@InkySchwartz asks:
Q7. What are your thoughts on one wheeled bike trailers like the Adams Trail-a-Bike for kids? What about ones for cargo?
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@ascentale @InkySchwartz @bikenite #BikeNite A7. Decent small cargo trailers with rigid beds do not seem to be easily available in the US. That's what I think.
@InkySchwartz @bikenite A7. I have tried many!
Kid carriers:
In general, pretty good. But requires much more energy to ride.
Weehoo: Nice for younger kids, recumbent seating. Slow, heavy. I tried taking one mountain biking one time with my kid. It was crazy 🤣 I did a lot of walking, pushing a bike. My kid had to get off and walk also.
Trail-a-bike: Decent. But if you are trying to go faster (either via pedaling or motor) then you will want a version with a derailleur so your kid can still pedal. Otherwise their pedaling does nothing good above 8mph or so.
Burley Piccolo: I still have one of these because it has a derailleur and can mount to a rack. I was having issues with the Trail-a-bike hitting the rear rack. It was still usable but it was scraping up the rack. My kid has sort of outgrown it, but it'd still be useful for trips where I'd take an ebike and tow the kid. (We don't have a long tail cargo bike)
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@InkySchwartz @bikenite A7 cont'd:
For cargo:
Burley Travoy is great but doesn't have a ton of capacity. I have ridden with the Burley Flatbed and it's not bad, I just haven't used it a lot.
I tried a "generic" trailer that was larger than the Burley Flatbed and it was OK. Bigger wheels but bounced around a lot and did weird things because the hitch felt stretchy.
I tried one of those looong Bikes at Work trailers, and they are pretty stable. Heavy, slow, and also do some weird things when you go over speed bumps. Not the trailer's fault though.
@ascentale @InkySchwartz @bikenite #BikeNite A7: I always wanted a one-wheeled Bob Yak cargo trailer (https://www.croozer.com/collections/cargo-trailers?sort_by=title-ascending), but due to its higher torsion load on chainstays. it seemed neither suitable for my recumbent nor for the Bromptons. So I never bought one. But I generally like the idea of a narrow trailer, especially for bicycle touring and on single trails.
@ascentale @InkySchwartz @bikenite A7: ...there are one-wheel for cargo?
I don't like the sound of that but as always I am fully open to data. But I like my cargo trailers both detachable and reasonably movable while detached. In fact, on the last part of my hill, it's an absolute requirement. And a one-wheel is not going to be functionally movable once detached.
(Adding a pushbar to my second DIY trailer turned out to be one of my better decisions! So much better.)
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@moira @ascentale @InkySchwartz @bikenite #bikeNite A7 follow-up: Yes, there are one-wheeled cargo trailers, and I think the Bob Yak/Ibex isn't the only one. A quick search even found a one-wheeled fat bike cargo trailer: https://quietkat.com/products/cargo-trailer-single-wheel
Burley has also one: https://burley.com/en-in/products/coho-xc