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Old 07-26-2011, 01:30 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Builder says it's low drag

I found this pic over at Moped Army website. Others are trying things too.

http://www.mopedarmy.com/forums/file...ny_trailer.jpg

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Old 07-26-2011, 03:39 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I found this pic over at Moped Army website. Others are trying things too.

http://www.mopedarmy.com/forums/file...ny_trailer.jpg
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Old 07-26-2011, 11:52 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Ingenious, but one just has to ask why, when a tent is so much lighter & more compact?
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Old 07-26-2011, 11:58 AM   #8 (permalink)
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partly for fun I'm sure, but a camper does offer more protection from the elements and the animals (including humans) too, might even have a door lock, and you can schlep more stuff easily. Plus you can pedal till you are ready to drop. Rest assured I'd be packing a tent however.
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It is not "low drag", but it is lower drag than a rectangular, sharp cornered box...

Edit: the link works on my machine -- if you have opened it through the link skyl4rk provided...
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Old 07-26-2011, 12:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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The link is wrong.
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Weird, both links work, but you have to be on the mopedarmy.com site
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It's at

http://www.mopedarmy.com/forums/file...2011B_Copy.jpg

Especially on a bike trailer, I'd do everything to reduce frontal area.
And put on bigger wheels.

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