Bike Trailer at work...

Luke collected our eBay Welsh Dresser purchase by bike trailer. It'll go in the newly re-renovated diningroom.

Bike Trailer at work...

When 'bidding' for a Freecycle item we always let them know that we'll be collecting using our special heavy duty bike trailer. Don't know if it's the low-carbon kudos or promise of a laugh and a spectacle, but we're usually sucessful and are offered the item! And every time Luke goes to collect something from Morecambe, he goes via the tip first to slowly get rid of the DIY rubbish that the bin-men won't take.

Bike trailer at work

A trip to the local diy warehouse by bike. This time just the bobyak and panniers, but even though it was only a small load it cost a scary amount of money as we were buying new powertools.

Bike trailer at work

Here's our fancy heavy duty bike trailer in action. Since we went car-free we realised we'd need another bike trailer. We already had a bob yak trailer which is fine for loads up to 30kg but that wasn't really enough. With an allotment and lots of diy still left to do on the house we were having to borrow a car to transport heavy stuff like bags of compost and long bits of wood. A bit of internet research and we found BikesAtWork. We went for the longest version which is 2.4m and can carry upto 136kg. It's kind of like a big ladder on wheels, but we added a marine-plywood base to it. "How can Luke's legs pedal such extreme loads, is he super-human?" I hear you ask. Fear not, he fitted some ultra-low gears (the Schlumpf Mountain Drive) which make it absurdly easy to ride. We had the roof replaced this summer, so there's alot of scrap lead salvaged off the old roof. Here's Luke setting off from our back alley to take 110kg of lead to the scrap merchant in Morecambe. They only pay 30p per kg, but at least it'll go towards the bottles of wine and new skirting boards that will fill the trailer for the return journey!