I have a burley Bee double. It's great. It folds down quickly and fits in the trunk of our car. This has worked well on vacations where we took bikes and threw the toddler in the trailer (once unfolded and out of the trunk, of course). It's super convenient for the small footprint and rides well (obviously offroad capacity is limited), and you barely notice the extra weight except on climbs. It's currently on loan to a friend who has a toddler.
I also had a bob ibex. It was great too, but probably more heavy duty than necessary for me. I also felt the weight more with 1 wheel in the back, parking was a bit of a chore, etc. I also have a clydesdale setup on an old mb-1. It's unwieldy with heavy loads. Yet, it ends op being the bike I ride most around town. It takes the planning out of a trip. Sure, I can stop by the Portuguese shop and pick up a rotisserie chicken and fries on the way home. Need me to bring a case of beer and a bag of chips? Are we going swimming and need towels and water wings? We need a frisbee and a soccer ball? I appreciate having a huge wald basket just to toss in whatever you need without thinking about panniers, etc. If you want dedicated hauling and N+1, you can't beat a dedicated cargo bike. If you want to occasionally use your bike (or any bike) for grocery hauls or carrying groceries or small people, a trailer is great. Cheers, John (outside fontainebleau) On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 1:46:38 AM UTC+1 ber...@bernardduhon.com wrote: > I have had the Burley Child trailer for near 20 years. I bought it > secondhand on eBay. Used it for three of my grandchildren gave it away to a > friend of one of my children's to use for his kids took it back and use it > for the last kaboose grandchild, it is great and durable. I still have it, > but haven't used it much except the haul watermelons. From the nearby > grocery store. However, it's limited to things like groceries children and > watermelon, but not surfboards. 👍😎🚴🚴🚴🚴 > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> on > behalf of rlti...@gmail.com <rlti...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, December 15, 2024 5:54:26 PM > *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Bicycle trailers > > I have used a one-wheeled BOB trailer as well as a two wheeled trailer > made by Bike-Rev who, I think, made the trailers for Bike Friday. I > preferred the handling of the one wheeled trailer since I did tip the two > wheeled one a few times during aggressive cornering. > > After the trailers I explored cargo bikes and had a series of bikes that > used the Xtracycle cargo system. I loved that setup but found myself > wanting a bike with a smaller footprint and also one with electric assist > since I would be using it for longer commutes as well. > > So I now have a Tern GSD and it is about the perfect cargo hauler for me. > I definitely prefer a dedicated cargo bike over using a trailer. I could > add a trailer to the Tern but at that point I’d just use the car to haul > whatever I can’t do on the bike. 99% I would say of what I need to move I > can do with the cargo bike. > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 15, 2024, at 3:39 PM, Stephen <cavell....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've been getting curious about hauling bigger and awkward objects by > bike and starting to consider bicycle trailers. Does anybody here use them? > What do you like and any recommendations? Is it better to have a removable > trailer or a dedicated cargo bicycle? Curious to hear other people's takes > and experiences. > > -Stephen > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b21620f1-8db5-4516-98dd-9a9aba3b678dn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b21620f1-8db5-4516-98dd-9a9aba3b678dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/10B83C08-6741-495A-A54E-5175DA0E90BE%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/10B83C08-6741-495A-A54E-5175DA0E90BE%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc898f72-fec8-42b4-8bf7-6877857548dcn%40googlegroups.com.
