I have been searching on here, and on google far and wide to find all the info that I can about bicycle sidecars. I have a neat old bike (AMF Roadmaster) that was my great grandfathers that I am redoing, and I would like to be able to ride it on the rails to trails with my daughter. Since a modern bike seat would look like a$$, and a vintage bike seat is akin to having my daughter ride on the hood of the car I am thinking about building a sidecar.
My idea so far is to use a few donor bikes I have laying around, and build a basic frame out of tubing, and use a 20" wheel. I am going to try and use a steering tube as a pivot fastened to the bike, and use the neck and fork as mounting locations for the car, allowing it to move up and down. I am trying to wrap my mind around how it would work, but I am thinking if I had one side of the mounting higher on the tube it could force the side car to lean and steer when the bike leans? I will have to use trial and error to see how it works out. I am figuring on a light weight side car made out of a wooden frame with door skins (luan) over it as skin.
Like I said I searched and searched, and saved what ever I could, but does anyone else have any experience with this?
Thanks,
CHAZ
My idea so far is to use a few donor bikes I have laying around, and build a basic frame out of tubing, and use a 20" wheel. I am going to try and use a steering tube as a pivot fastened to the bike, and use the neck and fork as mounting locations for the car, allowing it to move up and down. I am trying to wrap my mind around how it would work, but I am thinking if I had one side of the mounting higher on the tube it could force the side car to lean and steer when the bike leans? I will have to use trial and error to see how it works out. I am figuring on a light weight side car made out of a wooden frame with door skins (luan) over it as skin.
Like I said I searched and searched, and saved what ever I could, but does anyone else have any experience with this?
Thanks,
CHAZ