Anyone Pull Kid(s) in a Trailer?
01-08-07, 06:12 PM
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Anyone Pull Kid(s) in a Trailer?
I've got a 1.5 year old son who loves being pulled around in the Burley trailer. We can get a good 10 miles in before he needs to get out and start running around. (But if we stop at a park mid-ride, then I can't get him back in the trailer!) Even with a short ride, Daddy still gets a workout because of all the weight he's pulling up hills - even passing some other riders uphill on occasion!
I usually do a ride leaving from the house, since the extra time being strapped in the car seat limits our riding time when driving somewhere for a remote ride. Or if I think he'll still be happy after a drive, we'll drive down to the Newport Back Bay and do a ride there, along with a little out-and-back on the San Diego Creek trail.
Anyone else pull their little one in a trailer?
I usually do a ride leaving from the house, since the extra time being strapped in the car seat limits our riding time when driving somewhere for a remote ride. Or if I think he'll still be happy after a drive, we'll drive down to the Newport Back Bay and do a ride there, along with a little out-and-back on the San Diego Creek trail.
Anyone else pull their little one in a trailer?
01-08-07, 06:18 PM
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I used to but my boys are rather large now.
I used the Burley until combined weight of then both started to push the 90lb weight limit. I only rode on bike trails though - open roads were too spooky for my tastes. It's a great workout dragging the little boat anchors!
I used the Burley until combined weight of then both started to push the 90lb weight limit. I only rode on bike trails though - open roads were too spooky for my tastes. It's a great workout dragging the little boat anchors!
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we've used those for midnight madness rides, but not for towing kids, but our cooler full of beers.
I'm sure once I become a dad one day, I'll be towing my kid around til he's old enough to pedal a tandom.
I'm sure once I become a dad one day, I'll be towing my kid around til he's old enough to pedal a tandom.
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I ride with my son (5 1/2) on a trail-a-bike and my wife takes our 19-month old on a topeak rear seat. I find the rear seat better than a trailer as it takes up less space on the path.
YMMV.
YMMV.
01-08-07, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kb5ql
I ride with my son (5 1/2) on a trail-a-bike and my wife takes our 19-month old on a topeak rear seat. I find the rear seat better than a trailer as it takes up less space on the path.
YMMV.
YMMV.
Just everyone, make sure the kids have helmets in either case, please.
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Originally Posted by ronjon10
Sort of a toss up, they problem with the rear seat, if your bike takes a tumble, so does the seat, that's a good 3-4 foot fall. The trailer won't take the fall, so there are advantages and disadvantages to both.
Just everyone, make sure the kids have helmets in either case, please.
Just everyone, make sure the kids have helmets in either case, please.
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You could always pull people on a couch Lucas Brunelle style:
https://digave.com/videos/index.htm (scroll down to "the couch")
https://digave.com/videos/index.htm (scroll down to "the couch")
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I pull my kid around...but dangit! All he likes is going up hills. I currently (at this second) don't have a rig to pull him. I need to rebuild one of my bikes as a trailer-hauler again. Great training.
