Those Burleys are great! When my son was born and I was still actively touring with a local Winnipeg cycletouring club, they very generously chipped in towards one and I started using it a lot once my son was about 18 months old. I hooked it up to my Cannondale M2000 and we hit just about every park in Winnipeg. It could carry my son and all the paraphernalia a toddler needs plus snacks and water and food for a picnic. Easy to hook up and detach, stable...probably not even bad for touring. I used it for 3 or so years and then sold it for a nominal sum to another couple in the club who had a baby. I wonder how many kids it hauled around. I would not be surprised if it's still going strong somewhere. I think at the time (circa 1992), it was about $400 USD but absolutely worth it.Particularly since I didn't own a car. Used it once on my X0-1, maybe I had a flat tite on the Cannondale...but that did not work quite as well; the trailer and its load on the X0-1 was a bit like the tail wagging the dog.
My late partner had one of the BOB Yak trailers; this one https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5044-122/bob-yak-plus-bicycle-trailer which he liked...but might have contributed to the demise of his S-works Specialized CF mountain bike; chain stay started delaminating. From time to time he would borrow my Cannondale; its stiff aluminum frame was a much better hauler. Recently I gave the Bob to a friend and onetime local version of Rich Lesnick who built most of my wheels. On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 3:59:48 AM UTC-6 Marc Irwin wrote: > I've been using a Burley Travoy > <https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=9375495011f794a5&sxsrf=ADLYWIJA1yDKe4bBnYCtL8yNI1Vint74Aw:1734343044679&q=burley+travoy&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWd8nbOJfsBGGB5IQQO6L3J03RPjGV0MznOJ6Likin94pT_oR1DTSof42bOBxoTNxGeB1pS5_mub79WlyOO98XhEgJ5ByfFkeFUd9hlGBCmUZgrzLESyrkqGBL7osK5ZH3-0drzcH2VIMmwLRButbs-cMHhV8leQ--AYHsqw2WSrddKuHyCX6iowNOKZDTcJOO0G_14g&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi13eKog6yKAxXk38kDHfHAJ3QQtKgLegQIEhAB&biw=1280&bih=580&dpr=1.5> > > for years and love it. > > Marc > > On Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 6:39:11 PM UTC-5 Stephen 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0d18527c-4c24-4420-9774-d93149841b11n%40googlegroups.com.
