Cycling in Melbourne Australia
Single wheel Trailers
Hi All,
I want to do short camping tours with the family, luggage space is at a premium for two tents & four sleeping bags, two tandems with kiddie cranks, mom doesn't get to ride as much as me. I was thinking about using a trailer on my tandem to off load my partner & even our paces of travel. I am not concerned about the length of the tandem with a trailer as we pulled the a kiddie trailer quite a bit in the past.
Does anybody have experience with both an extrawheel, bob, and folding bob type of trailers.
Abbotsford has one on their webpages, http://abbotsfordcycles.com.au/public/content/view/66/103/
Has anyone tried it?
Pros:
xtrawheel would be easier to pack for transport.
light
common wheel size
looks like it would be a lot shorter total length
Cons:
xtrawheel is for panniers- no rack
Questions:
1) Ease of attachment & reattachment - some of the crossings of roads on rail trails & are a problem to get thru as a whole unit.
2) Has anybody tried or seen this trailer on fleabay?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BOB-Style-Bicycle-Cargo-Trailer-Foldable-Bag...
Ideally I would like to try before buying,
does anyone know of a place in metro area to hire any of these?
Thanks,
bruce
Tags: family, touring, trailers
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Peter Robinson on -
A great place to look for stories of other peoples experiences with trailers is crazyguyonabike.com
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Permalink Reply by andrew stretton on -
Hi Bruce,
If you contact Kate at the Otesha Project, I am sure she would be happy to give you their 'BOB' to try out and give you some feedback. They had an issue with it 'Fish Tailing' on one of their rides, throwing the rider off the bike and putting her in hospital. The 'loading' of any trailer (whether bike or any other) is critical. If the load weight is distributed incorrectly, it can have devastating consequences. As a general rule with any trailer, the distance between the 'hitch' and the trailer axle, should be approximately twice the length of the distance between the centers of both wheels. Make sure that whatever trailer you end up buying, you check those dimensions.
Here's a bit of a run down on my web site:
http://www.mechanarchy.com.au/Mechanarchy%20Electric%20trailers.html
If you load your 'BOB' correctly and have it hitched correctly, you shouldn't have any drama's.
Cheers
Andy -
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Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on -
Hi Bruce,
Tout Terrain has some interesting trailer options for cargo and kids.
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