of scuffs on the front of the trailer where the trailer fabric has worn through best wishes james |
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