I rode a 1928 Ariel in last year's Cannonball but the timing of an interesting project I'm involved with made it impossible to even consider entering again for next year's. As an aside, similar event is being organized to run from west to east across the bottom of Australia in 2021.
Anyway, last year I took photographs and made notes of the useful features of the various support trailers and of the tools that were being used. Although no single trailer had all the features I thought would be useful for my purposes, all could be incorporated in a 6'x12' enclosed cargo trailer. By "my purposes" I mean either for another Cannonball-type event, or for week-long rides around the southwest with a few friends. I found a used trailer at a good price and spent the last two months customizing it to incorporate all of those features as described in the following thread that begins here:
http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbth...r-design-build
However, if you want to cut to the chase you can start here without missing too much:
http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbth...ild#Post790271
If you're already set with a trailer that serves your needs, the comprehensive list of tools, spares and supplies later in the thread still might be worth checking:
http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbth...ild#Post790953
I hope those of you who are getting ready for next year's Cannonball find at least some of the information in that thread useful for your own preparations. If you've haven't done the event before, you'll have a very memorable time (and if you've signed up for the event for a second time, are you nuts!?...). Good luck to all of you.
Anyway, last year I took photographs and made notes of the useful features of the various support trailers and of the tools that were being used. Although no single trailer had all the features I thought would be useful for my purposes, all could be incorporated in a 6'x12' enclosed cargo trailer. By "my purposes" I mean either for another Cannonball-type event, or for week-long rides around the southwest with a few friends. I found a used trailer at a good price and spent the last two months customizing it to incorporate all of those features as described in the following thread that begins here:
http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbth...r-design-build
However, if you want to cut to the chase you can start here without missing too much:
http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbth...ild#Post790271
If you're already set with a trailer that serves your needs, the comprehensive list of tools, spares and supplies later in the thread still might be worth checking:
http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbth...ild#Post790953
I hope those of you who are getting ready for next year's Cannonball find at least some of the information in that thread useful for your own preparations. If you've haven't done the event before, you'll have a very memorable time (and if you've signed up for the event for a second time, are you nuts!?...). Good luck to all of you.
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