Tim, I couldn't disagree more about the Blue Sky trailer seatpost hitch being more stable than an axle mount trailer. We have a Blue Sky at the City, and I have been injured twice while pulling it. To be honest both times were to my mis-judging the track of the trailer wheels. Both times I hit the curb just outside of a curb cut with one of the trailer wheels, and both times I had a really heavy load. When the rear wheel hit the curb, it flings that side of the trailer up hard. Since the hitch is hard-wired directly to the seatpost, this throws the seatpost, and thus the bike, over. I was able to correct for the first fling, but when the heavy trailer swung back down the other direction, it threw me down hard onto the ground. An axle hitch allows the trailer to pivot up and down without flinging your seatpost back and forth when it hits big bumps or that occasional curb. I have a Chariot trailer for pulling my 3 year old, and a Burley Cargo trailer for carrying cargo. The Chariot hitch has a ball and socket setup, so allows for free pivoting in any direction. I had a Burley triangle hitch, but the Chariot hitch interfered with it's use so I always had to pivot the Chariot hitch back when using the Burley. I recently put a Chariot ball into the Burley and it seems to work great, and no more having to mess with the hitch on the bike. The Blue Sky is designed to handle much heavier loads than the Burley, so it does have it's place. I just need to either slow down or be much more careful when turning into curb cuts while pulling it. As others have said, YMMV. John Rider
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tim wong Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 3:58 PM To: Aaron Crandall Cc: bikies Subject: Re: [Bikies] Croozer Kid Trailer Since you didn't send any pictures of what this looks like (putting the burden on your readers to either do this or ignore the post), I can't comment on this specific trailer. I would suggest, though, that you get a trailer that is far more multi-purposed than the common Burley-type trailers that hook to the side of the bike and are mostly designed to haul kids. Ones that hook to the seatpost (such as Blue Sky trailers) are more stable, but, more importantly, hold a lot more than these trailers. Of course, if the Croozer is like the Blue Sky ones, then I'd say, "yes, good choice." But if you can use it like a stroller, then it isn't as useful as a trailer designed to hold kids when they are little, and freight when they grow up. On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Aaron Crandall <[email protected]> wrote: Does anyone have a Croozer trailer that they'd like to comment on, good/bad? I was thinking of getting a Chariot, which still look nicer, but am impressed that the Croozer comes with all the components to be a trailer, stroller, and jogger, for about the same cost. I'd never heard of Croozer before seeing someone on the path the other day using it as a stroller... Thanks, Aaron _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org -- "If we continue to consume the world until there's no more to consume, then there's going to come a day, sure as hell, when our children or their children or their children's children are going to look back on us--on you and me--and say to themselves, 'My God, what kind of monsters were these people?'" --Daniel Quinn
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