Bike trailer
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Mike Ayling
Veteran
- Location
- Melbourne Downunda
Add a third and you will have a road train!
Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
Can you brake and control all that ?
biketrailerguy
Active Member
Also a trailer user, but have no idea about the legality of towing multiple trailers. I also know another cyclist who'd be curious about this, as he often moves bikes used in events back to 'base camp' in a similar fashion.
Btw, what are you towing that requires multiple rigs - other info, any pics?
Btw, what are you towing that requires multiple rigs - other info, any pics?
I have no issue with control, I don't go very fast maximum 15mph.
Breaking is no issue at all.
They are not heavy maximum 70kg.
I don't go through town centres, that is pretty impossible.
I'm on the road, don't use cycle paths much unless I know I can get round and up and down from the road.
I'm mostly going from place to place and don't go down small roads.
It can be a little difficult when I'm in a new place.
Even then if I find I can't go, I unhook turn round and figure out a different route.
Yes I have also doubled up trailers before, it was in make shift but satisfactory way. I regularly connect up multiple three wheel and also sometimes including a four wheel bikes together to move them across the city to venues. I am part of a charity called Leicester Wheels For All that provides cycling opportunities for those that ordinarily would not have them, a chance to have fun, exercise or a learning experience for people with disabilities of all ages. The only challenge with bike trains can be going backwards which I generally avoid doing as it usually means needing assistance.
There are no breaks on the trailers, my issue is volume not weight.
I don't go fast, walking pace most of the time, I have a dog so I go at her walking speed so that she will walk for s couple of hours at a time.
About 6mph if I go any faster than 10mph she will need to rest for a couple of hours to recover.
So in time it works out the same.
classic33
Leg End Member
You're planning on using two trailers, at a speed set by a your dog walking, presumably alongside and on a lead.
Either stick to the one trailer or leave the dog. You'll not be in full control of the bike and a possible unsafe load.
Can you put me in touch?
I'm an old lorry driver, so I didn't think there was an issue, but this man said "can't do that"
I'll stick some pictures up at some time.
I travel from place to place, so camping, it's volume that I need.
I'm not planning, I've been doing it for years.
Just because you can't doesn't make it unsafe.
I am in full control of my rig.
Yes she is on a lead so she doesn't run in the road.
Sometimes I use tracks then I'll let her loose, there are no vehicles there.
I have done it with 4, but they are 1.3m from end to end so that gets really tricky getting round corners.
