Hand pulled Rickshaw Plans

[dkrwoodturning]

Hi everyone, I am trying to help a mate who is a bare foot runner. His name is Mat Grills, a police officer and a runner for charity. Yes Mat runs bare foot as well as in sandals, he does not wear normal running shoes. He wants to make a rickshaw that he can pull behind him. Just wondering if anyone has plans to build one at all. Mat is training for his next charity run, from Western Australia to the east coast in New South Wales. It is a big run across Australia and is trying to raise money to help a village in Africa with buildings and be able to fund it for a year. The rickshaw is something that is important to him and he is a good mate and I want to help in anyway I can. If anyone has any info, ideas, sites or especially a plan it would be greatly appreciated. This is Mat's blog page if you want to read a bit about him.
http://tattoorunner.blogspot.com/201....html?spref=fb

Many thanks in advance if anyone can help.
Cheers
Darren

 

[Monolith]

Holy crap, How far is he going? Perth to Sydney?? Thats nuts!

 

[dkrwoodturning]

Holy crap, How far is he going? Perth to Sydney?? Thats nuts!

Yep you got it in one Monolith, he has faith that he can do it and his dad will be running with him. He is one of the nicest guys I have ever known and it would be great if i could help him.

 

[Monolith]

Incredible!! I dunno how he's gonna do it... it took me like 3 days to cross the nullarbor by train!

I wish I could help, but I don't know anything about rickshaws. Have you checked instructables.com?

 

[snyiper]

I am thinking it will have to be hand made like a two wheel trailer with handels. The oversize wheels like motorcycle or Bicycle wheels and light weight material for the framing.

 

[dogcatcher]

Is he wanting this to haul his extra gear and supplies?

 

[dkrwoodturning]

Is he wanting this to haul his extra gear and supplies?

No Mat want it as a training aid and haul people, use it as a strength and conditioning tool.

 

[dogcatcher]

Tell him to do research for making a "horse sulky", or even looking at the photos of a horse sulky will get him where he wants to go. 2 bicycle wheels, and the front forks of the bikes should be his major expense. I think I know of a place that has great photos, I will look for it.

 

[firewhatfire]

Try this place. Alot of links
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-400980.html

 

[dogcatcher]

Here you go. Superior Sulky and their jogging cart,
http://www.superiorsulky.com/jogcart.htm