Haulin' Colin Metal Shop

Stock Trailers

For the first time ever, I'm building a run of stock 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 available starting in August '10. These trailers are being distributed by Dave Shapiro. Visit his site for updates or to place an order.

Trailers are my specialty, but I 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 my time, but the scope of the shop is definitely not limited to bicycles. I 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.

July '10

I just spent most of June building Pedal-Powered Parade Float Version 2.0. It's built up from the frame of an '84 Toyota pickup truck. Seven people pedal, and one controls the steering, brakes, and shifting. Byron from Bike Hugger ran into us getting ready for the Seattle Pride Parade and took a short video. See it here: http://bikehugger.com/2010/06/bicycle-powered-parade-float.html

March '10

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.