BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by [...]
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Fabian has previously submitted photos of his bike cargo trailer, his train of bike trailers and a video as well all hooked up to his gas-motor/hybrid. Fabian took to the mountains with his bike and a BOB Ibex and I figured it was a good time to post in conjunction with our BOB vs. Extrawheel sale.
The story regarding these photos is best told by viewing the web link:
http://motorizedbikeforum.the-talk.net/t208-hill-climb-with-bob-ibex-trailer
Continuing on with our BOB vs Extrawheel Sale inspired post’s, we have this great post by world bike wanderer and writer Cass Gilbert who borrowed an Extrawheel Voyager from us for a bit. If anyone knows touring gear, it is Cass. 
Check his great photography and writing about his adventures and favorite gear at his blog While Out Riding. So without further ado here is Cass…
A rear rack and pannier setup, supplemented with a bar bag up front, is probably the ideal setup for most tours. But there are times when a trailer comes in handy too, particularly for off-road exploration, where conditions are more demanding on your bicycle and its wheels.
As someone who enjoys the challenges of finding remote, dirt road routes across the world, the Extrawheel appeals in two ways.
Like all trailers, it shifts weight – and thus wear and tear – away from your bike. This opens up the opportunity off running a lighter setup than a traditional touring bike, without fretting over all important tyres and wheels. If you enjoy mountain biking side trips as part of a longer tour, this works particularly well.
Unlike other brands, its 26in or 700c wheel also serves perfectly as a spare, in far flung parts of the planet where a replacement would be hard to find. Granted a failed rim is an unlikely, worst case scenario. But the longer and more remote the tour, the more opportunity there is for a mechanical failure. This is particularly beneficial if you tour on 700c rims, which are all but impossible to find outside of the US, Europe and Australasia.
We’ve just kicked off our Extrawheel vs. BOB Trailer Sale, a sale dedicated to comparing the virtues of these two great single wheeled bike trailers. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be publishing some posts I’ve been collecting about the two trailers.
To kick off the posting, I thought I would start out with a bang, with these crazy pictures of this BOB modified for Fat Biking. I really can’t tell if this setup would be very practical in many situations, but it sure is fun to look at…
I wanted a big wheel trailer that i can use to go fishing, so i transformed my standard Bob trailer in to a two wheel trailer by adding a rotational feature on the trailer fork, now i can use it as a rode holder, with the fat tires i can ride on the beach to my favorite fishing spot and catch Halibuts here on the Homer Spit in Alaska.
The trailer-cycle/bike-child-trailer train, is a rare creature that reveals itself in parks with bike paths and suburbs with low traffic. This fun but awkward setup is scared of traffic, steep turns and rough roads. Though always lingering on the endangered species list, they tend to crop up when the kids are just the right age and mom wants to go cycling.
Greg, sent in this clever setup for using his Xtracycle to commute with this his dog. A good use of the WideLoaders.
The customer innovation never stops! Keep on sending in those photos…
My new commuter that gets me and my "child" to work every day
We were really impressed to see these photos of Rudi’s very impressive bike touring setup. This is a very interesting example of utilizing the products together that we represent through 3 of our 4 specialty shops, BikeTrailerShop.com, BikeBagShop.com and BikeTechShop.com.
Greetings from Berlin, Germany. I have mounted a solar panel on my B.O.B. Ibex. Since I do a lot of camping and carry some electronics with me (GPS, phone, mp3-player, sometimes due to my job a laptop), there’s always the need to charge some batteries.
The rear two boxes carry two 7.2 Ah accumulators which serve as a buffer, a solar charger and the rest of the electronics like step-up/step-down converters for the different voltages I need.
I love to ride my bicycle. I also like my beer. I don’t drink and drive, and thank goodness my bike has enough horse-sense to get me home in case I have a beer or two while out and about.I have a large Ortlieb Handlebar bag. I am now beginning to believe that the German engineers whom designed this bag also like to ride and drink because a 6-Pack of bottled beer fits PERFECTLY in this bag, and still offers just enough room for my mini Abus U-lock on the side.Reverse engineering at its finest, or a fantastic coincidence? I don’t care, but a big Thank You is in order!!!Great beer from Great Divide, a great bag, and a great bike – Ride on!
Thanks for the great pics and write up Doug!
“Hey just saw your post about the lack of pictures you’ve received and decided to send this in. The is the trailer I built over the summer. It was made with steel tubing from an old grill and a benchpress bench. I cut and welded it all together including the dropouts which I made from some steel plate. The wheels are from garbage picked bikes, so this was a pretty cheap project. The deck is 28″x40″ which actually makes it perfect for hauling a single house hold appliance, because appliances are made to fit through doors that wide. I included a spot for the toolbox so I could carry extra straps, bungee cords, and tools. I have used it to move the grill in the picture and plan on using this to go dumpster diving, and to run errands. I bike commute every day and having trailer is essential to doing more with a bike.”
In Pau’ls words
“Here’s some pictures of a trailer I built for a customer. The utility trailer was pulled by an electric hub-motor bicycle, and is capable of hauling 400lbs. Contact BeauSteelFab.com for your hauling needs.”
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