tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post8080692305111572830..comments2024-03-28T14:04:01.556-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Taking It All With YouJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-40469943468678319922016-08-29T16:49:43.973-07:002016-08-29T16:49:43.973-07:00Coline--You made a trailer? That was ambitious. ...Coline--You made a trailer? That was ambitious. I shudder to think of what riding down a hill must have been like!<br /><br />One of the things I learned from bike touring (and backpacking) is that the bigger your bag, the more stuff you'll take with you. The same is doubly true for trailers!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-39293860154861145812016-08-29T04:28:49.066-07:002016-08-29T04:28:49.066-07:00judging from the mass in that rear hun and the fla...judging from the mass in that rear hun and the flashy decals you need an ultra light flashy bike with a lot of electric assist to move that mass. Four wheels!<br /><br />I foolishly built a trailer in the '70's when I found that nobody made one for me to buy. I just got tempted to carry too much, even threw in a 4x4 inch camera and tripod to prove the point... Empty trial runs seemed fine but when loaded hills would try to kill me with exhaustion on the way up and a scary amount of momentum on the way down! Traveling light and sleeping under the stars was more fun so I was delighted when something broke and I could scrap it.<br /><br />Colinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.com