{"id":4222,"date":"2020-04-20T22:50:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T22:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/?p=4222"},"modified":"2020-11-23T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T18:52:36","slug":"added-suspension-to-rykens-weehoo-kids-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/?p=4222","title":{"rendered":"Added suspension to Ryken&#8217;s WeeHoo kids trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">Ryken&#8217;s trailer broke on a ride recently, it had about 250 miles on it, most of them on dirt trails.&nbsp; It appears that the weld on this main bar didn&#8217;t penetrate fully.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t blame them, they have always been helpful.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe trails near me can be rough so we took this opportunity to slap an old mountain bike shock on there to see if it would absorb bumps better.&nbsp; We used old atv linkage bearings, shock mounts and hardware, way overbuilt for this purpose.&nbsp; I had a 100mm fox shock laying around.&nbsp; We eyeballed the geometry and welded it up and it works awesome.&nbsp; It is much more compliant.&nbsp; I am running a solid rear tube so the bike is pretty bouncy but with the shock its much more tame.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some results videos:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing weehoo suspension(3)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQ_2EdCXemc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing weehoo suspension(2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uCqGmOwHHNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing weehoo suspension(1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IZ4gRddRY3Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<strong>The trailer broken on the trail<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4246\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-250x188.jpg 250w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-550x413.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-240x180.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-1-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4248\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-250x188.jpg 250w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-550x413.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-240x180.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-3-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Welding in the shock<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4249\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-250x188.jpg 250w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-550x413.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-240x180.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/broken-trailer-shock-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Adding a skidplate<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4244\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-250x188.jpg 250w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-550x413.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-240x180.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A pic after a ride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4245\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-250x188.jpg 250w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-550x413.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-240x180.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.kendallrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trailer-shock-skid2-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryken&#8217;s trailer broke on a ride recently, it had about 250 miles on it, most of them on dirt trails.&nbsp; It appears that the weld on this main bar didn&#8217;t penetrate fully.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t blame them, they have always been helpful.&nbsp;&nbsp; The trails near me can be rough so we took this opportunity to slap 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