The Cocktail Racer still needed a trailer. Driving it around in a VW Bus worked, but was also somewhat tedious as it required always 4 hands to get it moving. So clearly this was not the finall answer. But would a normal trailer not just be totally oversized for the tiny thing? And what vehicle would fit to the all-electric version of the Cocktail Racer?
A new idea was born. Adding a e-bike trailer to the Cocktail Racer universe. Peter, a fine craftsman already years ago started to design heavy-duty bike trailer and today his company hinterher.com (in english something like “behind”) produces truly innovative bike trailer that can carry 100+ kg (200+ pounds). And one of his customers already used for a kayak.
Now it was just about finding the right design for the Cocktail Racer. To make it also work as a slip trailer the boat should sit as low as possible, which basically meant the trailer to be much (!) broader than what they build so far. It needed a custom design.
Fortunately Peter from hinterher is a passionate kayak rider and was exited about the idea. And so we developed the prototype from scratch. After some weeks we had our first Cocktail Race bike trailer ready – an e-bike trailer for an e-racer!
The trailer does a perfect job now we have not only an all-electric solution for racing, but also transporting the e-racer with an e-bike. 100% hedonism – 100% sustainable!
Still, carrying around 100+ kg trailer requires some caution – especially when you are not used to driving with a 130 cm broad vehicle behind you… (but for god sake no damage on the boat!)