Haulin' Colin Metal Shop

The Haulin' Colin metalshop builds bicycle trailers, specializing in heavy duty load carrying and custom designs. Browse the 'trailers' section of this website to see standard features, custom options, and pricing details.

Trailers are our specialty, but we do many kinds of bicycle related metalworking including frame repair and modification, custom racks, center stands for cargo bikes, and custom bike tools. This kind of work takes up most of our time, but the scope of our shop is definitely not limited to bicycles. We have the equipment and knowledge to handle a variety of small machining and fabrication jobs. Feel free to contact me about any metalworking project. If I can't do it, I probably know who can.

March '10

I'm just now starting my first production batch of trailers. They are the standard 5' x 2' size with a railing and a sturdy hitch with custom clamps to fit your bicycle. This new batch will have aluminum diamond plate decks instead of plywood! They should be ready to go in about two months. The price will be about $700. Let me know if you'd like to be on the list to get one when I finish.

There's a short article about me and my electric-assist bicycle trailer in the current issue of Momentum Magazine.

Sept '09

Another busy summer has come and is mostly gone. I've made much more than is represented here on the website, but I'll get a few more pictures up soon including custom kids' seat, stainless steel 1/2 gallon water bottle cage, tandem pedicab, more trailers, and 8 person pedal-powered parade float.

Just finished trailer #16, and added a shiftable electric assisst to my own trailer. Lots more projects on the horizon. Stay tuned.

Dec '08

Several pictures on this website were recently taken by Galen Maynard, blogger for Bike Hugger. You can see the whole set on his flickr page.

The Haulin' Colin metalshop is a part of Equinox Studios in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, WA.