Trailers
The excellent Carry Freedom Y-Frame trailer is great value, versatile, easy to use... I wouldn't want to be without it!
Probably the two most relevant introductory articles are the Y-Frame mini review and my longer Life with Four Wheels follow-up.
Otherwise, here are just a few of our ongoing adventures...
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Bicycle snow ploughing
Posted on March 11, 2013Another snow fall in Edinburgh, and this time I felt ready to plough a few miles of pavement between Kings Buildings and the Meadows... -
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Snow plough: flat pack design
Posted on March 7, 2013A quick look at my flat-pack design for a bicycle snow plough, based on the Carry Freedom Y-Frame. From cupboard to street hero in moments! -
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Bike snow plough video
Posted on March 5, 2013Video showing mk2 snow plough in action - now sporting dubious metal edging protection. Still, you have to get out when it snows! -
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Bicycle snow plough: mk1
Posted on January 19, 2013Last night's snowfall provided the perfect opportunity to convert a couple of chunks of scrap wood and the frame of my Carry Freedom Y-Frame trailer into a bike-powered snow plough... excellent! -
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’tis the season to be jolly, and all that
Posted on December 19, 2012Quick update on my Carry Freedom at year's end... -
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Carry Freedom Y-frame trailer service
Posted on September 27, 2012It's the end of summer and about six months since I last did any maintenance work on my much-loved, hard-abused Carry Freedom Y-Frame trailer. -
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I think we need a bigger boat…
Posted on July 29, 2012Just when I began to think that it might be possible to carry absolutely anything by trailer, I think I might have encountered the exception that proves the rule (for the stock Y-Frame trailer, at least)... -
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Making money with the Y-Frame trailer
Posted on July 23, 2012Rather than spend £66 taking the car on the ferry, we chose to take the Y-Frame instead, mounting two large plastic boxes with rucksacks strapped on top... -
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Another day, another trailer-load
Posted on July 15, 2012I've now saved 60% of the (purchase + maintenance) cost of my Carry-Freedom Y-Frame trailer as measured by mileage saved on the car! -
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Recumbent bike transportation
Posted on July 5, 2012I wondered if my unmodified Carry-Freedom Y-frame would be capable of carrying a full length recumbent...