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Kid's trailers for push bikes
On May 29, 1:40 pm, wrote:
G-day all, I am in Australia and I'm looking at getting a Pacific Steel kiddie trailer for my push bike, I have a Question to any one with any info on these sort of trailer's. How do you find them? You may be better off asking on aus.bicycle (which I've copied this to). That said, there are a couple of Australian residents here too, like me (Perth). I've got one of the trailers you're asking about, but the aluminium version. I'd imagine the aluminium version would be lighter, so if you have to carry it anywhere then consider that model (I have to lift it to get over the gate in to our back yard). The one I have can be converted to a stroller/pram. We've not really used that capability but with a second child on the way that will probably change. There are other flasher looking trailers but the Pacific trailer suits us fine, particularly as it was a reasonable price. Graeme |
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"Graeme Dods" wrote in message oups.com... There are other flasher looking trailers but the Pacific trailer suits us fine, particularly as it was a reasonable price. I concur. I bought one mainly because it was about half the price of others like Giant Peapod and didn't seem to be that much different in quality & features anyway. Although kiddy trailers are hardly new these days it's still the envy of every other kid we pass and I always get people asking me about it every time we take it out. I've got 2 kids below cycling age so a trailer was the best option for me and I've been taking them out since they were 2 & 4. Now they're 3 & 5 and the 5 yr old still isn't quick enough on his own bike to be keep up so he still rides in the trailer on the longer rides. It folds up quickly & easily when not in use to save space in the garage or to back into the back of the car. It's nice & stable and has never tipped over. The only negative I could give it is the roofline could be a bit higher. The 5 yr old has never been able to fit comfortably in with a helmet on. -- www.ozcableguy.com www.oztechnologies.com |
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OzCableguy wrote: The only negative I could give it is the roofline could be a bit higher. The 5 yr old has never been able to fit comfortably in with a helmet on. I never bother with a helmet for my son when he's in the trailer (oooh, terrible father!). The helmet would push his head forward and make it very uncomfortable and, like you say, it would rub against the roof. He's almost touching the roof even when helmetless. I look on the trailer itself as being as effective, if not more so, than a helmet. It is pretty much a large roll cage on a very stable base. On top of that, your sense of self preservation goes up several notches when you've got your offspring in tow! Possibly the positive side of risk homeostasis :-) Graeme |
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"OzCableguy" wrote: I've got 2 kids below cycling age so a trailer was the best option for me and I've been taking them out since they were 2 & 4. Now they're 3 & 5 and the 5 yr old still isn't quick enough on his own bike to be keep up so he still rides in the trailer on the longer rides. Your next step should be a trailerbike, or get a tandem and fit it with a kiddiecrank conversion. At 5 they're about ready to start pushing a bit, but not to do any distance on their own. When my son was 6 we did a weekend trip on the tandem and daughter on the Alleycat trailerbike and one day we did 60kms. A 3 yo and 5yo in a trailer will start to get VERY heavy!!! It folds up quickly & easily when not in use to save space in the garage or to back into the back of the car. It's nice & stable and has never tipped over. The only negative I could give it is the roofline could be a bit higher. The 5 yr old has never been able to fit comfortably in with a helmet on. Yes, when my two were in the trailer the law was less clear on about helmets for them. I made an executive decision that wearing a helmet in the slung seat would entail more risk of soinal damage through neck displacement than the risk of 'falling off' the trailer.A later bike path incident where the trailer rolled 270 degrees with the boy upset but securely held by the 5-point harness reinforced this decision. -- Cheers Peter ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) |
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On May 31, 9:07 am, "PeteSig" wrote:
Your next step should be a trailerbike, or get a tandem and fit it with a kiddiecrank conversion. At 5 they're about ready to start pushing a bit, but not to do any distance on their own. Depends what you mean by distance. My then 4yo can do ten miles on a single speed 16" wheel kids bike (on the flat). He was a bit put out when I strapped it onto the rack of the tandem for the uphill road bits on the way back. But a childback tandem is an excellent thing. Yes, when my two were in the trailer the law was less clear on about helmets for them. I made an executive decision that wearing a helmet in the slung seat would entail more risk of soinal damage through neck displacement than the risk of 'falling off' the trailer.A later bike path incident where the trailer rolled 270 degrees with the boy upset but securely held by the 5-point harness reinforced this decision. That is the first case I have heard of with someone flipping a trailer. We didn't use helmets in the trailer for the same reason (and didn't have to worry about silly laws either being in the UK, but we won't go there). Otherwise, the trailers are excellent. We had a Winther Dolphin (suspension, bombproof, cost more than my bike) and it towed like a charm. ...d |
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