Mr. Danelectric
10 mW
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2008
- Messages
- 34
The (FIRST?!) transformer e-vehicle: from push trailer to BOBSLED in about two minutes!
Okay, I chopped my Mongoose HG 1000 in half, and attached it to the BOB trailer. It works well as a "push-trailer", here's a pic:
From this:
To this:
Then my friend came over and said, "A motorized propulsion system and cargo carrying capabillity - why not have both features in a rideable vehicle, instead of having to pull a trailer? It would be more manuverable and less cumbersome."
I said, "Why not have BOTH?!?!?!"
We came up with the idea of adding a front-end to the new HG 1000 / BOB trailer - to have it as a vehicle that can haul major cargo on it's own - without having to pull a trailer... but to have it transformable from stand-alone vehicle back to trailer...
It's basically a "stretched" scooter now, but with major "sport-utility" status:
By removing the fork and handle-bars (about two minutes), and adding the BOB trailer fork, it is completely functional as a "push trailer". Replace the hub motor wheel with a normal one, and it's back to a (stretched) BOB trailer. Ideally, I should have one throttle on the "BOB-SLED" and one on my trailer-pulling 'cycle, with a quick-release connection, to easily connect between the two options.
I call it a BOB-SLED, because it isn't a bicycle, since there are no pedals or even a chain. There are SO many ways to ride it: You can stand up, put your legs anywhere in the cargo area (it also has "high-way bars" that are outside the cargo area, for stretching your legs straight out while riding with a full load.
Okay, I chopped my Mongoose HG 1000 in half, and attached it to the BOB trailer. It works well as a "push-trailer", here's a pic:
From this:
To this:
Then my friend came over and said, "A motorized propulsion system and cargo carrying capabillity - why not have both features in a rideable vehicle, instead of having to pull a trailer? It would be more manuverable and less cumbersome."
I said, "Why not have BOTH?!?!?!"
We came up with the idea of adding a front-end to the new HG 1000 / BOB trailer - to have it as a vehicle that can haul major cargo on it's own - without having to pull a trailer... but to have it transformable from stand-alone vehicle back to trailer...
It's basically a "stretched" scooter now, but with major "sport-utility" status:
By removing the fork and handle-bars (about two minutes), and adding the BOB trailer fork, it is completely functional as a "push trailer". Replace the hub motor wheel with a normal one, and it's back to a (stretched) BOB trailer. Ideally, I should have one throttle on the "BOB-SLED" and one on my trailer-pulling 'cycle, with a quick-release connection, to easily connect between the two options.
I call it a BOB-SLED, because it isn't a bicycle, since there are no pedals or even a chain. There are SO many ways to ride it: You can stand up, put your legs anywhere in the cargo area (it also has "high-way bars" that are outside the cargo area, for stretching your legs straight out while riding with a full load.
