A bicycle adventure part one... -

OK, so how far could one tow a pallet truck with a folding bicycle?!!!

I knew there would be a downside from my last post here.

Hmmm, I wonder if I can make a trailer from 4x2s?

Harriet is standing next to her tool bag and bicycle looking at some four by two timber. She is scratching her chin, thinking. — Hmmm, wood would do…

Lets get started on this then. This will do to hold an axle for my old trailer wheels.

Harriet is carrying a length of timber to the workbench. — Let’s get going then.

Harriet is sawing the timber to length using her had saw. — Cut on the waste side of the line!

Just gotta get this axle screwed down securely.

I mean, safety first and all that….

Harriet has a metal axe tube laid onto the timber and is screwing it down with her cordless screwdriver. — Zip zip. It’s a good driver.

OK, just drill some holes….

Harriet is drilling holes in the middle of a long length of timber. — Keeping holes plumb and true.

Screw these two bits together….

This is silly! Who’s stupid idea was it to bring back a pallet truck with a bicycle!

Harriet has the timber placed over the axle on the floor, and is screwing them together. — Make sure it’s square…

Just cut a notch here to make a hook….

Harriet is cutting a notch into the end of a long timber. — Careful here, needs to be accurate.

Cut it up into shorter bits…

Harriet is cutting the timber into shorter pieces. — How many bits do I need?

Drill some holes….

Tell me this is a ridiculous idea!
I blame Flo @52_square myself. She encouraged me!

Harriet is looking at the short pieces of timber and deciding where to drill holes. Her cordless drill and cordless screwdriver are on the bench. — How many holes? How many screws?

Just a big screw here…

And a big screw there…

Here a screw, there a screw…

This cannot be safe!
I really don’t believe I am doing this!!!

Harriet is kneeling on the floor with her cordless screwdriver and some big screws. The timber is being assembled to form a drawbar for her trailer. Her bicycle is next to her. — I hope this will be strong enough…

Well, it tows. I guess that is a start.

Harriet, seen from behind, is standing astride her bicycle with the trailer attached. The trailer now has wheels. — Test run time!

This is really crazy!
Either I am going to crash, or worse, get arrested!
Why did I let myself get talked into this?
I don’t even need a pallet truck!

I need locking up and the landlord is gonna kill me when he sees what I’ve bought!

Harriet is standing astride her bicycle with the trailer attached. Seen from the front. — How’s it looking?!!

Right.
Brompton bicycle, check.
Scary, cobbled together trailer, check.
Hi-viz, check.
Helmet, check.

OK, wish me luck!

Harriet is walking her Brompton Bicycle out of the workshop shutters. The bicycle is towing her roughly made wooden trailer. — Deep breath…

I am off to do that stupid thing of collecting a pallet truck with a folding bike!

Why am I doing this?!!!!

Harriet is walking her Brompton bicycle out of her workshop shutters as seen from outside. Her bicycle is towing a trailer. The workshop interior is seen in the back ground. — …Off we go!

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