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NPCER: Recommend your bike trailer
I want to get a bike trailer for B so we can go on family bike rides this summer. Any recs?
Re: NPCER: Recommend your bike trailer
We have a Chariot. My husband did a bunch of research and he went with the Chariot Cheetah. I don't know the ins and outs, but he read on line reviews and asked people we know who are serious bikers (not fatties like us who just use it to toodle around the neighborhood). Some people suggested some of the higher end Chariots but we went for the middle of the road version and it's been great. We got the push attachment and can use it as a good off-road type stroller when we go places like music festivals.
One thing that was always said about Chariots is they have great resale value. When DS#1 gets to big to ride anymore, we'll sell the double and downsize to a single for a couple years until DS#2 outgrows it and then sell that one, too.
We have a wee hoo
http://www.weehoobicycletrailer.com/
I'm not sure what the minimum age on it is but we started using it last summer with the 3 year old. We love it. I haven't tried the 1.5 yo with it yet...he goes on the back of my bike with the TopPeak (sp? that yellow seat) while DH does the wee hoo with DD.
We have a Chariot Cougar and love love LOVE it! The Cheetah is a great option, too. My SIL has that one and adores it. She can still use it with her 7 year old.
I use the biking, strolling and jogging attachments with it, but you can also purchase hiking and skiing attachments.
They definitely have great resale value and are fantastic quality.
We used ours nearly every single day for two years until we bought our cargo bike. I still use it for taking DD for walks and for jogging, and it's great to have as an addition for shopping if H and I both go to make a big run. It can hold quite a bit of groceries in the back pack (not sure if the Cheetah has that or not), and it's a very smooth ride for the kiddo. It has suspension to soften any jostling from bumps, potholes, etc. and a five point harness to keep your child contained. The inside also has mesh pockets for your kid to put their junk in. Liliana loves to store her water bottle, snacks, etc. in there.
It is absolutely worth every single penny. I can't say enough great things about Chariot.
ETA: I also highly recommend the Lazer brand for helmets. They are flat-backed, which is great for the trailer. It doesn't push their little heads forward. It was also the only helmet that fit my kiddo at a year old. It is adjustable and still fits her today, although we've gone for a helmet with a visor now that she's sitting in the cargo bike.
This is good to know. Our grocery store and butcher is only a mile away and it's so stupid to get in the car to drive there.
I think the wee hoo looks cute for older kids. Not sure I'd trust a 1 year old on it. LOL
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Yeah, we don't own a car, so it was essential that we buy something that could hold a substantial amount of food. The mesh pack behind the cargo back also holds stuff, too.
I wouldn't trust my three and a half year old on the wee hoo. However, we live in a big city, so that colors my judgement quite a bit.
Also, the Cougar is fabulous in snow. I took it out in jogging mode after we got 20+ inches of snow last year. It plowed right through all of it, and that was with it loaded down with groceries.
Cute kid for good measure :P
So, do you not recommend a 2-seat style one?
That's my only hesitation, since we're planning on a second kid some time in the next year or so... though, by the time s/he would be old enough to ride, B would be almost 4.... Hm.
We're on county highways where the speed limit is no lower than 45 mph. While we do mainly trail riding for "fun" rides, you still have to bike on the road to get to them (unless you load up the car to drive there...).
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I'd get a double Chariot with no hesitation. A four year old can still fit really well in a Chariot. Mine still has a ton of room to grow. A bonus to that is that you'd have even more extra room for groceries with a double.
A lot of my friends use double trailers in the city (and with older kids, too), and people stay well enough away. The Chariot lines come in really bright colors and with reflective material and orange flags.
The only reason we stopped using our Chariot as frequently as we were using it is because my kid is a nut and started refusing to want to go in it. But, that started after we took a test ride with a friend's Madsen cargo bike. She said she wanted to a bike like her friend Penny's.
I won't put my 1yo on the wee hoo..he goes on the seat on the back of my bike. Our 3.5 yo (now over 4) is absolutely fine on it but we don't do city riding. We're beach vacation resort/state park type of bike riders.
The weehoo does have little pouches on the side where you can fit snacks/drinks/small items