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Not a recumbent, but didn't know where else to put this.
An interesting project by a Glasgow bike mechanic worth following, weights 60kg for now, the next version should be about 40/45 kg. Maybe he should also make one that can be towed by 2 bikes?
Looks good imo.
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I tried mine out for stability on its first 'tour' up to Derbyshire. When returning home there is a section I had earmarked for this on the Ashbourne Rd, a section of dual carriageway about 2 miles long that's quite steeply downhill with no turnings. I ran out of gears (52-12 on a 26" wheel MTB) and was holding station with the cars on the inside lane so I guess 45 MPH or so with the trailer absolutely stable and a grin a foot wide (at the bottom of the hill)I wouldn't like to get into a "tail wagging the dog" situation on a bike, bad enough towing a caravan in a car! And I would have thought you would need 3 wheels on the bike for stability.
That's what I do, I take a 16 foot long 3 hoop tent (1/2 inner-1/2 porch) tent to act as a 'basecamp' with all the sleeping bags, stove and pans etc, and tour from there sometimes returning home on just the bike so that's Maz and me can travel up by train/bus to have a long weekend in a tent that's already up with me carrying a rucksack with her stuff in it, then we return and I cycle back up (60-65 miles) carry on with my holiday then bring the tent back in the trailer.It looks nice, but if you don't mind pulling weight behind you so you have a nice place to sleep that's easy to set up, why not get a trailer and an inflatable tent? Lighter, more room and probably cheaper.
Jeez! How big are your cats?That would be perfect... for taking my cats to the vet.
GC
The difficulty of fixing shelving and picture hooks for your family photos springs to mind., why not get a trailer and an inflatable tent? .