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[broken arm]

Has anyone ever used one of these for bike touring?

how practical are they?

 

[Hector Grey]

yes, while travelling thru katmandu on my gap year with nick and jan, i used one of these. i filled it with cabbages. was it practical, it's hard to tell.

 

[broken arm]

ah hector, it's yourself.

 

[therealjohnny]

Has anyone ever used one of these for bike touring?

A mate of mine makes these from supermarket shopping trolleys

there might be info over on eircore

You can get a version that you put your kid in, so I'm guessing they are pretty stable

 

[Pantone247]

would anyone put their child into one of there?

I wouldn't

 

[therealjohnny]

I personally wouldnt trust them though I've seen them used.
I remember my girlfriend considering getting one to put the dog in, and I was completely against the idea.

A child, fine, but no way the dogs going in there

 

[broken arm]

would anyone put their child into one of there?

I wouldn't

You see quite a lot of people with them? I'm not sure meself.

I'd be putting tents and the like in.

 

[Hector Grey]

would anyone put their child into one of there?

I wouldn't

jayses no way. not in dublin anyway. maybe in the country. or somewhere without cars.

 

[Hair Iron Madin]

Has anyone ever used one of these for bike touring?

how practical are they?

they're not. you're better with panniers and bike mounted racks. the problem with these is that being a seperate entity from your bike if you hit heavy winds/cross winds which in uk and ireland is guaranteed then it will give you all sorts of trouble as it pulls at rear wheel of your bike making you unstable.

you'd want a bit of practise with them before you take to the roads/cyclepaths and also if you go anyway offroad you'll probably end up carrying it. more hassle than its worth. strap your tent to your bike and grow some legs like a man would you

 

[broken arm]

they're not. you're better with panniers and bike mounted racks. the problem with these is that being a seperate entity from your bike if you hit heavy winds/cross winds which in uk and ireland is guaranteed then it will give you all sorts of trouble as it pulls at rear wheel of your bike making you unstable.

you'd want a bit of practise with them before you take to the roads/cyclepaths and also if you go anyway offroad you'll probably end up carrying it. more hassle than its worth. strap your tent to your bike and grow some legs like a man would you

i have a set of massive panniers. massive

 

[Hair Iron Madin]

i have a set of massive panniers. massive

i heard you the first time no need to shout.
what about your back carrier? can it take giving a good backer down a hill