My wife loves biking, but hasn't done any since having the baby (this past October)
I pulled our bikes out of storage a couple days ago, but without either a babysitter or some way to bring the baby with, they aren't going to be very useful.
I was looking around at rummage sales and thrift stores for a bicycle trailer, but couldn't find any. At the big box store, a bike trailer is $100 on sale
I probably have enough weird spare parts kicking around that I could BUILD a bike trailer, but I am so busy with other things right now that I don't really have the time for it.
The other day, I was talking to my new friend Justin while installing new tires on the electric motorcycle. He had a semi-junked bicycle trailer kicking around and just gave it to me.
It's not a trailer that would actually hold a small child in its current form - just a frame and 2 wheels.
Our baby car seat has a removable base, designed to be left in the car, just seat-belted in place.
I modified the bike trailer frame by adding two cross supports, bolted down with u-bolts. The car seat base rests directly on those supports. I then used a ratchet strap (in place of a seat belt) to pin the base down to the frame.
Then, we just put the baby in her car seat, (complete with 5-point harness) and snap it into the base on the trailer.
Worked pretty well first time out!
The handle on the car seat acts as a roll bar, and it already has a folding shade top.
I may still add an additional roll bar, and maybe a little windshield. Pretty fast/lazy/easy way to build a child bike trailer!
Here's some photos!
