Originally Posted by Mentor58
Hey Helen, Good to hear from you out there in the wilderness. I remember your thread asking about trailers vs. panniers and am very pleased that it's working out for you.
As for your observation that cars give you a lot more room, I think that's the nature of the Burley. It's wider, VERY visible, YELLOW, and we are all conditioned to seeing trailers like that with kids in the back. I think that drivers, even aggressive drivers, are much more likely to give a bit extra room due to the 'Kid Factor' in their brain.
Hope all keeps going well, last I recall you were fighting headwinds in Kansas. (or was that Dorothy?)
Steve W.
Hi Steve
It's wild to think that someone on the forum actually 'knows' me, or about me!!!!
Yep, LOVE LOVE my Burley, and my T2000. I'm giving both away when I get to Baton Rogue, as part of my charity trip, but I will most definately be replacng both, and my LBS is gonna let me have them at cost. The headwinds in KS were exhausting, but the GUSTY WINDS IN OKLAHOMA, nearly knocked me off my bike and forced me to hitch hike to the next hotel, I was quite terrified. Now, I'm a day away from Texarkana. I passed 1000 miles today. Yipee! The longest trip I'd done before this was 20!!!
Tomorrow, the wind will be at my back. The SECOND time in 16 days!!!!
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