Originally Posted by
mtlmitch
Thanks.
Well, I guess then I should ask, if teh manufacturer really low-balling it when they say maximum 10 mph?
That seems really slow to me. I ride more like 16 mph at a liesurely pace (without a trailer)
Do you think I can safely go that fast on a nice dry day?
That seems low to me. I think that given decent lines of sight and a well functioning bike, you should be able to go 15+ mph with a well-developed child. I think that stopping distances will get unreasonably long if you approach 20+ such that you would need exceedingly good lines of sight.
Note that this is just speculative. I have not worked anything out on a piece of paper. Obviously as you get heavier loads not only will you have a harder time getting up to speed but you will have a more difficult time slowing down. I would adjust accordingly and experiment incrementally with caution.