Koolstop wilderbeast hitch racing bike

Hai Everyone,

I purchased last week a Kool-Stop Wilderbeast, to make a trip in Juli from Amsterdam to Marseille.
(1500 km) Thought I could easily mount/hitch it to a racing-bike. But the hitch system does not fit
on either of my 6 race-bikes, so I think it is a problem for most racing-bikes!

The problem is that the drop-outs on my bikes (and all the racing bikes I know of) are opening-faced
to the front. And the aluminium-block to tighten with the quick-release are build to fit on
down-faced dropouts. ( I hope you'll understand this).

The alternative, using a plastic black hitch clamp, is also impossible to use on racing bikes. The
clamp must be installed on the rear-fork post, but on that position, all my racing-bikes have
rear-derailleur cables and nocks on the posting, so it is impossible to put clamps on it.

Is there any hitch system available for racing-bikes or should I return the Wilderbeast to the shop,
and look for another trailer???

Please advice, next week we want to test-trip around the IJsselmeer in Holland (400 km)

Marc Droog The Netherlands

 

I'm not sure I really understand what the hitch you have is doing, but my Burley trailer hitches on
to my race bikes without a problem.

"Marc" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hai Everyone,
>
> I purchased last week a Kool-Stop Wilderbeast, to make a trip in Juli
from
> Amsterdam to Marseille. (1500 km) Thought I could easily mount/hitch it to a racing-bike. But
> the hitch
system
> does not fit on either of my 6 race-bikes, so I think it is a problem for most racing-bikes!
>
> The problem is that the drop-outs on my bikes (and all the racing bikes I know of) are
> opening-faced to the front. And the aluminium-block to
tighten
> with the quick-release are build to fit on down-faced dropouts. ( I hope you'll understand this).
>
> The alternative, using a plastic black hitch clamp, is also impossible to use on racing bikes. The
> clamp must be installed on the rear-fork post, but on that position,
all
> my racing-bikes have rear-derailleur cables and nocks on the posting, so
it
> is impossible to put clamps on it.
>
> Is there any hitch system available for racing-bikes or should I return
the
> Wilderbeast to the shop, and look for another trailer???
>
> Please advice, next week we want to test-trip around the IJsselmeer in Holland (400 km)
>
> Marc Droog The Netherlands