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If you love using your bicycle to get around, but find it difficult to carry everything you need with you, you might want a cargo trailer to haul more stuff. Build a simple, inexpensive cargo trailer to attach to your bicycle with a few pieces of lumber, two bicycle wheels, and some other easy-to-acquire parts. Make the trailer according to the dimensions you need for the size of load you want to carry. Use a bicycle trailer hitch and arm kit to attach the cargo trailer to your bike and start hauling away!
Tip: Don’t make the trailer any wider than about the width of your shoulders or it will be very hard to maneuver with. Don’t make the trailer any longer than about 3 ft (0.91 m) or it will be difficult to tow.
Tip: If you can’t find electrical box plate covers, any thin pieces of pliable metal that are at least 4.5 in (11 cm) long by at least 2.75 in (7.0 cm) wide will work. You just need to be able to bend the pieces and drill holes in them easily.
Tip: You could also try to find a cheap or free second-hand bike trailer and remove the arm and hitch from it to use. For example, you could find an old kid-hauling trailer at a thrift shop and repurpose the hitch and arm from it for your needs.
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