Jean Ulrey in Florida has a bicycle trailer to tote her granddaughter around, but the little girl kept getting dirt, grime and water in her face.
Besides the flap that comes with every bike trailer I've seen, an obvious solution is a fender. So Ms Ulrey, who owns a welding business, built a bicycle sidecar to carry her granddaughter.
According to this news article, Ulrey hopes to sell her sidecars and even patented the idea of attaching a sidecar to a bicycle.
More. Props to Warren, who now publishes a "Bicycle News" daily podcast.
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ReplyDeleteChariot trailers already has a patnet on this idea; they've been making one for years:
http://www.chariotcarriers.com/english/html/sidecarrier.php
Happy Trails,
Ron Georg
Quite old idea, but more necessary now perhaps. Everything "new" is usually "old". Great to see things 'tried and true; but renamed "new'' '!
ReplyDeleteThis is a popular transport technique in the Phillipines and has been done elsewhere for years, too -- it will be interesting to see if this lady's patent gets approved.
ReplyDeleteAnyone remember BMX sidecar racing?
Here is my version:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/97174251@N00/1861570815/in/set-72157602913098426/
No one notices that she doesn't have a helmet on her grand daughter or her self.
ReplyDeleteWe all noticed; the story is on grandma the welder. Given the inherent instability of sidecar equipped bikes, though, a helmet may not be a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteflip flops and no helmet? who cares, grandma probably goes no farther than the corner Dairy Queen.
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