Mark,
There are some other interesting hitches on the sites listed on this web page, http://www.singlewheel.com/Today/TodayFR.htm. Some I know are familiar to us. Others are really out there, like a draw bar that comes up and pivots off the top of the rear frame somewhere at or above the wheel, like a pick up truck 5th wheel. It's a Netherlands company claiming they're good at Autobahn speeds !
Conceptually, I think the design can be viewed as the hitch at the end a cantilevered structure so the attachment to the bike would be better if frame mounted. We know that solid attachment points, large bearing/clamping surfaces, and triangulation make for a more rigid structure. Now just how to do that without putting a wide flange beam through the middle of the wheel is the task.
I kind of like the approach of letting the bike's suspension work on the entire bike/rider/trailer.
I'll monitor your progress and you can always PM or call if you need someone to talk through ideas.
Jim
There are some other interesting hitches on the sites listed on this web page, http://www.singlewheel.com/Today/TodayFR.htm. Some I know are familiar to us. Others are really out there, like a draw bar that comes up and pivots off the top of the rear frame somewhere at or above the wheel, like a pick up truck 5th wheel. It's a Netherlands company claiming they're good at Autobahn speeds !
Conceptually, I think the design can be viewed as the hitch at the end a cantilevered structure so the attachment to the bike would be better if frame mounted. We know that solid attachment points, large bearing/clamping surfaces, and triangulation make for a more rigid structure. Now just how to do that without putting a wide flange beam through the middle of the wheel is the task.
I kind of like the approach of letting the bike's suspension work on the entire bike/rider/trailer.
I'll monitor your progress and you can always PM or call if you need someone to talk through ideas.
Jim
