Hi everybody, back here from long time ago. My kids are growing and now my ¿problem? is how to carry sports equipment plus one kid plus one 14" bike. I ride my Velonom Prana but cant use the platform as the bike gets wider than the path from front door to patio. (Dont have garage and cannot park outside). So I started looking for a trailer, and it came the Ikea trailer for 150 eur vs the aluminium trailer sold at amazon uk, 200 plus eur shipping included.
Before purchasing I kindly ask for your thougts and opinions.
(There's no second hand market for this things here in Madrid).
Thanks a lot!

It might be useful to post pictures or links to the two different trailers you're talking about.

Just glancing at the Ikea trailer (seems they only sell one),
it warns "Warning! Do not use the trailer to transport children or animals."
Also, it doesn't show how it connects to the bike, make sure it'll connect to ANY bike and not just the one they're selling.
It does not look especially lightweight (11 kg, it says)
If your bike will not fit through a pathway, the trailer won't either, right?
On Amazon.com/uk, I see pages and pages of bicycle trailers, so no idea which it is.

None in the USA. we have more choices .

I too would be interested in purchasing the new IKEA utility bike trailer, but I couldn't find anywhere on the Internet any piece of information regarding specifically the payload area measurements, so I can't really evaluate its dimensions in comparison with my cheap bike trailer.

You can say a lot of bad things about Ikea, but not that thier products are impractical or not well thought through. After hesitation they started selling the Sladda here, but the price was lowered by a 100 euro's in comparison to other countries, and is now within 2 months after introduction 399 euro's, and the trailer is 159. 'Here' is in the Netherlands, a cycling country with a bike lane to Ikea's front door and a cargo bike rental service at the Ikea.

The Dutch have a bit of reputation among manufacturers for complaining about the quality after a bike couldn't take all of their abuse. Ikea has a reputation to loose so the fact that did eventually put it on the market here tells me that is very likely Ikea is confident the Sladda products are well made. Just not to the degree that they could ask 699 or 499 euro's for the bike, but if it was really flimsy or poor durability stuff it would be a PR-disaster to sell them here at all. So chances are it's a decent product.

Make sure it fits, but the manual can be downloaded and shows how to connect it to your bike.

Won't a close estimate not be enough? You've got the measurements, would it be that hard to estimate the width of the tyres, fenders and tubing and calculate what you have left for the payload?

Surely I've already estimated the measurements and calculated the hypotetical payload area. Just wanted to ask.

I know somebody that just either rebuilt an existing trailer or out of scratch with boards and cut up rod signs for cladding.


But not for kids. Still, if you need to you can rebuild them like the Six Million Dollar Man.


PS I saw it again yesterday. It's made from an Invacare wheelchair. PVC, siding and metal plate, with a railroad crossbuck for sides and what looks like the end of a swing set or something for a collar.


Fred Sanford would smile if he hadn't had 'the big one'.

Please excuse me as I come back from time to time... not as frequent as I'd like. No, I never intended to use this trailer to ride with a kid on it! The kid goes on his seat, everything in the safe side. Well, I decided to buy the Ikea trailer and... surprise! Advertised but not sold in Spain. Now I'm trying to convince some friends living in France or UK to buy there for me and send it to me. Not easy nor cheap, but at the local market there are no options.
At Amazon uk I was watching this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01B61RF...I1LDHDNN1UEBYD

QUALITY LIGHTWEIGHT ALLOY AMMACO BIKE BICYCLE CARGO LUGGAGE FOLDING TRAILER CAMPING/FESTIVAL

But I decided in favour of Ikea one because of the plastic unions (dont like plastic) and the possibility of the Ikea trailer to change the position of the puller and push the trailer while walking.



With shipping is the same price, both same weight, It's a desing choice.

If any of you are visiting Spain from Uk, Neederland, Germany or France, please feel free to pick a kind invitation from me

Ikea trailer: SLADDA Remolque bicicleta - IKEA
(Advertised in Spain, both online and printed catalog but not sold nor expected to be sold)

Amazon trailer: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01B61RF...I1LDHDNN1UEBYD

Sometime ahead I will have enough free time to learn to build... not now, nor expected for the next 10 years...condemned to buy what the market has to offer.

The bike fully assembled cannot go thorugh the laberynth of front door - kitchen door - patio door, just a typical small house with no garage nor private parking... thanks for your patience with my basic english. I need a trailer to carry the equipment, my kid goes either on his small bike or on the back seat of my bike.

My one comment about the trailers.

I've been towing a used kid's trailer.

While I like the idea of the flatbed, I prefer a trailer with short (and relatively sealed) fabric sides. So, if I'm out shopping, I can just toss small stuff in the bottom without worrying about tying everything down, or using a second duffel bag.

I do have a larger trailer that is a flatbed which is useful for stuff that significantly overhangs the ends.

Update, last week the trailer was for sale in Ikea here in Madrid and I bought it for 160 eur.

It is far more useful I thought, strong and light. Nothing near to a "sporty" or "speedy", it's for daily use as a cargo helper. I use it a lot, most of the times just pulling it by hand.

I am surprised because I use it a lot, very very handful.

The problem is that, once again, the doors of my house are very narrow (well, I believe they are just standard doors) and it's some extra work to load the trailer outside my house, I have to lift and rotate the trailer to exit my house.

It is exactly what I needed and I am very happy.

I have seen this trailer on our local IKEA and was suprised they made one. It looks well made and I like the hand cart option a lot. Sadly I do not need another biketrailer

Any other buyers care to share their experience yet? 100 lb. payload, seems reasonably priced at $130 compared to other cargo trailers.

SLADDA Bicycle trailer - IKEA

I don't own one but I like how it is built. Seems very sturdy whe I looked at it at the loacal IKEA store
However I don't like the fact that you cannot haul stuff in the rain without water proofing the cargo itself. The Burley Nomad or any converted child trailer offer better protection from the elements. If I ever go for such a trailer type I will probably get a used child carrier and convert it into a cargo carrier.
Also most child trailers fold flat for storage. The IKEA trailer does not. You can take the wheels off but the basket does not fold once assembled.

Not having a car, it's interesting to look at the types of trailers available on Amazon in Europe but not here in the U.S. (I'm sure that door swings both ways). I need a cargo trailer that is capable of hauling heavy loads as well as light duty and it's taken some time to get the one that suits my needs but doesn't cost $1000. I had a Burley Nomad for many years but it just couldn't handle the weight I needed so I got this one: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...C+Matte+Black+
which can haul nearly 300 pounds (I've pulled 250 pounds of patio blocks with it). I got rid of the 20" balloon tires and replaced them with 16" ones and it pulls nicely and has a lower center of gravity. But I sure like the selection of trailers I see on the EU Amazon, especially the ones that don't ship to the U.S.--we all seem to want what we can't get.

I agree there is a lot better selection of trailers in Europe than here in the US. Over there the bike is used way more as utility vehicle than here.

As a teenager in Germany I used a moped trailer behind my bike. Picked it up from the bulky trash. Sanded and painted it and put new wood on it. This think was really sturdy. Solid steel frame all around and a big wooden box. But is was freakin' heavy. I guess at least 60 to 70 lb empty. Used it to carry our lawnmower and other lawn tools to a remote property in town. Towed it behind a 3 speed bike with flimsy rim and coaster brakes. There was almost no stopping going downhill when that trailer was loaded... lol

Even my 73 year old mom prefers her bicycle and little trailer around town over her car. Especially since she upgraded to an electric assist bike.

This one is cool trailer. Perfect for hauling heavy stuff.
Carla Cargo trailer gives your bike (or body) serious electric muscle

Yes, here in the U.S. it's all about cars. You see a lot of bikes, but then most everyone who rides one uses a car to haul things. There are guys on these forums who brag about how fast they go on their speed bikes, how they climb, or how far they ride but then when they need to haul something from the store they use their car or truck or SUV. My bike and my cargo trailer are it for me.

The Carla Cargo is cool but its price is way, way out of my reach. Even the cargo bikes at https://www.bikesatwork.com/bike-trailers
are out of my price range. Also, they wouldn't work for me because I ride a recumbent, with no seat post to attach the trailer. Here we have something called the Ride Kick trailer (Turn Your Bike or Trike Into an Electric Bike With Ridekick!) which attaches to the bike and pushes it with room in the trailer for a couple of bags of groceries.

You can get a lot of decent trailers here, variations on the same theme, but most have 100 pound limits on them, and I've got to say I really don't see many cargo trailers but lots of trailers for pulling kids.

Totally agree. I live in the Dallas area now and hardly see people using bikes to run errands. Lots or road cycling, mountain biking or the beach cruisers around the park. But when it comes to getting the groceries or commuting people are taking their cars. I still have cars but I try do a lot by bike.

That looks cool. Never heard about it. But it is mainly flat here in Texas. So no need for now. Plus not much cargo capacity. But I think it is a great idea to have a motorized trailer when the weight gets heavy.

My main concern would be brakes. 100lbs and no brakes is already pushing it. This is why I like the idea of the Carla Cargo having surge brakes. Pretty neat idea which of course has its price.

I live in La Crosse, WI--a city of 50,000 on the Mississippi that is in a river valley so it is flat although it is surrounded by bluffs. Since I ride where the biggest hill I encounter is a railroad overpass or a bridge I have no need for a Ride Kick either. I see very few people who use bike trailers for anything but hauling kids.
I have a friend who lives across the Mississippi in a town in Minnesota who is a scrapper and he uses a bike to haul what he collects to the scrap yard here in La Crosse--at least 7 or 8 miles one way. He has made many trailers from kid trailers, but he currently uses one he made from the tool chest you see in the back of a pickup just behind the window. It's long and he can store things inside as well and he has hauled hundreds of pounds.
He usually stops by my house on the way to or back from the scrapyard and I can hear him coming from a block away with all the rattling. He and I are both poor so we have to make do with what we can get.

Often the DYI solutions are pretty good. I stumbled across this site which has some interesting ideas:
https://carryfreedom.com/bamboo-trailer/

but I also wonder if one these lawn trailers/carts could be used as a bike trailer.