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02-26-09, 05:36 PM
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It struck me that the trail-a-bike concept is all about "recreation" and utility isn't really part of the equation. So I've enhanced my kids' trail-a-bike with utility in mind, since I'm typically carrying one of my kids to school, on errands, etc. I've added a fender to the trail-a-bike, nice wide homemade mudflaps (particularly on my bike but also on the trail-a-bike for when we get a train going with the Burley attached), a back-rest with reflective tape for added visibility, a reel-light blinker, and a seat-post rack attached to the back-rest with a wald basket--my kids and I call it the "trunk." It handles pretty well, as long as I keep weight down in the back basket, which I do (usually it carries a backpack or lunchbox). Just wondering if anybody else made any mods to a trail-a-bike with utility in mind.
It struck me that the trail-a-bike concept is all about "recreation" and utility isn't really part of the equation. So I've enhanced my kids' trail-a-bike with utility in mind, since I'm typically carrying one of my kids to school, on errands, etc. I've added a fender to the trail-a-bike, nice wide homemade mudflaps (particularly on my bike but also on the trail-a-bike for when we get a train going with the Burley attached), a back-rest with reflective tape for added visibility, a reel-light blinker, and a seat-post rack attached to the back-rest with a wald basket--my kids and I call it the "trunk." It handles pretty well, as long as I keep weight down in the back basket, which I do (usually it carries a backpack or lunchbox). Just wondering if anybody else made any mods to a trail-a-bike with utility in mind.