Trailer & Tools for the Cannonball

[BoschZEV]

I was going to say " you forgot a medical team, financial planner and a lawyer.

It's easy to take cheap shots, but if you found yourself halfway across the U.S. in a motel parking lot in Pierre, South Dakota with an oval valve guide and lack of compression you'd need those tools or your ride would be over. But, hey, anyone who wants to sign up for Cannonball and ride with minimal backup, go for it.

[rwm]

The "Cannonball" is turning into yet another bad joke. Just get on your old bike and go for a ride....

You beat me to it. I was going to say " you forgot a medical team, financial planner and a lawyer.

[BoschZEV]

Do you have any more info on this? I'm assuming Dave Reidie is involved?

I don't,* but I will be speaking with Dave on Tuesday on another matter and I'll try to remember to ask. Meanwhile, the contact information is ipcannonballclassic@bigpond.com

*other than it will start at Busselton Jetty, Western Australia on the Indian Ocean and end 5000 km later in Eden, NSW on the Pacific Ocean.

The "Cannonball" is turning into yet another bad joke. Just get on your old bike and go for a ride....

Sorry, but I disagree. I like to ride my old bikes, and I also like to work on my old bikes. Getting a 90-year old bike across the country while keeping to a fixed schedule is a test of mechanical skill and endurance that in no way is a joke.

[Rubone]

The "Cannonball" is turning into yet another bad joke. Just get on your old bike and go for a ride....

[Peter Cooke]

"As an aside, similar event is being organized to run from west to east across the bottom of Australia in 2021."

Do you have any more info on this? I'm assuming Dave Reidie is involved?

[BoschZEV]

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.