Originally Posted by
staehpj1
And it may make sense if it means that you can ride a bike that is light enough to make up for some of the weight of the trailer. If you drop 5 pounds of bike and a couple pounds of racks the weight penalty for the Extrawheel is down to 3 pounds.
I have to think it would be possible to make a trailer that weighed enough less that it would break even or have a weight advantage when used with a light bike.
I have the extrawheel. its hard to imagine a trailer being lighter, but they (extrawheel) did it. Check out the new extrawheel voyager:
http://extrawheel.com/
scroll down a little for the weight breakdown in the voyager
the voyager is 3.9 kilos (about 8.6 pounds) - not including the panniers. Of course WITH the panniers it might be heavier than the extrawheel classic with its vinyl bags. the extrawheel voyager will pack for shipping better though.
for me, after pedaling while standing up climbing slumgullion pass in colorado from the steep side, i dont think I'll ever tour without an extrawheel again. talk about a balanced load!! the slight extra weight is totally worth it - thats my opinion, your opinion may vary.
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Last edited by jbpence; 12-31-08 at 08:39 AM.