cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28317266

I had to temporarily move out. It took a few trips to move all my belongings.

No electric, so rather slow speed, but thankfully very little traffic here.

In front of a stone house with a blue door. The trailers hold bin bags and green crates with another bicycle laid on top

The bike train on a road, carrying rather tall stacks of green crates, as well as other miscellaneous items

2 trailers connected to the bike. The front trailer has a stack of bicycles on it, and the rear trailer has green crates on top of which sits a cat. Another cat walks towards the camera

  • pop [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    15·
    2 days ago

    My favorites were the ones I’d see old ladies riding in town in the 90’s. They were tricycles: one tire in front, and two in the back with a large basket between them. They’d go buy groceries and come back without straining themselves with the bags.

    • bluGill@fedia.io
      9·
      2 days ago

      Those are still popular in factories. maintenance can put tools is the basket and get to the broke machine quickly.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
      5·
      2 days ago

      they’re still available, in electric even these days! Though tbh you’ll also get by perfectly fine with a normal bike that has a basket on the back, yeah you’ll have to lift it up and it’ll be a little bit wiggly with the weight up high, but it’s absolutely fine if you’re in normal health.

    • glimse@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 days ago

      I’ve always wanted one of these but lord knows I’d never get my money’s worth out of it. I’m either shopping for stuff I can carry or enough stuff to necessitate a vehicle

    • Albbi
      1·
      2 days ago

      Funny, for me it was old men riding these tricycles around town.

  • Albbi
    7·
    2 days ago

    I love this, but were there any hills? I can’t see that being possible if there was even a moderately steep hill.

    • 56!@slrpnk.netOP
      4·
      2 days ago

      You’re right, there are not many hills here. Only 1 small one I had to climb. I do think that with low enough gears and enough time, hills won’t be much of a problem.

      You could also do the hill in multiple trips, temporarily leaving one of the trailers behind.

      • Albbi
        5·
        2 days ago

        You could also do the hill in multiple trips, temporarily leaving one of the trailers behind.

        Hey, that’s exactly the kind of problem solving I was looking for! Very nice idea.

    • 56!@slrpnk.netOP
      2·
      2 days ago

      Yes… I’d love to make one myself. I have an idea for one with swappable wheels: small wheels which don’t stick up above the trailer bed (for carrying wide things), and large wheels for a less bumpy journey.

      The hand cart which I have at the front is great for carrying large/wide things, but the wheels can’t handle cattle grids or rabbit holes…