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03-08-13 | 09:06 AM
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Bikes: '05 Trek 1200 / '90 Trek 8000 / '? Falcon Europa
https://www.bobgear.com/support/product-instructions
Here is an article with lots of good pictures and instructions as well.
https://pedaldamnit.blogspot.com/2008...x-trailer.html
It appears that you replace your rear skewer with a long skewer that has special nuts on either end that the trailer attaches to.
I use a Trek trailer and it too came with a longer skewer and a "hitch" that attaches to the skewer on the non drive side that in turn the "trailer hitch ball" goes into.
Here is an article with lots of good pictures and instructions as well.
https://pedaldamnit.blogspot.com/2008...x-trailer.html
It appears that you replace your rear skewer with a long skewer that has special nuts on either end that the trailer attaches to.
I use a Trek trailer and it too came with a longer skewer and a "hitch" that attaches to the skewer on the non drive side that in turn the "trailer hitch ball" goes into.
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03-08-13 | 09:17 AM
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If your Novara has the rear rack, you may have some clearance issues with the Bob mount from what I have read.
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03-08-13 | 09:37 AM
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03-08-13 | 11:16 AM
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I found no problems with the BoB Skewer that the trailer tows by, interfering with my RD,
or racks and panniers.
But I'm not there to supervise and see what you are doing..
Summer Touring, we see lots of those Trailers being Towed,
Often without panniers on the bikes, maybe a HB Bag for convenience..
You should have enough space unless going off for
years at a time and carrying a week + of food.
or racks and panniers.
But I'm not there to supervise and see what you are doing..
Summer Touring, we see lots of those Trailers being Towed,
Often without panniers on the bikes, maybe a HB Bag for convenience..
You should have enough space unless going off for
years at a time and carrying a week + of food.
03-08-13 | 11:37 AM
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You're correct.
I have toured quite a bit with the Bob, Handlebar bag, and with the tent on the rear rack. I've actually spent a couple of months at a time that way!
That is exactly what I wanted to do with the Safari, however, the new rear rack, and the castings over the dropouts on the bike are not going to allow that.
I'm bummed!
That is exactly what I wanted to do with the Safari, however, the new rear rack, and the castings over the dropouts on the bike are not going to allow that.
I'm bummed!
03-08-13 | 12:35 PM
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I have toured quite a bit with the Bob, Handlebar bag, and with the tent on the rear rack. I've actually spent a couple of months at a time that way!
That is exactly what I wanted to do with the Safari, however, the new rear rack, and the castings over the dropouts on the bike are not going to allow that.
I'm bummed!
That is exactly what I wanted to do with the Safari, however, the new rear rack, and the castings over the dropouts on the bike are not going to allow that.
I'm bummed!
03-08-13 | 01:02 PM
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!
Adventure Cycling Association is the organization devoted to Bicycle Touring and their web site and forum will have a huge amount of info on this topic. The Bob vs panniers discussion/argument is a contentious there as Shimano vs Campy is here. You can be certain that several members there have dealt with, and probably solved, this problem.
www.adventurecycling.org
www.adventurecycling.org
03-08-13 | 01:50 PM
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SANTANA tandems got a special extra long BoB trailer skewer made, they will work.
tow fork is easy to spread to that 160 width then some spacers back to your own dropout Spacing.
being quite long there may be some extra leverage applied to the skewer, so
It would be prudent to order 2 to have a backup.
tow fork is easy to spread to that 160 width then some spacers back to your own dropout Spacing.
being quite long there may be some extra leverage applied to the skewer, so
It would be prudent to order 2 to have a backup.
03-08-13 | 02:36 PM
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Thanks, I've just been on the phone with
the people at REI, and also Bob Gear. Between the two of them I still don't have a solution!
REI is working on the problem with the Novara folks ,and claim they'll have an answer(?) for me by the first of next week.
We'll see...
REI is working on the problem with the Novara folks ,and claim they'll have an answer(?) for me by the first of next week.
We'll see...
09-02-18 | 02:49 PM
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Hi Jimmy,
Did you ever figure out a solution to attach a BOB trailer to your novarra safari bike? I already have the bike and now have a child and want to be able to transport her in a BOB trailer, hopefully without buying a new bike! Thanks!
Did you ever figure out a solution to attach a BOB trailer to your novarra safari bike? I already have the bike and now have a child and want to be able to transport her in a BOB trailer, hopefully without buying a new bike! Thanks!
09-03-18 | 08:20 AM
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OP had no pictures to offer, helping facilitate this blind-guessathon...
perhaps you can find some?
Not so sure a child-seat in a 1 wheel trailer (without a crash bar around Her)
is such a good idea..
[someone may see it as (criminal) child endangerment]
Friends did use a 2 wheel trailer, Of steel , with high side rails ,
to bolt a car child seat down, to it's bottom..
Daughter must be at least 30 by now..
....
perhaps you can find some?
Not so sure a child-seat in a 1 wheel trailer (without a crash bar around Her)
is such a good idea..
[someone may see it as (criminal) child endangerment]
Friends did use a 2 wheel trailer, Of steel , with high side rails ,
to bolt a car child seat down, to it's bottom..
Daughter must be at least 30 by now..
....
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