Bicycle caravans

Skybird · 09-12-21, 05:11 PM

This is the by far best quality design I have seen so far. It costs, but judging by the quality of the materials (carbon or fiberglass) and the professional crafting (producer is a professional car industry contractor), it makes sense.

Haben will!

Company advertisment video:

https://www.caravaning.de/neuheiten/...hrrad-caravan/

https://mody-plast.de/

Detail photos: https://mody-plast.de/produkte/fahrr...-mody-outdoor/

The highest value versions of the three models weigh 42 and 50 kg (carbon or fibreglass), and cost 7500 and 5500 Euros in their base version, prices again for carbon and fibreglass . You can spend more for additonal items like the solar panel and charging unit, and a mini refrigeratopr ( up to -20°C!), tent, and so on. I know how it feels to shuttle a trailer with 2, 3 and 4 beer crates (17-18kg per crate), so i would recommend the carbon version (42 kg) and an ebike with a motor with higher torque, since you also will have some more kilograms in luggage with you. The differences between the three models seem to be minmal and focus on wheels and tires only to match different demands for stability due to the expected terrain.

However, a luxury item, you can spend around 10 thousand Euros, if you want. But then, ebikes have become hilariously expensive, and not only due to corona and interrupted supply chains, but because the industry discovered that people pay prices like for cars. Touring ebikes costing arond 5,000 and mountain bikes up to 10,000 do not shock me anymore. I would not pay that, but thats the new pricing reality. You can, however find cheaper ebikes, still. Waiting time currently up to 6 months, however.

I bought mine price reduced from 3000 to 2400, plus stuff like saddle, additonal battery, packs. I use Bosch 500 power packs. If not going uphill at the Teutoburger Forest, one full load under normal mixed driving conditions and gears and realistic engine support gets me to a range of 95-100km, with the 5+ km of elevations at the Teutoburger Forest, that I would need to climb twice per tour, it is reduced to 70-80 km. That are no calculated values, but my real world experiences after now 4 seasons and almost 20 thousand km. I always have at least two batteries on board for daily tour lengths between 125 and 150 km. My longest daily tour ever was two years ago, around 185km.

Reece · 09-12-21, 07:20 PM

Good grief!!

Jimbuna · 09-13-21, 11:34 AM

I prefer a lot more space I'm afraid.

Skybird · 09-13-21, 11:37 AM

Eat less.

Skybird · 09-13-21, 11:39 AM

Its better than a small one man tent or even a bivvybag. And more weather- (and water- !)resistent.

But i question the weight practicability, and you still need civilization to charge your ebike batteries. Doing that with solar panels still takes quite some tech kit and own-hand-design, and so there is no off-the-shelf solution I know of. I saw one trailer where somebody constructed a huge box with a huge panel on it that could charge a second battery, but that was a home construction, and had the size of a bicycle trailer. And charging a for example 500-battery pack as Bosch uses them, takes several hours even when charging via stable and optimised electricity supply from the wall mount. With a solar panel, clouds, indifferent weather, that is unreliable and unpredictable an ambition, Can left you stranded. And you do not want to drive a 30 kg bike with a caravan trailer adding a further 44kg to it, trust me - you just dont want that.

Jimbuna · 09-13-21, 12:14 PM

LOL

Skybird · 09-13-21, 05:17 PM

Im really turned on by this thing. Many optional things available, amongst them even a refrigerator with up to -20°C, not in the video, a kitchen module, sliding table... The video in the second part shows nicely interior details, how well windows, space and compartments are arranged. It is bigger than one thinks at first glance, inside 2,10m long, 86cm wide, from the outside it is 1,20 wide. The man in the video says he is 1.85m tall - and he has plenty of space left.

I will not get it, I have not really use for it and then it is too expensive if not to be used. But I like it very much. Dreams dreams dreams...

09-12-21, 05:11 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Bicycle caravans This is the by far best quality design I have seen so far. It costs, but judging by the quality of the materials (carbon or fiberglass) and the professional crafting (producer is a professional car industry contractor), it makes sense. Haben will! Company advertisment video: https://www.caravaning.de/neuheiten/...hrrad-caravan/ https://mody-plast.de/ Detail photos: https://mody-plast.de/produkte/fahrr...-mody-outdoor/ The highest value versions of the three models weigh 42 and 50 kg (carbon or fibreglass), and cost 7500 and 5500 Euros in their base version, prices again for carbon and fibreglass . You can spend more for additonal items like the solar panel and charging unit, and a mini refrigeratopr ( up to -20°C!), tent, and so on. I know how it feels to shuttle a trailer with 2, 3 and 4 beer crates (17-18kg per crate), so i would recommend the carbon version (42 kg) and an ebike with a motor with higher torque, since you also will have some more kilograms in luggage with you. The differences between the three models seem to be minmal and focus on wheels and tires only to match different demands for stability due to the expected terrain. However, a luxury item, you can spend around 10 thousand Euros, if you want. But then, ebikes have become hilariously expensive, and not only due to corona and interrupted supply chains, but because the industry discovered that people pay prices like for cars. Touring ebikes costing arond 5,000 and mountain bikes up to 10,000 do not shock me anymore. I would not pay that, but thats the new pricing reality. You can, however find cheaper ebikes, still. Waiting time currently up to 6 months, however. I bought mine price reduced from 3000 to 2400, plus stuff like saddle, additonal battery, packs. I use Bosch 500 power packs. If not going uphill at the Teutoburger Forest, one full load under normal mixed driving conditions and gears and realistic engine support gets me to a range of 95-100km, with the 5+ km of elevations at the Teutoburger Forest, that I would need to climb twice per tour, it is reduced to 70-80 km. That are no calculated values, but my real world experiences after now 4 seasons and almost 20 thousand km. I always have at least two batteries on board for daily tour lengths between 125 and 150 km. My longest daily tour ever was two years ago, around 185km. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 09-13-21 at 05:29 PM.

09-12-21, 07:20 PM	#2
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Good grief!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

09-13-21, 11:34 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I prefer a lot more space I'm afraid. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-13-21, 11:37 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Eat less. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

09-13-21, 11:39 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Its better than a small one man tent or even a bivvybag. And more weather- (and water- !)resistent. But i question the weight practicability, and you still need civilization to charge your ebike batteries. Doing that with solar panels still takes quite some tech kit and own-hand-design, and so there is no off-the-shelf solution I know of. I saw one trailer where somebody constructed a huge box with a huge panel on it that could charge a second battery, but that was a home construction, and had the size of a bicycle trailer. And charging a for example 500-battery pack as Bosch uses them, takes several hours even when charging via stable and optimised electricity supply from the wall mount. With a solar panel, clouds, indifferent weather, that is unreliable and unpredictable an ambition, Can left you stranded. And you do not want to drive a 30 kg bike with a caravan trailer adding a further 44kg to it, trust me - you just dont want that. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 09-13-21 at 05:19 PM.

09-13-21, 12:14 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	LOL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-13-21, 05:17 PM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Im really turned on by this thing. Many optional things available, amongst them even a refrigerator with up to -20°C, not in the video, a kitchen module, sliding table... The video in the second part shows nicely interior details, how well windows, space and compartments are arranged. It is bigger than one thinks at first glance, inside 2,10m long, 86cm wide, from the outside it is 1,20 wide. The man in the video says he is 1.85m tall - and he has plenty of space left. I will not get it, I have not really use for it and then it is too expensive if not to be used. But I like it very much. Dreams dreams dreams... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.