Originally Posted by
jmilleronaire
I hadn't considered a rack on the trail-a-bike, I suppose with some trickery one could be made to fit there. Do you think adding that kind of weight to the far back would affect handling terribly?.
We put all of our light but bulky stuff on the TAB rack. That way it looks like the little kid is carrying most of the stuff. The added weight on the TAB does give a swinging kid some extra inertia to throw you around with though, so be wary and do not but too much heavy stuff there. We do mainly sleeping bags back there, etc. Stacked up on the rack they actually provide a back rest for my youngest. Sadly on out tour this summer my oldest will now be riding his own bike, my little one moves up to the tandem and the TAB will stay at home.
Putting a rack on a TAB is no more difficult than putting one on a regular bike. You just have to watch heel clearance on the shorter wheelbase.