trailer on fixed
 

I've seen people mention pulling a trailer on their fixie in this forum. I left my geared bike at work last week and needed to pull my daughter across town so I bolted the child trailer hitch receiver on and gave it a shot. Here's a photo of the rig.

My city has some short, moderate hills. Pulling a 50 pound child obviously results in slower starts and stops. One one downhill, I skidded about 30 feet past a driveway I needed to turn into. I fishtailed a lot too, which surprised me.

I rode 28 miles pulling the trailer; by the time we returned home I was pretty tired. On an uphill close to home, I counted 0.29 rpm -- that's one crank of the pedal every 3.5 seconds. My 9-year-old son, who was riding with us, kept telling me to hurry up and pedal faster.

Ha! Sounds about right: when I hit an incline towing a Bob on my Mercian, speed falls off as fast as if someone threw an anchor out the back. On the flat, its peachy. Is it easier with someone telling you to go faster?

I'm not so sure it's a good idea to pull the trailer on the street. Do you really want your daughter in the trailer behind your bike below the lever that most drivers can see ?

It's a bit risky to me. I couldn't even imagine putting one of my children in a trailer here in New York on the street.

Tony

do anyone know what type of threads is on the IRO hubs, i'm try to get a BOB nut on it so i can pull the trailer. I think it is 10mmx1mm but i want to make sure.

I'm pretty sure the guy who posted above you does.

Hehehe... indeed.

Anyhow, 10x1

The Trek hitch receiver is like a huge washer. You slip it on the bolt and tighten the nut you normally use to hold it in place.

RFM

10 X 1 on the axle.

Tony

Heh. :)


Is there another place to ride a bike?


I regularly take the lane in heavy traffic when I ride by myself (click for a photo from my commute) , but I generally pull the trailer on roads where other vehicles can easily pass me. I'm not worried about getting rear-ended, but I'm not in NYC.

I noticed I made a math error in my original post: That should have been 0.29 revolutions per second or about 17 rpm.

RFM