Bicycle trailers
Practical Action
To make sure that the cycle trailers are affordable, Practical Action works with local partner
organisations who operate credit schemes at low interest rates.
How to make a bicycle trailer
The cycle trailers are made in small village workshops from iron tubing, which is cut, bent,
welded and drilled to make the frame and wheels. Modifications are also carried out to the
trailers in these workshops at the request of the buyers.
50.8 mm
square wire
mesh
Figure 3 shows one of the
designs produced by
Practical Action
The frame needs to be
strong and rigid but as light
as possible. Thin wall tube
gives the best design but is
not always available or
affordable and some skill is
needed to weld the thin
material.
Details of the Frame Construction
Figure 4: The frame construction is made up from welded steel tube
.