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13-04.-2004, 11:19 AM
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Re: Trailer Bike info
kingsley wrote:
> Bought a trailer bike on the weekend... > here's my brane-dump before I forget it all: > > There are a few brands available locally: > > Burley - the 'Piccolo' ~ $900 > Giant - 'Half-Wheeler' ~ $399 > Adams - Trailer-Bike ~ $350 (also a tandem model) > Alley-Cat - Never saw one ~ (guess) $300 > Pacific - $300 / $350 > Some other brand $275 > > > We borrowed a SS alley-cat, to make sure Katia (5) wasn't > going to say "I hate riding the trailer-bike". Tried it > out on a bikepath & she loved it. > > Poking around on news & the web led me to believe the > usual failing point is the hitch with the bike. All trailers > except the Burley connect to the seatpost with various > different clamping mechanisms. The biggest problem reported > is the develpment of 'play' in the hitch. Supposedly the > Burley was immune to this, but I stopped considering it > as soon as I got the quote (from Greenspeed, the official Aus. > retailer). > > Most of the lower-end trailer bikes are CrMo steel, and much > the same. Basically you need to spend around $300 to get anything. > > When we borrowed the AlleyCat, it was given to us with > the seat+seatpost attached - this was a fairly good indication > as to how easily it detached. > > Gears didn't interest me - when the kids are big enough to > get to grips with the gears, they'll probably want their > own full-size bike. This doesn't significantly affect your > choice, most trailer bikes can come with or without gears. > > Our target application, apart from weekend riding, is to do > some siginificaqnt touring early next year. So we were definately > looking for something of quality. Also needed to attach a > rear rack & mud-guard. > > We ended up buying the Giant one, but had to go home from the > bike shop (45mins each way) to see if, when connected, the > tow arm will clear the rack (50cm, 700C touring bike). It did! > > The giant model is an Aluminium alloy rather than steel, and > feels significantly lighter than the others. The hitch is a > quick-release clamp, looks fairly robust (we'll see in 6 months). > The tow-arm is hinged in the middle, and folds back on itself... > thus it can fit inside the car (holden stationwagon), 'cause > these things are a bugger to put on a bikerack. > > So, um, that's about it. > > cheers, > -kt > Does anyone know of an LBS in melbourne that has a decent range of trailer bikes. Ivanhoe is probably closest to me and they've usually only got 2 or 3 and I don't want to spend a day going from shop to shop trying to compare them all if I can help it (rather be out riding with the family). Or is there just not the demand for anyone to have a large stock of them? Dave B. |
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13-04.-2004, 12:59 PM
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Re: Trailer Bike info
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:19:07 +1000, DaveB <dbuerckner@NOSPAMMOoptusnet.com.au> Wrote :
<snip - big time> > > Does anyone know of an LBS in melbourne that has a decent range of > trailer bikes. Ivanhoe is probably closest to me and they've usually > only got 2 or 3 and I don't want to spend a day going from shop to shop > trying to compare them all if I can help it (rather be out riding with > the family). Or is there just not the demand for anyone to have a large > stock of them? > Dave B. > I was going past Hillmans about 3.00 am the other day and I _thought_ I saw some in the window. I was in "head down - arse up" mode with a pretty good headwind so I didn't really look. ( I _did_ have a ROARING tailwind a few hours earlier though - what goes around comes around I guess..... Anyway it couldn't hurt to give 'em a ring. Ooroo -- Humbug |
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