YAK trailers

"Jeremy Watts" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Anyone have one of these YAK trailers? I've heard mixed reports, worth
the
£280 price tag?

Try asking on uk.rec.cycling, assuming your use of the pound sign was
deliberate. Lots in the archives too.

cheers,
clive

Got one. Passed on to me by a workmate who toured Australia on it without
problem. I rebuilt the hub and took it across France last year (800 miles
ish) with a heavy load without problem. Doing another big trip this year
with it and expect it'll do me for years to come yet. R clips that hold the
trailer onto the QR seem flimsy but never come loose tho' I carry spares
zip-tied to the chassis. Hope this helps. I think it's worth the money.
Neil

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Anyone have one of these YAK trailers? I've heard mixed reports, worth
the
£280 price tag?

This looks similar
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Jeremy Watts said:

Anyone have one of these YAK trailers? I've heard mixed reports, worth the
£280 price tag?

I don't have a "YAK", but I have a "COZ(S?)", a discontinued model
that uses a Rubbermaid rectangular container. I have used it (for a few
years) mostly off-road. I have bashed it on boulders and trees hard
enough to bend the frame a bit but it's held up. I've jammed it a couple
of times abruptly enough to send me over the bars without damage (to the
trailer or bike, anyway).

I like the QR attachment scheme, it's a bit of a hassle to hook up
sometimes, but it's nice in that you can just leave the special "BOB" QR
on the bike. The attachment pins are a little frail looking, and I did
manage to lose one that wiggled or was pulled loose, but I found I could
easily make new ones by cutting a spoke to length & bending the shape.
I've since learned to keep them attached to the frame with cord and keep
a spare duct taped on.

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This looks similar

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Yeah that looks as good as is 1/3 cheaper than the YAK...

I think I've seen a review of this trailer in Velovision magazine which I'd also recommend anyway as a good source of information on trailers.

Neil

"Jeremy Watts" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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"Steve Watkin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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This looks similar

missioncycles.co.ukFolding Trikes.aspOpen ↗
uctID','66'😉&Products_Position=FIL%3ACategory%3D%27Trailers%27ORD%3AABS%3A3K
EY%3A66PAR%3A

Yeah that looks as good as is 1/3 cheaper than the YAK...

Jeremy Watts said:

Anyone have one of these YAK trailers? I've heard mixed reports, worth the
£280 price tag?

I bought a new IBEX by BOB on e-bay over a year ago. I used it for close
to 2000 km in outback Australia on mostly dirt roads and had to ford
rivers that had no bridge. The trailer NEVER let me down. I lost one of
the spring clips that attach the trailer to the rear axle, BUT got some
cotter pins (split pins??) just in case. Fortunately, I did not lose
another spring clip so did not have the experience of using the cotter pins.

That trailer was WORTH taking, but it did add to the weight...

Ken, Canada