Originally Posted by maunakea
@wavshrdr Thx for the link the TW trailers ... if they only made them in aluminum instead of steel.
I second wav's comments on the single wheel design. If high speed maneuverability, single-track, or rough terrain are in the picture, the single wheel design wins hands down. However, when loaded, single wheel trailers are a handful when stopping and parking. I don't have kickstands on my bikes, so getting the rig into and out of an "L" is a dance.
Howdy maunakea, & all -- yeah, thanks a *lot* for the TW Recumbent links. I'm terribly tempted to order one of 'em -- I've been pining for this kind of cage-style design, with the mesh floor -- and the fact that it's collapsible is a HUGE improvement on the original BOB, IMHO. But I'm not so optimistic about my weak right knee's ability to pull a trailer that already weighs 20 pounds *un*loaded! Gosh, are they possibly working on making an aluminum one right now?....
My most immediate needs are going to be in town, hauling groceries & such, so I will probably be doing a lot more stopping and parking than high-speed & rough terrain. (Though if there *were* an aluminum edition, I'd be on it in a flash
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So -- I just got back from my meeting with the local Bike Friday owner -- a very nice guy who loves his bike & generously let me try it out. It's my first time on 20" wheels, and I was able to get used to that pretty quickly. His New World Tourist is probably almost as heavy as my 700c-wheeled hybrid bike, so no benefit for me there (I'm pretty slim & don't have much body weight to lose!
) But it was great to be able to try it out & see the folding, which is obviously well-engineered. I still think the Swift is more like what I want, but I really should see it first! So -- thanks a bunch to BruceMetras for the nice offer -- I'd love to come over & see your stable of folders! Is your phone number listed in the phone book or, ?
-spinnercat