Trailer bikes -Advice

[GaryA]

Great advice (and photos) thanks to all. going to try on smooth cycle paths this weekend- hope this weather holds on.

The trailer has a flag which I will be using, but not placing faith in.

My lad is very tall for his age which might be part of the reason he's finding getting off stabilisers a struggle..or maybe its his quite heavy bike I'm not too sure. But then again he's just turned 4 and I dont want to push too much and put him off.....I mean at what age can most kids ride a bike?

 

[pshore]

Any advice/precautions about riding them?

I have one, and use it for recreational rides. The kids now 5 and 8 absolutely love it like a great fairground ride. My daughter is now too heavy for my legs, she can bloomin well pedal her own machine. For the 5 and under it is great for rides that would otherwise be too slow or long. I am thinking a trailgater would be more appropriate now - let them ride until they can't then tow them home - but have not tried one.

Tips. They are unstable without an adult on them. Get on first before your child and off after your child.. Don't walk it with a child on the back as they are unstable, and if you lift the front wheel up a kerb they are really unstable and will fall over.

The riding feels wobbly because there is a whole load of moving and top heavy weight on the back, but if you confidently ride it works. A bit like the technique for riding on sand or deep gravel if you know what I mean. My wife won't ride it though as it scares her too much.

Park carefully. Reversing is hard when you are towing. Too difficult for the ladies ?

 

[GaryA]

Tried out the trailer on saturday and the young-un loved it. No problems at all, did about 10 ml on it along smoothish paths then another few mile along the off-road coastal path until we got stopped by the barriers could have unhitched it and carried on, but as I discovered, it is a pain without a nearby wall to support the bike.
Practiced tight turns figures of eight, braking etc in the quiet local park all fairly predictable and easy as long as you bear in mind the extra length...going backwards on it is a no-no though.

 

[GTTTM]

.I mean at what age can most kids ride a bike?

how long is a piece of string

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