Today I acquired...........

[Maker]

Put this together today...strictly a summer bike but i've been after one of these for ages!

Ooh that's pretty. Is that an ovalised chainring?

 

[bigegg]

Ooh that's pretty. Is that an ovalised chainring?

that's *sooooo* '80s

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

A working van.

The new clean uncoded uch/bcm wouldn't read.
The used uch coded to a different van worked once a component had been swapped.
Result.

Not been a good week working out of the wife's car.

 

[bigegg]

Not been a good week working out of the wife's car.

*this* is why I always preferred to use a trailer.

can always find something to tow it.
and no more vulnerable than a van

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

*this* is why I always preferred to use a trailer.

can always find something to tow it.
and no more vulnerable than a van

Until some bugger drives off with it. Parking would be a pig too.
Added fuel costs. Longer journey times.

No roof rack for long timbers.

Sure I could think of more reasons.
If today didn't fix it was gonna buy a cheap van for a few weeks

 

[bigegg]

Until some ****** drives off with it. Parking would be a pig too.
Added fuel costs. Longer journey times.

No roof rack for long timbers.

Sure I could think of more reasons.
If today didn't fix it was gonna buy a cheap van for a few weeks

theft is same as van? just different solution? or - remove hitch and/or wheels rather than wheel clamp - alarm either way.

parking? admitted.
I would argue benefits outweigh
.fuel cost likewise.

are the journey times significant?
on A roads,
car + trailer = 60mph
van = 60mph

on m/ways - 100 miles @60mph= 1hr 40
@70mpg = 1hr 30.

chances are, you'll be doing less than this, so difference will be reduced.


at £30/HR = £5 each way difference. maybe significant?


compare it to a lost day's work when your van breaks down?
40hr weeks, 8 hour days, 5 day weeks, 50 weeks a year, £30 an hr

so (5d x50w x £5 per week) = 1350 a year extra.
1 days labour = 8hr x£30 = £240

so breakeven is
1350/240 = 5days 5hrs per year in breakdowns. worst case.(100 mile to job, each way, every day)

I don't know your hourly rate for labour - less makes trailer more economic. larger hourly rate makes it less so.



your other arguments:

why can't you put a rrofrack on a trailer - I put one on a horse trailer to carry my market stall?

 

[Chillitt]

A gas central heating boiler. We have no gas here. Either it will get weighed in as its heavy or I'll look into running off bottles and use it to warm up a couple of sheds, No idea how practical that idea is though

 

[Welderpaul]

Ooh that's pretty. Is that an ovalised chainring?

Yeah. I have inner and outers on my other bike so only right to get them on this one as well. - never go back to round rings after using these.

 

[vwmark]

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

theft is same as van? just different solution? or - remove hitch and/or wheels rather than wheel clamp - alarm either way.

parking? admitted. I would argue benefits outweigh.

why can't you put a rrofrack on a trailer - I put one on a horse trailer to carry my market stall?

Would you drive a normal sized box trailer with 5.1m lengths of timber on top.

 

[addjunkie]

Clearing the old mans house, the tools are mostly junk Id not use, but these, particularly the brass one I rather like, now where is the best place to find out more about it!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

^^ That translates as "My Honour is True" if that helps? [not a lot, admittedly ]

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

are the journey times significant? car + trailer = 60. a roads, van = 60
m/ways - 100 miles @60mph= 1hr 40
@70mpg = 1hr 30.


at £30/HR = £5 each way difference. maybe significant?


compare it to a lost day's work when your van breaks down?
40hr weeks, 8 hour days, 5 day weeks, 50 weeks a year, £30 an hr

so (5d x50w x £5 per week) = 1350 a year extra.
1 days labour = 8hr x£30 = £240

so
1350/240 = 5days 5hrs per year in breakdowns. worst case.(100 mile to job, each way, every day)

I don't know your hourly rate for labour - less makes trailer more economic. larger hourly rate makes it less so.

Ok if you say so.

Il stick with my van you stick with your trailer. Were all happy.

 

[bigegg]

Would you drive a normal sized box trailer with 5.1m lengths of timber on top.

no.
I'd put em on my 5.2m lexus with its 2t towing capacity.

 

[Welderpaul]

Clearing the old mans house, the tools are mostly junk Id not use, but these, particularly the brass one I rather like, now where is the View attachment 158372 View attachment 158371 View attachment 158373 best place to find out more about it!View attachment 158370

I have got exactly the same German dagger. My Grandad took it off a German in WW2 who was trying to kill him.

 

[bigegg]

Ok if you say so.

Il stick with my van you stick with your trailer. Were all happy.

this isn't an argument.

iim simply explaining why you are wrong.

 

[addjunkie]

Would you drive a normal sized box trailer with 5.1m lengths of timber on top.

No Id get them delivered free, with my trade account! Saves so much time as its a 40 mile round trip.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

this isn't an argument.

iim simply explaining why you are wrong.

You know what they say about opinions...

 

[addjunkie]

I have got exactly the same German dagger. My Grandad took it off a German in WW2 who was trying to kill him.

Yes The Ss daggers are fairly common and well documented on line, this one is quite abused and the handle is cracked, the naval dagger apperars to be older pre ww1, but cant pin it down exactly.

 

[Welderpaul]

Yes The Ss daggers are fairly common and well documented on line, this one is quite abused and the handle is cracked, the naval dagger apperars to be older pre ww1, but cant pin it down exactly.

I didn't know they were SS?