InStep Single Bicycle Trailer Green
I bought 2 of these trailers because we have a 20lb dog and a 10 lb dog. My wife and I can each take a dog with us. I've taken the dogs out a few times in the months I've had it and so far so good. I have absolutely no complaints, but then again I'm not really using it as designed. I've only put one dog in at a time but am thinking about putting them both in eventually. The yboth seem to love the ride. Not only that, but you have to hear all the comments as you pass by. Just about everyone says "Aww" or "How Cute!" lol
Set up was easy enough on our 10 year old Toys R Us mountian bikes. I can honestly say I don't notice much a difference pedaling with or without the dog and trailer in tow. The trailer is about the same width as your bike so if your bike can fit somewhere, the trailer should follow. I just have 2 words of advice though.
1) The rear tire will kick up sand into the trailer so you need to keep the lid down.
2) Make sure you make your turns a but wider then you normally would. You're towing something so you need to be a little more careful.
Oh, I also have a full harness on my dogs and a leash wrapped around the rear bars of the trailer. I have the leash wrapped around the bars so the dogs don't have much slack. They have enough to go to the front of the trailer and lay down but not to actually jump out of it.
We bought this trailer for our 3 year old son. He's 36" tall, 30lbs, and while by law he is required to wear a helmet and he fits in the trailer fine. There's plenty of headroom left.
BalasHapusThis is not a top of the line trailer that you would ever consider taking on century rides, but for the price of a child's bike seat, it's an unbeatable trailer for casual/fitness biking with your family.
I really like the fact that even when the front is open it has a mesh screen to keep kick-up debris out of my son's face and eyes. The amount of storage behind the seat is equivalent to a medium/small backpack. The trailer rolls very easily. You can definitely feel it when you go uphill, otherwise I am not sure can feel it behind me.
The single seat design keeps it very narrow. This is a big plus on trails that include sections on the sidewalks, or that have narrow passages. I didn't have any problems steering this trailer even in sections that do sharp 90 degree turns on the sidewalk immediately after a crosswalk.
Even when moving fast the trailer seemed very quiet and very stable.
Two big thumbs up from our family.
This is a perfect way for us to bring our 20 pound dog along on bike rides with us! Husband spent about $5 at lowes to fit a plywood at the base for our dog to lay on and she is as happy as can be!! She absolutly loves it!
BalasHapusWe bought this for our 13 month old daughter. Several years ago we purchased a bike child seat that attached to the rear of the bike. That was a disaster. Too heavy, akward, and very uncomfortable for the child. So we looked at trailers instead for our youngest. Most of the trailers have two seats, but from what I read and saw in stores, the seats are extremely small and it's not realistic to fit two kids in the trailer together. Plus we only have one kid who isn't riding their own bike. I didn't want to haul around the extra room and weight if the space wasn't needed.
BalasHapusSetup was fairly easy. The instructions to install the hitch to the bicycle are good, and I had it attached within about 15 minutes of setting up the trailer itself. I also bought a second coupling so my wife and I can quickly switch the trailer between bikes.
There is plenty of room for a single child, and strapping my daughter in there was easy. The seat bottom has tension adjusters to keep the trailer bottom from sagging, although there's no way the floor would ever drag. The real beauty of this is once you get your child strapped in and attached to the bike. Unlike the child seat, I had no idea the trailer was behind me. The weight is hardly noticable. The ride is smooth, there is no jerking, it corners naturally, and my daughter sits in the trailer with a huge smile on her face. Some of the bike rides have been lengthy for a one year old - up to an hour, and so far she's never started fussing while being towed around. There is also a small amount of cargo space behind the seat. Enough for a diaper bag or some water bottles.
Overall we're very happy we found this unit. The price and weight were less than the double units, and so far no problems with performance.
I love this single trailer-for one child but still has room for cargo; diaper bags, etc. It's light too so you can't even tell it's attached to the bike. Makes for comfortable riding for me and my child.
BalasHapusI bought this trailer so my miniature schnauzer could ride with me behind my bike. We've only been out a couple of times, but so far it is working well. (It's a bit larger than I needed, but it is for a child after all.) It was very easy to put together and to attach to my bike. I figured out a way to harness him in, and I think we will manage just fine. He seems to like riding along in the breeze. I think it was a good value.
BalasHapusCan't beat the price, big bang for the buck. Trailer not bulky, very light, my wife tows trailer and no complaints so far. My daughter loves to ride in the trailer. Very easy to setup, we bought a coupler to allow trailer to hitched to two cycles easily. Will be able to go riding again, with our toddler tagging along. LOVE IT!!!!
BalasHapusI bought 2 of these trailers because we have a 20lb dog and a 10 lb dog. My wife and I can each take a dog with us. I've taken the dogs out a few times in the months I've had it and so far so good. I have absolutely no complaints, but then again I'm not really using it as designed. I've only put one dog in at a time but am thinking about putting them both in eventually. The yboth seem to love the ride. Not only that, but you have to hear all the comments as you pass by. Just about everyone says "Aww" or "How Cute!" lol
BalasHapusSet up was easy enough on our 10 year old Toys R Us mountian bikes. I can honestly say I don't notice much a difference pedaling with or without the dog and trailer in tow. The trailer is about the same width as your bike so if your bike can fit somewhere, the trailer should follow. I just have 2 words of advice though.
1) The rear tire will kick up sand into the trailer so you need to keep the lid down.
2) Make sure you make your turns a but wider then you normally would. You're towing something so you need to be a little more careful.
Oh, I also have a full harness on my dogs and a leash wrapped around the rear bars of the trailer. I have the leash wrapped around the bars so the dogs don't have much slack. They have enough to go to the front of the trailer and lay down but not to actually jump out of it.
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