Originally Posted by
Newspaperguy
That's the biggest drawback to using a trailer. For a loop tour beginning and ending at home and never using any form of transportation other tan the bike, it's great. But if I ever need to ship the bike or even put it on the rack of a transit bus, the trailer is going to cause complications.
I've shipped trailers several times and never had a problem. Many trailers fold right up pretty small and it's just another box. A trailer, when broken down, isn't really larger than a set of panniers. Can't imagine why it would be much of a logistical dilemma.