Child trailers....whaddya think??

marcusl

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has any experience they can share
riding with a twin child trailer (not a trailer bike)? I've found a few
that are available on the internet (Burley, KoolStride/Stop, Pacific,
Phillips and Trek have some but they're just rebadged Burleys -
according to the guys at Clarence St) Any other brands to look out for?
Considerations (price, weight (light = $$$), material, harnesses,
hitching method, ability to conert to a stroller (not essential
however)) Any others? I'm leaning towards the pacific which is available
on deanwoods.com.au for $399 at the moment - for price, conversion kit
being included, bit weighty though (not a problem considering how slow i
ride anyway) Does anyone in Sydney carry a range of these?(asking a lot
i know - but i really like to compare side by side) Obviously i'll take
some for a test spin to guage my own reaction to dragging around what
could potentially be an extra 65kg (45kg capacity + up to 20kg for the
trailer itself - man that's a scary thought!!) AND to make sure my
little girl likes it....shouldn't be a problem - she absolutely loved
the seat we had. We both really miss our rides together - ever since my
(t)rusty old steed packed it in and I upgraded to a bike with disk
brakes (which prevent the rack from mounting) Are they really useful for
anything more than bike paths? With the addition of a another mouth to
feed I'll eventually be riding with two and would like to get the missis
into some touring holidays.....(hmmm around Australia, harvest hopping,
WWOOFing) Is tipping a real problem if you ride carefully? what about in
traffic?? I've read the recent post on bike trailers that some people
touched upon these things....can anyone elaborate? What I suppose I'm
really looking for is of peoples stories using these things....

thanks in advance marcus



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