Thanks Mike now I have to try to mount my Bicycle on it. Tony

Hi Tony. I think that you have found the Holy Grail of Silverwing trailers. This may be the start of something big among the SW riders. I know that your intent is a bicycle hauler......but right about now ALL the SWing guys are " insanely jealous". And on the lighter side, Max and I are just generally "insane"!! I wasn't familiar with the hitch type. Looks excellent. I was envisioning more of a farm/ag type of hitch.....but this answers the pivot/lean questions that riders will have. Good on ya Tony.........Oh, if those are tubeless tires, and you have dropped to 20lbs, you could run the risk of popping 'er off the bead. If you have this happen, just put in tubes and you should be good to go for that sudden pothole hit. The cost of the trailer is..........????? Jeff.

Jeff the Swing I did not know to expect. I Bought used 2002 it had 6000 Miles Got it for a good price. After doing some nice long Rides I would not hesitate to do a cross country trip on the swing. Even though I bought the trailer to Transport the bike to local Rail to Trails I could see a lot of 3+ 4 day Weekends spent with the Swing and Trailer as Far as what it cost Here is there website My biggest problem was the Hitch and Dennis took care of that problem. Tony
http://www.lilthoroughbredtrailers.com

DennisB to the rescue! If only there was a DennisB.....M.D....plumber......mechanic.......therapist.......HVAC tech.....caterer......reception D.J........parachute packer......you know, someone that you could count on to do something well!! Tony, would you recommend a recumbant that is on the price conscious side.......I think that I need to try one. Thanks.....Jeff.

Jeff there is a company called Action Bent they only sell on ebay.They get good marks for price Quality Not your High end Good for beginners But with all 2 wheel recumbents you need a lot of practice. If you can try and locate a Recumbent shop or a Bicycle shop that sells them near you and try them out first. Did you try that web site.A lot of good info on Bentrider. Like here Ask and you shall recieve One thing they are a little more expensive than a Standard bike Because they are not Mass produced a lot more of the low end frames are made in china. Tony
PS There is another type of recumbent it is called a Crank Forward Looks like a standard frame very comfortable and easy to ride i ride this about 80%of the time and a company called Rans Aircraft makes them
http://www.ransbikes.com/

Thanks Tony........I'm looking for my reading glasses, and hiding my Mastercard until I do the research. Your new trailer looks aerodynamic enough to tow behind your bicycle. I live on the Great River Road, [Mississippi] and see a lot of single track, one wheel trailers behind bicycles. Is this the current hot ticket? Sure looks like a lot of work. Would touring on a recumbant be more efficient than touring on a standard bicycle? Thanks for the links and I will follow up on them. Jeff.

I think it would be more comfortable once you get your Recumbent legs It could take anywhere from 300-500 miles to retrain your legs and that is conservative It took me longer I never did any touring I did a lot of charity rides or mainly ride myself at my own pace.

Thanks Tony. Let us know how your work is progressing. I showed your pix to a Goldwing rider today and he was really impressed. Will you by chance be applying "STP" stickers, and various "Wisconsin Dells" memoribilia, to that pristine Gel coat? "Wall Drugs". Now there's a fashion statement. Take care, and post pix when you figure out that rack. I'm just curious enough about this recumbant thing to do something stupid. Jeff.

Tony,

The tralier looks great. How does it pull with the SWing? I bet it hauls alot too. Good going.

Jeff i think it pulls to good I put about 50#in it for a test ride and you don't feel it at all.I may forget it is back there No clanging on stop and go and over some bumps because of the type of coupler. It is a small trailer not wider than the Swing I think it is around 9CF. Tony

Just an update on hauling a Bicycle with a trailer. Fabricated the fork stand and Temp. mounted on trailer still waiting for the luggage rack to get chromed Hope it works If not Will lose Bike and maybe Trailer. This is what it will look like Well almost.Tony

Very impressive!

Mike I hope it works I am waiting for a larger luggage Rack to spread the weight out a little and tie the rear of bike down. People haul there bikes like this on the roof of there car It should work.Tony

I can't see why it shouldn't work very well, Tony.
I agree a bigger rack makes sense for sure.
Where does the front wheel go?

Oops forgot about that. Kidding Mike How is this. I have 2 Bungee cords fasten to frame of bike.The wheel is only about 900 Gr.

Seems that their site is down... will check in a bit

Jim try this
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I will email Don The owner and try to find the problem Tony

Jim they are up and running.Server problems. Tony

Might be a little late, but i think ive got it done

Tony, That looks AWESOME!!! You did good.

Thanks Dennis wish I would have finished it sooner.But I did not know what to use for tie downs. Did not want to use the luggage rack.Too much stress on the lid.So I used boat anchors with 4- 1/4" bolts and 1.5" fender washers on each side The trailer sides are pretty thick. Now it is getting a little cold to ride both at the same time

When designing a project for use on the Silverwing, I always look at Boat hardware for Stainless hardware and goodies. I'm looking at using a good deal of boat hardware on my tent trailer design. Just makes good sence to me.

Dennis what do you think the total Wgt. would be on the Tent Trailer

Projected weight on the trailer will be 150 to 160 lbs. and that's empty with tent, side walls, floor and spare tire.

For those who might just want to carry a bicycle or golf clubs:
http://www.2x2cycles.com/photographs.htm

I think that set up might be to much of a cantilever for a swing And if you live in the Northeast you know what the Roads are like One bad dip and the front wheel will lighten up to much That may be good for a heavier bike like a 800# Harley and someone 25 years younger than me