A Young Family Usually Means a Bike Trailer

[Pico Triano]

This picture was taken in 1992 St. Pie-de-Bagot, Quebec at the beginning of our first family tour. I designed and built that yellow monstrosity myself. It worked quite well all things considered. I'd be interested in stories from other riders about their small family touring excursions.

 

[Pico Triano]

This didn't get a whole lot of attention here. I did write up the story of this trailer in more complete detail in the latest issue of my webzine http://picoscycling.blogspot.ca/2014/01/picos-cycling-tales-of-road-february.html. I do get visits from here and try to spend some time here as well.

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

That's an amazing trailer! Do you still have it and use it?

It's incredible what people can create, when nothing else suits

 

[Sara_H]

I love that yellow trailer. It's the luggage underneath the baby?

 

[Booyaa]

I love that car on the left of the picture.

 

[Pico Triano]

I love that car on the left of the picture.

I miss that car. Small v8 in a small car. That sucker would go.

 

[Pico Triano]

I love that yellow trailer. It's the luggage underneath the baby?

Yeah in the box. Very secure. We could even lock it closed.

 

[steveindenmark]

That must weigh a ton. What do you pull it with?

Steve

 

[Pico Triano]

That must weigh a ton. What do you pull it with?

Steve

Didn't exactly weigh a ton. Sure was heavy though. Minor hills were an issue, mountains were impossible, braking was an issue. I'm a mule but I couldn't make much mileage per day with it.

 

[steveindenmark]

It sounds wonderful

Steve