Life has happened since my last post and most of what I wrote then is now painted a different hue.
Flying into Santiago (and most of South America from what I have gleaned) is mostly by LATAM airlines. These guys do not allow any electric bikes on their planes irrespective of whether they have batteries or not – the cut off is having an electric motor. I am now leaning toward flying in to Vancouver and starting an adventure from there. Think Pan American – …
I have had a new 20″ wheel rebuilt for the extrawheel with a brake rotor. Brent rose to the challenge to mod the frame to fit an Avid BB7 brake caliper and I’m well pleased with the braking ability of the trailer which will be carrying the bulk of the weight of my gear plus the Rovin panel.

The above picture is the end result of the brake mods. Super chuffed at its effectiveness. One significant downside is that if want to separate the trailer from the bike I have to release the inner cable from the trailer brake end. I am still searching for a cable joining solution to make this process simpler.

The above picture shows (apart from my foot!) the nice small cable splitter allowing the brake cable to operate the back wheel and trailer brake when engaged.
The Rovin panels I desire are not going to be stocked again which is concerning. If anyone knows of panels with a form factor around 1m x 1m I’d be keen to find them. The carbon pivot spars have been ordered care of the wonderful Chris at Flow Kayaks in Christchurch. As I write this I am intending to mount the single large panel on the bike as I cannot get 2 smaller ones at this stage.
Planned mods:
1. Large 430w panel on bike, smaller 200w panel on the trailer. Both pivoting to capture more energy at either end of the day. Quite some work involved with having a strong front support that splits to allow me an uninterrupted view forwards. The back support will remain as I had it. The front trailer support needs to be created – the rear trailer support will utilise the extrawheel cage. What needs to be thought through during this process is how to hold the pivoted panels in the desired angle and the ability to return them to horizontal quickly to minimise the windage effect of large passing vehicles or wind gusts.
2. 100mm PVC pipe installed above trailer tyre to add water storage capacity. Also doing duty as a mudguard.
3. Handlebar bag on the front side rack replaced with fork bags both sides. Electrical stuff on the left and general bike maintenance and mains charger on the right.
4. Most electrical connections changed from Anderson powerpoles to XT60’s as they are far more robust and reliable.
A very unexpected change in my living circumstances is taking quite some energy and time to sort through so I am not sure when I will be able to sally forth once more. Hopefully within a year.
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