Originally Posted by
astronomerroyal
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=1]It's a nice looking trailer. I looked up its specs
which is not a terribly impressive weight:capacity ratio. A bicycle weighs 25lbs and can carry 200lbs. I wonder about its stability as the approx 8" of ground clearance is rather more than is necessary for most hauling.
A much greater weight:capacity ratio. I can only imagine Croozer are being very conservative about their trailer's abilities, as it looks like it should easily match the Wike in terms of hauling abilities... Is there some sort of 'false-advertising law' at work here?
I know the weight:capacity ratio isn't great, and I already know why:
It uses a thin plastic floor rivetted to the steel frame. My guess this was done as a weight savings measure, while believing that no one really loads 100+ lbs of stuff into a bike trailer.
Good thing for me then, that I have some 1/4 aluminum plate hanging around somewhere should I feel the need to "improve" on the weight capacity of this thing....and looking at it closely now, I think I might. The front rivets have no washers on them, and have already begun to pull through on the plastic.
Now I am not happy. Sending an e-mail to Croozer asking what's up with this.