Burley Travoy in winter
09-04-16, 09:30 AM
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Burley Travoy in winter
Cross-posting from Utility Cycling:
How does the Travoy trailer fare in the snow? My impression, just looking at it, is that the entire apparatus will become a snowplow, and the little wheels will be useless. Am I wrong? I hope so. It looks like a great solution for getting groceries, but if it doesn't work in winter, it's no good. I probably do more grocery runs by bike in winter than I do in summer.
How does the Travoy trailer fare in the snow? My impression, just looking at it, is that the entire apparatus will become a snowplow, and the little wheels will be useless. Am I wrong? I hope so. It looks like a great solution for getting groceries, but if it doesn't work in winter, it's no good. I probably do more grocery runs by bike in winter than I do in summer.
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09-22-16, 07:52 PM
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No replies so I'll comment...but have no experience with it... If you live where snow is light and never gets deep it might be fine but clearly the small tires would fail spectularly if they had to roll over some berm or section of foot deep snow....
10-02-16, 07:37 AM
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This trailer looks like the coolest grocery shopping accessory ever. And I prefer my bike for grocery runs in the winter; the store is close, and bike is easier than car in those conditions.
But, wrestling with panniers in the cold and ice is a pain. Would be nice to wheel that travoy in, get groceries, and wheel it back out to the bike.
But, wrestling with panniers in the cold and ice is a pain. Would be nice to wheel that travoy in, get groceries, and wheel it back out to the bike.
10-02-16, 09:16 AM
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As long as your bike is able to go through the snow, I don't see much of a problem with the trailer, since you are pulling out of the snow as you ride. Even if the snow is very deep, you may find that the trailer may be sliding over it. In that case, you might want to remove the wheels.
An interesting observation is the width will make motorists give you a bigger clearance.
An interesting observation is the width will make motorists give you a bigger clearance.
Last edited by Daniel4; 10-02-16 at 09:19 AM.
11-03-16, 08:21 PM
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Cross-posting from Utility Cycling:
How does the Travoy trailer fare in the snow? My impression, just looking at it, is that the entire apparatus will become a snowplow, and the little wheels will be useless. Am I wrong? I hope so. It looks like a great solution for getting groceries, but if it doesn't work in winter, it's no good. I probably do more grocery runs by bike in winter than I do in summer.
How does the Travoy trailer fare in the snow? My impression, just looking at it, is that the entire apparatus will become a snowplow, and the little wheels will be useless. Am I wrong? I hope so. It looks like a great solution for getting groceries, but if it doesn't work in winter, it's no good. I probably do more grocery runs by bike in winter than I do in summer.
In really ugly weather I walk to the grocery store, or take transit, and the hand-cart aspect of the Travoy is much appreciated then.
The wheels are actually about 12", bigger than they look in pictures.
