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Brendon wrote about modifying a bike hitch a little while ago, and I recently stumbled upon this bike that incorporates a standard hitch used on cars. The question is, if someone is using a standard car hitch like this, how much weight can you reasonably pull?
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3 comments for this entry ↓
1 Val // May 12, 2008 at 8:55 am
How much? How about: http://tinyurl.com/4y72vr He’s using an ancient Egyptian secret for moving heavy objects from palce to place - round things on the bottom. Works like magic.
2 joel // May 12, 2008 at 11:22 am
Not sure which “how much” you’re asking. One is related to the strength of the rider, which obviously falls into the “your mileage may vary” category. The other is related to the strength of the attachment and falls into the “how good are your fabrication skills” category. Assuming infinite pedal power, the amount you can tow is only limited by the frame and fabrication strength, like a vehicle tow-hitch.
3 Jay Bazuzi // May 16, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Pulling weight up a hill is much harder than pulling it on the flats. If you have a two-wheeled bike, you need to keep up enough speed to stay balanced. Super-low gears don’t help.
With a trike, you could pull huge loads upill, but only very, very slowly.
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