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Old 11-17-05 | 06:17 PM
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treechunk
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From: Little Village, Chicago, IL

Bikes: Lots. Mostly steel. Mostly heavy. Mostly geared, and very low, at that.

my girlfriend and I have moved several times using the Bikes At Work trailers (also known as Fresh Aire). I use a B.O.B. a ton on my MTB, but I have yet to get the appropriate nuts for my fixed gear. I've also used a Bikaboose, which was also pretty good.


What kind of trailer you get really depends on what you're looking to do with it. The B.O.B. is FAST and very agile, but doesn't do well with large/heavy loads. You also have to get used to the way it weaves under load before you can take big loads at speed.

B.A.W. trailers are a good deal slower, but are VERY stable and will carry up to like 300 pounds. I've moved a queen size bed on one twice. Our former landlords moved their washer and dryer to the building we lived in with theirs. (it kinda messed up the trailer).

For daily-driver/grocery run type use, I think the B.O.B. is king. You can travel pretty dang close to your normal speed with a light load on it.

For heavy utility/car replacement type use, the B.A.W. trailer can't be beat. You might not get there the fastest, but there aren't too many things around that you can put a keg or two on and have a rolling party.

Alternately, a friend of mine is building a MUCH cheaper version of the B.A.W. style trailer. It's a good deal faster, but maxes out at like 150-200 pounds.

http://bikesatwork.com/
http://www.bobtrailers.com/
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