"Penny S." <
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> Technician wrote:
> > In article <R3dsa.689726$3D1.383774@sccrnsc01>,
[email protected] says...
> >> I have a 5 yr old who can't keep up with me on a bike yet. For riding around on sidewalks and
> >> around the neighborhood, I was thinking about getting one of those carts to tow behind my bike.
> >> Has anyone else done this? She weighs around 45lbs. I'd like to be able to get my exercise and
> >> take her along too. Wonder how difficult it is to pull a cart and a kid on fairly even
> >> pavement?
> >>
> >> det
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > No idea but i can imagine the "bug screen" would almost be required as bits of dirt and pebbles
> > may be kicked up in the tire at your kid.
> >
> > My best guess would be that up hill it would feel like your dragging a brake, and down hill it
> > would feel like your brakes are worn out. on even terrain it would feel like a little of both
> > (pulls when you accelerate, and pushes when you coast). I can imagine the turns may pull a
> > little funny as well.
> >
> > I'm basing this on the one time i pulled a trailer with my car as i have no kids, nor a kid
> > trailer.
> >
>
> Travis... you should stick to topics of which you actually know something about. All if not most
> trailers for kids not only have front screens made of clear plastic but they have little
> seatbelts too. All you do is work a bit harder. It's no problem to tow kids.. I used to borrow my
> neighbors all the time. IIRC, there's someone on this ng who does take kids on real trail of some
> sort. Most "burley" type trailers aren't suitable for singletrack, but would be find for bike
> paths or rail trails.
>
> Another option is a "tag along"... this is a little one wheeled deal that hooks up like a trailer,
> but the kid is actually pedaling along with you, and has handlebars as compared to just being a
> passenger.
>
> > If i recall, John G. has kids and i think he has mentioned several time that he has a kid
> > trailer as well. if this is so, he would most likely be of a better source of information.
>
> Or any one of the parents on this ng.
Penny, please refrain from leaving so much of that babbling fool's misinformation in your posts if
you must respond to him/it/whatever. If we ignore it, it may actually go away again.
The Trail-A-Bike or Tag-A-Long type "trailer" is the answer. It works well on everything from
pavement to smooth singletrack.
JD