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Re: [handcycling] Trailering your wheelchair

John,

Depending on your brand of hand-bike: You may choose
to use your wheelchair wheels with or without hand
rims in conjunction with quick release axle system on
your handbike axle. You have to carry an extra axle
to fit your wheelchair wheels to your hand-bike QR
axle.

Put your chair behind you and secure it with velcow
straps. I would suggest an ultra light narrow as
possible chair for your use. It is do-able, but this
project will cost you a bit of money, but it can be
done.

Weight is the big factor, the more weight you have on
your bike including yourself the more energy it will
take to propel down the road.

Mark
HandBike America
--- John Nicholas <johnmnicholas@...> wrote:

> So,
>
> Who's solved the problem of bringing your wheelchair
> with you on a handcycle ride? And I don't mean get
> a buddy to throw it on his trailier. IMO, the real
> solution is one you can do independently. And of
> course the added bonus is that none of the
> handcycles seems to have a place to hook a stock
> trailer on them.
>
> j-
>
>
>
>
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So, Who's solved the problem of bringing your wheelchair with you on a handcycle ride? And I don't mean get a buddy to throw it on his trailier. IMO, the...
John Nicholas
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Apr 27, 2008
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John, Depending on your brand of hand-bike: You may choose to use your wheelchair wheels with or without hand rims in conjunction with quick release axle...
Mark Drake
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Apr 27, 2008
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As the price of gas has gone up I think about this more and more. The problem I found with securing the front of the chair to the rear axle of the bike is the...
Erik Corbett
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Apr 28, 2008
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John, A buddy of mine modified a bicycle "kid trailer" into a trailer for handbike so he can haul his dog (yeah, we get alot of looks). He fabricated the...
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