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The Badger asked:
Would you not want to be an expert bike handler on your own before trying to tow a trailer with a child? A trailer is much easier than a trail-cycle, IMO. The trailer has much less impact on the bike's handling than a trail-cycle. RFM |
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On 2 Nov 2004 19:48:30 -0800, "
wrote: The Badger asked: Would you not want to be an expert bike handler on your own before trying to tow a trailer with a child? A trailer is much easier than a trail-cycle, IMO. The trailer has much less impact on the bike's handling than a trail-cycle. RFM What is a trail-cycle? You mean a bike with a kid's seat attached to the frame? With the trailer, I thought I heard that there is a definite learning curve, wrt learning not to dump it on sharp turns and soforth. I'm just concerned that a person would be starting back on the bike and immediately be going to a bike and trailer before learning basic bike handling, that's all. Maybe I missed something in the thread and the person is already a seasoned cyclist. If so, apologies. -B |
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Badger_South wrote:
With the trailer, I thought I heard that there is a definite learning curve, wrt learning not to dump it on sharp turns and soforth. Now that I've read the faq and the trailor file, it seems like that the trailor is very much like riding alone, except when riding in packs. The only concerns that were given on dumping it, was "S" turns. I'm just concerned that a person would be starting back on the bike and immediately be going to a bike and trailer before learning basic bike handling, that's all. Maybe I missed something in the thread and the person is already a seasoned cyclist. If so, apologies. It wouldn't be an immediate 7 mile haul in both directions. Likely I would buy the bike and trailor in January with hopes of taking my time and learning properly until taking up the official commute in late June. Laurel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 10/29/2004 |
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"Badger_South" wrote in message ... On 2 Nov 2004 19:48:30 -0800, " wrote: The Badger asked: Would you not want to be an expert bike handler on your own before trying to tow a trailer with a child? A trailer is much easier than a trail-cycle, IMO. The trailer has much less impact on the bike's handling than a trail-cycle. RFM What is a trail-cycle? You mean a bike with a kid's seat attached to the frame? With the trailer, I thought I heard that there is a definite learning curve, wrt learning not to dump it on sharp turns and soforth. I'm just concerned that a person would be starting back on the bike and immediately be going to a bike and trailer before learning basic bike handling, that's all. Maybe I missed something in the thread and the person is already a seasoned cyclist. If so, apologies. I rode my daughter on a trail-cycle to commute to school when she was 4/5 years old. I was a seasoned cyclist only if you count folk who learned to ride around the block as a kid and then decided to ride again for fun 20 something years later. I didn't start road biking, on the back of a tandem until a few years later. I still don't have my own road bike. (Though I should have one soon, I broke my arm the Friday before I was to go out shopping with my roadie husband. Cast comes off next week, whooo hooo.) I had no trouble balancing a wiggly four year old. Those trail-a-bikes, or at least mine, that attached to a rack, not the seat post, are pretty stable. Cathy |
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Badger asked:
What is a trail-cycle? It's a sort of half-bike with one wheel at the rear. The front attaches to the seat-post of the real bike or to a hitch on a special rack. It's kind of like an articulated tandem. You probably know it as a trail-a-bike, which is Adam's trademark for their product. RFM |
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Here's a link to the League bicycling education page:
http://www.bikeleague.org/educenter/education.htm There's a database of courses and instructors. -- alan Anyone who believes in a liberal media has never read the "Daily Oklahoman." "Badger_South" wrote in message ... True, dat. -B |
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