get me into cagro bikes

Bearpants · October 19, 2011, 4:22pm

I need to buy a big peice if MDF to make a desk. Get me into trailers that would get something like that home?

Rusty_Piton · October 19, 2011, 4:34pm

JUGE_FREDD · October 19, 2011, 7:34pm

^ I’ve got one:

It’s much stronger than any other trailer on the market, which all tend to have dumb shit like frames made from 80/20 that flex till the bolts start backing out, 16" wheels that amplify bumps, single-sided axles that get bent out of true and leave the wheels vulnerable to bollards, and plastic skyway mag wheels that fold under cornering forces.

The hitch is ingenious too — it attaches to your chain and seatstays using specially-sized clamps for different tube sizes, and holds a shouldered spherical ball joint in an oversized brass bushing. No jackass turn sandwichery like seatpost mounts, special quick releases, hose clamps, caster wheels, pneumatic quick-disconnects, or for fucks sake lashed inner tubes.

I’ve pulled 400 pounds of cargo in it on dirt roads too rough for cars, and it was unfazed. When the weakest links in your design are the 36 spokes and the pressure limit of the tire sidewalls, you’re doin’ it right.

Bearpants · October 19, 2011, 7:31pm

Fucking fuck. I want one.

Hawk_panel · October 19, 2011, 8:02pm

any close-ups of the hitch area?

NOVELTYNAME · October 19, 2011, 8:03pm

depends how big the mdf is. I mean, if you’re moving a 4x8x1/2" you’ll probably be fine, but if you get like 2" stock, forgetaboutit.

Larry_Winget · October 19, 2011, 8:41pm

Why the fuck would anyone make a desk out of MDF?

NOVELTYNAME · October 19, 2011, 9:43pm

coz flat and wont ever move
hello, welcome to 2011 all tables are built with panelgoods/mdf build ups

Larry_Winget · October 19, 2011, 9:55pm

[quote=miguel]coz flat and wont ever move
hello, welcome to 2011 all tables are built with panelgoods/mdf build ups[/quote]

So why would you go to the trouble of building?
Unless you veneer it or apply some kind hard finish it dents pretty easily.
MDF dust is also fucking nasty shit.

NOVELTYNAME · October 19, 2011, 10:19pm

[quote=tarckeemoon][quote=miguel]coz flat and wont ever move
hello, welcome to 2011 all tables are built with panelgoods/mdf build ups[/quote]
So why would you go to the trouble of building?
Unless you veneer it or apply some kind hard finish it dents pretty easily.
MDF dust is also fucking nasty shit.[/quote]
this is not the correct thread

??? why build anything.
a couple coats of catalyzed lacquer will work wonders. ask me about conversion varnish. also, he said “desk” not “work bench”
there are a few non-formaldehyde and U.S. sourced MDF options, but you need to ask and search for them. dust is a silent killer, we have a new hire (in finishing!) and i keep reminding her to wear dust masks. I’m like, “look at (current finisher) ”

jimmythefly · October 19, 2011, 10:38pm

Found these, xlarge version might show you what you want.

Larry_Winget · October 19, 2011, 10:45pm

[quote=miguel][quote=tarckeemoon][quote=miguel]coz flat and wont ever move
hello, welcome to 2011 all tables are built with panelgoods/mdf build ups[/quote]
So why would you go to the trouble of building?
Unless you veneer it or apply some kind hard finish it dents pretty easily.
MDF dust is also fucking nasty shit.[/quote]
this is not the correct thread

??? why build anything.
a couple coats of catalyzed lacquer will work wonders. ask me about conversion varnish. also, he said “desk” not “work bench”
there are a few non-formaldehyde and U.S. sourced MDF options, but you need to ask and search for them. dust is a silent killer, we have a new hire (in finishing!) and i keep reminding her to wear dust masks. I’m like, “look at (current finisher) ”[/quote]

Good points I guess. I hate finishing, and for me I’d gladly pay more for materials if I knew I’d get good results with low hassle at the finish stage.

jamey1 · October 19, 2011, 10:55pm

Yeah, MDF finishes up real nice.

akasnowmaaan · October 20, 2011, 12:04am

[quote=Buffalo Bill]^ I’ve got one:

It’s much stronger than any other trailer on the market, which all tend to have dumb shit like frames made from 80/20 that flex till the bolts start backing out, 16" wheels that amplify bumps, single-sided axles that get bent out of true and leave the wheels vulnerable to bollards, and plastic skyway mag wheels that fold under cornering forces.

The hitch is ingenious too — it attaches to your chain and seatstays using specially-sized clamps for different tube sizes, and holds a shouldered spherical ball joint in an oversized brass bushing. No jackass turn sandwichery like seatpost mounts, special quick releases, hose clamps, caster wheels, pneumatic quick-disconnects, or for fucks sake lashed inner tubes.

I’ve pulled 400 pounds of cargo in it on dirt roads too rough for cars, and it was unfazed. When the weakest links in your design are the 36 spokes and the pressure limit of the tire sidewalls, you’re doin’ it right.[/quote]

+1 to this so bad. Saved in my ‘awesome shit to know sometime in the future but I don’t know when’ folder.

surfcat · October 20, 2011, 3:01am

Mr. Bill, that is a very nice trailer, and a very nice bike.

I’ve been happy so far with my far more modest cargo trailer built from the Wike DIY kit. It has 20" spoked wheels (I think 36h?) but the axles are single sided. I built it with a 1/4 sheet of 1/2" plywood and it’s been fine so far. Mostly need it for light/bulky stuff, like hauling beach stuff to the beach, or kids’ bikes, etc. Hitch is a plate that bolts to the axle, works fine so long as you don’t have funky hooded dropouts or something.

VT_regularbike · October 20, 2011, 4:02am

Does the trailer alone weigh like 100lbs?

VT_regularbike · October 20, 2011, 4:03am

Now that my troll is done I really want to build a custom trailer utilizing the integrated trailer mounting holes.

JUGE_FREDD · October 20, 2011, 4:06am

How does the elastomer tongue work out?

Seems like it uses it for the lateral travel that lets you lean the bike, sketches me out.

JUGE_FREDD · October 20, 2011, 4:24am

The production Colin trailer is 40-45 pounds empty and balanced well (with a few pounds of hitch pressure). Pulling it empty you don’t really feel the weight, the effect of articulation over bumps is much more noticeable.

I’ve never seen those bosses in use.

Even all though all the promotional shit for the trailers from Surly were with the Troll, every single setup I’ve seen uses the QR mount. I figured they’d just never gotten around to making the mounting nuts, but it looks like they exist (at least now): Universal Cycles -- Surly Troll/10x1 Hitch Mount Nuts for Trailer [BT0019]

Bearpants · October 20, 2011, 7:33am

[quote=tarckeemoon][quote=miguel][quote=tarckeemoon][quote=miguel]coz flat and wont ever move
hello, welcome to 2011 all tables are built with panelgoods/mdf build ups[/quote]
So why would you go to the trouble of building?
Unless you veneer it or apply some kind hard finish it dents pretty easily.
MDF dust is also fucking nasty shit.[/quote]
this is not the correct thread

??? why build anything.
a couple coats of catalyzed lacquer will work wonders. ask me about conversion varnish. also, he said “desk” not “work bench”
there are a few non-formaldehyde and U.S. sourced MDF options, but you need to ask and search for them. dust is a silent killer, we have a new hire (in finishing!) and i keep reminding her to wear dust masks. I’m like, “look at (current finisher) ”[/quote]

Good points I guess. I hate finishing, and for me I’d gladly pay more for materials if I knew I’d get good results with low hassle at the finish stage.[/quote]
Jesus, didn’t mean to start desk chat.

We have a kind of room/hallway thing between our kitchen and living/bedroom that we have made our home office. Since both of us will be working at the same desk I’m just going to put a surface wall to wall over some drawer units from IKEA. The MDF I can buy here is like 2" thick and has a kind of hard, smooth outer layer? so all it would need is some prime and paint and bam, perfectly flat, hard big as possible desktop.

I’m not going to buy a bike trailer to get it home, I’m just gonna borrow a car with a trailer from the in-laws. It was just a hypothetical biggest-thing that got me the answer I wanted.