whew! i'm so happy i found this site!
i am a screenprinter in toronto canada, printing tour shirts/posters/stickers/buttons for rock n roll bands. my main t-shirt supplier is 10 blocks away. when i have to pick up one box of tshirts, i use 2 different streetcars to get it to the shop. if i have more than one, i have to take a cab.
to go 10 blocks.
my wife takes the car to work, so don't even bother.
i'm fed up spending all this money on cabs (about $125 a month), so i bought a second-hand trike, 5-speed, big ol motorcycle seat, high monkey bars, and it has a 1" tubular steel bar sticking out of the back axle for...a trailer.
commercial bike trailers do not suit my specific needs. i am getting someone to build me a trailer. he asked me what i want it to look like, and i said i dunno, i just need the darn thing. he said to think about it. you see, the trailer, in addition to being utilitarian, well, i want it to look cool so it functions as advertising for my print shop. i've thought about it, and..it's gonna be a teardrop trailer. i bought a book on the history of trailers last year, and the teardops are beautiful. plus, design-wise, it'll look great behind my trike. paint my company logo on the back (the part that flips up), and i just know people will be stopping me to take pictures.
i'll let you all know how it turns out, and i'm also looking for any and all advice. i read the other posts, but everyone wants to use the teardop to sleep in - i just want it to cart around boxes of tshirts.
thanks, and happy to meet you all!
stacey case.