Originally Posted by
vXhanz
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing about mounting that top bracket in place of the seat post clamp. This way it would be a dual purpose attachment for the seat and then the trailer. Then mount the lower bracket a few CM lower than what you have now. I don't have experience with hitches though, so I don't know if mounting it lower would be better or not. Still looks nice though, good metal work
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Thanks, I think what I have now will work best, and so far it has worked very well indeed, I'm really liking it!
Originally Posted by vXhanz
Slightly off topic, but I'm not exactly sure why the seat post clamp is better than a clamp near the chain stay (as with a kiddo trailer). I just got a trail-a-bike set up for my son and figured that the seat post mounted attachment would suck! Man was I wrong! I love the attachment in that area as it make the bike so much more stable vs. the chain stay mount near the rear hub.
If you go >>
HERE << and read down near the bottom of the page the reasons why the high seat post mount is so stable is well documented!
