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Jörg (one of the organizers) finally posted his video. He always does a lot of interviews and shows off everyone’s technology. Several of these people have thousands of kilometers on their trailers. Lots of very cool builds. Very interesting.

I was thinking that also. In the last couple of months, 3 wheeled caravans have become popular: B-Camper DIY 94's latest design Schwarzwald-Cruiser TV's latest Surprisingly not many have motorized them yet. I saw one guy a couple of years ago but I can't seem to find that video.

The latest video from Alex TEK about the Treffen (meeting) in Kassel

What is a Fahrradwohnwagen? Bicycle(fahrrad) camping(wohn) vehicle(wagen) or a bicycle caravan or camping trailer. Apparently Germany has some unique camping laws and camping in a trailer instead of a tent is not camping. This loop-hole is making fahrradwohnwagens very popular. It's a little...

Although there have been several others; Paul Elkins is considered by most to be the OG https://www.youtube.com/user/paulwelkins First there was his Burning Man trailer and lot experiments Coroplast structures. Then in 2015 he built this: 0BJxTfSqiZ4 Builders still pay homage to him and many...

Fahrrad (bicycle) Wohnwagen (caravan/camper) Treffen (meeting) 2021 I thought that many on this forum would be interested in this but I hadn't seen any other mention of it. HCpUxst1qcE In the last 1-2 years, the bicycle camper trailer community has just exploded in Germany. New builders are...

Thanks wesnewell, They were just what i needed :D

Thanks for the link. I thought I remembered some threads here (looks like they have been combined now) but searching for Magnets on ES was not very useful. I guess "Red Light" was the key word I should have been looking for. I know the info is often here someplace, it's just so hard to find it...

Like everyone else (I assume) that uses 2 wheeled transportation, I am frustrated with traffic light sensors that don’t “see” me. I searched around on the net and saw a lot of stuff on using magnets. I tore apart a couple of old hard drives and put the magnets on my pedals. I seemed to get about...

I know John Holmes makes custom spokes, but all I can find are Sapim Stainless spokes and mine are cheap plated steel and I figured it was not good to mix spoke types. None of my LBSs had 12ga spokes nor were they able (or willing?) to order them. Is it OK to mix stainless with UCP spokes?

After >5,800 miles I finally broke a spoke. She kept telling me that she needed attention (the spokes were making noises) but life kept getting in the way and I kept putting it off. So she threw a tantrum and broke a spoke. I know that I should re-lace it with 13/14ga spokes but time and money...

Sorry. It’s been a while. Serial family emergencies have limited my free time. Here is what I ended up doing. First, the crank puller tool is kinda’ a must have tool. $2-$3 from China on eBay. It might be worth ordering one to have around if you plan on doing your own bicycle maintenance. I...

Based on what I can understand from here (and the Inter-Webs) a Crank Puller is a "Must Have" (well almost a must have). Current game plan...Buy the one tool and take the BB apart. Take the parts to a LBS (I have 4 to choose from but none is very eBike friendly, if all I have is parts then...

Actually if the Earth is flat, then you pretty much have to throw out the commonly accepted concepts of gravity and planetary motion. In fact you would have to throw out most of the knowledge we have accumulated through the scientific method since the realization that the Earth is round...

Yep; I was wondering about them also. It seems to be difficult to diagnose a drive train problem that only shows up while you are pedaling hard and are surrounded by several ton steel monsters. I figure that it would be a good time to service the BB while I am trying to figure out what is wrong...