I have a shop vac, pressure washer, cloths, drying towels, bucket, leaf blower, and cleaning products. (Not all are pictured in the photo), and I do not know where to get a good large and affordable bike wagon. What are y’all’s recommendations?
by Remarkable_Safety_34
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Find a used bicycle trailer. I picked up one manufactured by Bell (Good quality all around) for $25.
It depends on the terrain as much as the load. If you’re going to be on city streets I’d just grab one off Craigslist or FB Marketplace and give it a go. I have a Burley Coho, but it was a FB marketplace miracle and they are $$$ new. Remember you can get bungees or a cargo net to stack gear securely, which can make a smaller footprint more useful.
If you have/have access to welding equipment, you can make a flatbed trailer to fit your needs for pennies compared to purchasing a purpose made trailer.
Burley makes a really nice bike trailer, but you could probably get by with a cheaper option.
Make sure your brakes are well tuned, and that you know how to shift well.
The extra weight can really be tough to get started and stopped.
Be warned, a trailer may be too much for your aluminum frame.
Steel is heavy and has more flex, while aluminum is lighter, but also more brittle.
Burley Bee
Great trailers
The Coho is narrower but a different experience because everything can tip over
Look in different want-ads to find a cheap old bike trailer for pulling kids behind you. I bought one last year so my son could tote around all his mowing equipment to mow lawns. I made some changes to it and it worked great.