Originally Posted by
Santaria
Hell, he's right. Brakeless looks FUN!
Bonus, my kids screaming in the back as we're bailing down a hill as I'm trying to whip skid . . . only I can't fling the rear or even break traction because I have a 20 lb. trailer+60 odd lbs. of prodigy flayin' about having a blast as we barrel faster and faster down into the intersection.
Fun times, I'm going to leave work this moment exactly to go start removing my brakes...
not.
If the theory is too much because of my unnecessary, rude and anti-internalist (I'll mediate on it later) attitude I'll try another approach:
Have you ever seen a car, towing another car, with a rope? Have you seen said 'puller' stop, and the guy in the second car not brake?
Try that on a bike, with a load. The trailer will shift, because physics has more street cred than tarckstars.
First off, I would never tow a trailer brakeless with kids in the back, a kid no.
Second, Your trailer sounds like the axle is too far back, or you need to spread out your load more. A good rule of thumb is your trailer should have a 10% tongue weight. I can skid with the trailer loaded. I have taken it downhill with a loaded trailer. I slowed down once I saw the hill and maintained that low speed. I wouldn' t do this in San Francisco on Lombard street. But in flat Chicago, I think I'll be alright for the occational beer run.
I know the physics, I've managed to jack knife the trailer messing around in my alley. (Being dumb) But I'm always cautious when I'm on a public road with cars.