Thule Chariot CX trailer - narrow pushbar steel tube connector idea

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We have a thule chariot for our little girl. I didn't like the original pushbar, it's very wide, and produces a lot of rattle while cycling. It also makes the trailer big and we have a bit of a small house. This design connect both tubes with an M5 so it the plastic fails the bolt should still keep things together adding to the safety. It should be noted that thule doesn't allow you to modify the trailer and I'm in no way responsible, this is very much "as is". You need 19mm and 22.2mm tubing for this, I used 4130. for the nut holder/insert I used 19x0.9, if you use thicker tubing this may require a different insert. Use soft washers (nylon or so) to avoid damaging anything, also, don't overthighten and use locknuts, be carefull when drilling the holes, my second hole was a bit off.