Pics of Mountain Bike Trailer.

[steelsetter]

I have tried for a hour to get them on. Giving up for now. Got one on the gallery with some pricing info. Just trying to get a few pics on here for the do-it yourselfers. Any help would be appreciated.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/548/7371IMG_0274.JPG

[NEMichsportsman]

Pretty impressive. I assume you do a great deal of long distance traveling via mountain bike?

[steelsetter]

Thanks. The trailer in the pic is made from Aluminum and Stainless Steel only. Including the gimbaled hitch on the rear carrier. I have been very pleased with it so far. Actually drove the dang thing around the yard after the pic was taken. Kind of makes me anxious for woodchuck hunting!. Put a lot of miles on my Trekk for sure. Always enjoyed riding bikes as a kid and it has carried on into adulthood. When I lived in Saginaw I rode my bike back and forth to work (couple miles each way). Some days I made better time on bike then I could in the car do to traffic lights, etc. Now I live in a rural area and that can't happen anymore. But I still ride on the country roads by my house as much as I can. I have been using the bike for hunting more and more though. I hunt on several public areas that it allows me access to spots not to many hunt. A few guys will go that far back in to hunt. But after the first time they have to drag a buck three or four miles they seem to lose interest! The neat thing about the trailer is you can carry lots of gear with minimal effort. If I go in over 2 miles to hunt I want everything with me that I might need including a few creature comforts a guy would not pack in do to weight concerns. My longest journey on bike for a hunt was around 16 miles in one day. This was on a woodchuck hunt in the early spring. Went in on bike and used a shooting stand I have made up to turn the bike itself into a shooting platform. I could drive around some very large fields that has no vehicular access (State land limited access). Shoot a 1/2 hour or so and move on to new ground. I see very few guys hunting from a bike and came here to see if any guys here have done it before and if they like it or not.

[rabbit whacker]

Welcome to the site.

That looks like a pretty cool setup. Is braking much of a problem with a full load? It looks like it would be nice for carrying in stands to remote areas too.

Here is a link to an article Steve wrote about biking and hunting

link (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/hunting_articles/bikes.htm)

[steelsetter]

My Trekk has very good brakes on it. By keeping them adjusted I have not noticed any problems to date. However I have not tried a steep long grade fully loaded yet. This trailer is rated for 600#'s and I would highly doubt the brakes would even come close to stopping that much on grade. If I were taking this unit cross country I would have a secondary brake on the trailer for emergencies. A hand operated axle drag would be pretty simpole to come up with.