Originally Posted by
Donnie Johnson
One of the problems/challenges they experienced was the their trailer had two wheels and if there was insufficient shoulder on the road, their baby was bounced around all over the place as one wheel tracked thorough all sorts of rough terrain, water washouts and rocks.
I figure that if the car seat is a safe place for our girl in the event of a car accident then surely it must be a good place for her to sit while in the trailer.
Originally Posted by
indyfabz
While preparing for a trip in 2009 I came across a CGOB journal kept by a woman who was cycling with a group that included her young child. The child was riding in a two-wheeled trailer. She noted a similar problem with rumble strips, which have become commonplace in many areas of the country and in Canada.
Re: the two-wheeled trailers, yes with the increase in the use of rumblestrips on US highways, that may be a concern re: positioning of your bike/trailer on the road, potentially causing you to ride further out in the lane of traffic than what would be preferable. Even back when we were touring with the trailer, we did encounter situations where I had to move out into the road a bit due to some rumblestrips and/or sections of broken pavement. Obviously, same situation if you're cycling on roads with a very narrow or non-existent shoulder.
I haven't really looked at how current trailers are constructed, in terms of the harness systems. That is one thought that comes to mind when you comment about building your own trailer and using a child seat. When we initially started carrying Genny in the trailer, she was small enough that we did just strap in the child seat, however, it was definitely more of a challenge to get a secure fit as our Burley had a very basic 3-point harness system. I should take a look at some of the newer trailers, it would be interesting. We still have our 25 year-old Burley. With all the memories of hauling both of our girls (and stickers on the Windows) we just can't part with it.