I had this trailer before and found a few issues with it: * It kept running my pannier rack and both it and the rack started to get very worn down * The stand key/lock broke and so the stand came down when riding and caused a little accident * The trailer flipped very easily when empty * The box bounced out a few times But saying all that it was great for when I had it doing a large grocery shop, or even carrying a Christmas tree.
I like these types of video, where it shows how easy it is to set things up. I also have a trailer, but it connects to the rear axle. I like this design where you can grab and go, and set it down flat with the kickstand!
I wish there was one that had a front wheel and a push bar in the back like a stroller or shopping cart. I too have a trailer that connects to the rear axle, and that’s what will work best for me. It’s really important to consider what looks like a small detail like that.
@@arleneodonnell6187There are trailers that have a wheel in the front and a handlebar at the back to push with. They are mostly either child trailers or dog trailers but I have also seen actual cargo trailers with the same OR being able to use the towbar as a pull along handle. I have a Trixie large sized dog trailer I bought and use as a cargo trailer. It didn't come with the extra wheel and push bar but that option was there for an extra €30 or so. Seek and ye shall find..........!
Good luck with your new trailer. I personally wouldn't have bought a seat post connected one myself but it is more convenient for using it as a trolley cart in stores. Also I am sure after looking at your video, because I'm 2 metres tall and I ride extra large frame sized bicycles, I'll bet that towbar on your trailer would be at too much of an Acute angle on my taller framed bikes and probably wouldn't clear the back of my carrier rack??? I bought a large sized Trixie dog trailer for €131 specifically as a cargo trailer over 3 years ago because it is completely covered and self contained and nothing will fall out of it with a pretty massive internal cabin area. Just pack your reusable large shopping bags at the checkout and load them straight into the trailer, zip it up and off you go. Or anything else, not just groceries. Nothing will fall out. Then I also got an actual Duramaxx Mountee cargo trailer for €105 for things like a full sized lawnmower that I couldn't take using the dog trailer. The front and rear sections can fold down separately or together to allow for much longer cargo. I also found I could fit a 400 litre plastic storage bin onto it and strap it securely onto the trailer using some mini ratchet straps. A little bit overkill but loads of fun having it behind me on the road with all of that volume capacity! Both axle mounted. I discovered something I hadn't anticipated with the second cargo trailer though. The wheels on the dog trailer are 20 inch and the trailer sits completely level attached to the bike. The wheels on the cargo trailer are only 16 inch and this leaves the trailer sitting 2 inches lower when attached to my bike so there is a slight slope backwards. It's a very minor inconvenience overall but something I hadn't considered or anticipated before purchasing. If I buy any more trailers I will make a point of making sure they have 20 inch wheels. I had considered getting replacement 20 inch wheels for it but because it's never really caused an actual problem using the trailer and I use the dog trailer 90% of the time anyway because it's mostly just more convenient, I just haven't bothered I also got a Klarfit single wheel trailer just because I wanted to have one and to be honest, I've only used it a handful of times because I have to change the rear axle to use it and it's only got a small capacity anyway. As a security measure on all of my trailers, I replaced the quick release pins on the towbars with bolts each with two lock nuts securing them. It's a minor inconvenience when attaching and detaching the trailers and means I need to use a mini vice grips and a ratchet spanner for every on and off. It just means it takes two minutes instead of a couple of seconds each time but it also means it's not going to be easy for some little thief or vandal to run off with the trailer or even just the towbar without tools. But to finish, the greatest thing about a cheap trailer/s that cost 150 bucks or less is that they can turn a €600 bicycle into a €6,000+ cargo bike and a real world practical alternative to a car. Hook em' off again and you have your bike back again. Have fun!
I already HAVE a nice trailer but the connector goes on the rear axle and is too small for the axle/thread of my e-bike. I had this trailer in my Amazon "wish list", so it was really cool to see it unboxed and "live". Would appreciate some additional feedback; how practical is it for something like grocery shopping?
Go to your local bike mechanic and get him or her to replace your too small axle with something longer that will leave plenty of room to attach your hitch. Problem solved! Enjoy your trailer!
I was looking at this trailer briefly, but ended up going with the Wike brand instead. Got the flat deck style with a collapsable bin. I really like it! And it attaches to the the center of the rear wheel, so no clearance issues. Oh! It’s also a Canadian brand 🙂
there some issue with that design I got another type that product with the same attaching connection hooks: first they dettach if they shake too hard (some bump on road was enough) also it keeps rubbing to the rear rack and ruined my rack. don't waste time and money, just get some burley trailer they know how to design for bike for many years
I'm not a fan of trailers that connect to the seat post. The biggest reason is that I use a fixed basket on my rear rack. Also it is preferable to have the link point on the rear axle if you put any significant weight into the trailer. The Aosom website list the weight capacity at 88lb/40kg compared to the 60kg as read from the sheet in the video. 40kg is a more realistic maximum, and I think that would be pushing it. I built my own bike trailers. 16x28 box and the other 22x30. I have loaded the smaller with 120 lb of weight lifting weights. While doable, you have to be more careful with this amount of weight pushing you from behind. 50lb cargo load is a lot better weight limit when using a regular bike to pull the trailer.
I had this trailer before and found a few issues with it:
* It kept running my pannier rack and both it and the rack started to get very worn down
* The stand key/lock broke and so the stand came down when riding and caused a little accident
* The trailer flipped very easily when empty
* The box bounced out a few times
But saying all that it was great for when I had it doing a large grocery shop, or even carrying a Christmas tree.
I like these types of video, where it shows how easy it is to set things up. I also have a trailer, but it connects to the rear axle. I like this design where you can grab and go, and set it down flat with the kickstand!
I wish there was one that had a front wheel and a push bar in the back like a stroller or shopping cart. I too have a trailer that connects to the rear axle, and that’s what will work best for me. It’s really important to consider what looks like a small detail like that.
@@arleneodonnell6187There are trailers that have a wheel in the front and a handlebar at the back to push with.
They are mostly either child trailers or dog trailers but I have also seen actual cargo trailers with the same OR being able to use the towbar as a pull along handle.
I have a Trixie large sized dog trailer I bought and use as a cargo trailer. It didn't come with the extra wheel and push bar but that option was there for an extra €30 or so.
Seek and ye shall find..........!
Neat, would love to see a video of this thing in action :)
Here's that video, just for you! 😜 ua-cam.com/video/aQjsIiTNUpo/v-deo.html
Good luck with your new trailer.
I personally wouldn't have bought a seat post connected one myself but it is more convenient for using it as a trolley cart in stores.
Also I am sure after looking at your video, because I'm 2 metres tall and I ride extra large frame sized bicycles, I'll bet that towbar on your trailer would be at too much of an Acute angle on my taller framed bikes and probably wouldn't clear the back of my carrier rack???
I bought a large sized Trixie dog trailer for €131 specifically as a cargo trailer over 3 years ago because it is completely covered and self contained and nothing will fall out of it with a pretty massive internal cabin area.
Just pack your reusable large shopping bags at the checkout and load them straight into the trailer, zip it up and off you go. Or anything else, not just groceries. Nothing will fall out.
Then I also got an actual Duramaxx Mountee cargo trailer for €105 for things like a full sized lawnmower that I couldn't take using the dog trailer. The front and rear sections can fold down separately or together to allow for much longer cargo. I also found I could fit a 400 litre plastic storage bin onto it and strap it securely onto the trailer using some mini ratchet straps. A little bit overkill but loads of fun having it behind me on the road with all of that volume capacity!
Both axle mounted.
I discovered something I hadn't anticipated with the second cargo trailer though.
The wheels on the dog trailer are 20 inch and the trailer sits completely level attached to the bike.
The wheels on the cargo trailer are only 16 inch and this leaves the trailer sitting 2 inches lower when attached to my bike so there is a slight slope backwards.
It's a very minor inconvenience overall but something I hadn't considered or anticipated before purchasing. If I buy any more trailers I will make a point of making sure they have 20 inch wheels.
I had considered getting replacement 20 inch wheels for it but because it's never really caused an actual problem using the trailer and I use the dog trailer 90% of the time anyway because it's mostly just more convenient, I just haven't bothered
I also got a Klarfit single wheel trailer just because I wanted to have one and to be honest, I've only used it a handful of times because I have to change the rear axle to use it and it's only got a small capacity anyway.
As a security measure on all of my trailers, I replaced the quick release pins on the towbars with bolts each with two lock nuts securing them. It's a minor inconvenience when attaching and detaching the trailers and means I need to use a mini vice grips and a ratchet spanner for every on and off. It just means it takes two minutes instead of a couple of seconds each time but it also means it's not going to be easy for some little thief or vandal to run off with the trailer or even just the towbar without tools.
But to finish, the greatest thing about a cheap trailer/s that cost 150 bucks or less is that they can turn a €600 bicycle into a €6,000+ cargo bike and a real world practical alternative to a car.
Hook em' off again and you have your bike back again.
Have fun!
I already HAVE a nice trailer but the connector goes on the rear axle and is too small for the axle/thread of my e-bike.
I had this trailer in my Amazon "wish list", so it was really cool to see it unboxed and "live".
Would appreciate some additional feedback; how practical is it for something like grocery shopping?
If it’s a cargo trailer then you could machine out the connector to fit your axle. I don’t recommend if it’s meant to carry a child.
Go to your local bike mechanic and get him or her to replace your too small axle with something longer that will leave plenty of room to attach your hitch.
Problem solved!
Enjoy your trailer!
I was looking at this trailer briefly, but ended up going with the Wike brand instead. Got the flat deck style with a collapsable bin. I really like it! And it attaches to the the center of the rear wheel, so no clearance issues.
Oh! It’s also a Canadian brand 🙂
there some issue with that design I got another type that product with the same attaching connection hooks: first they dettach if they shake too hard (some bump on road was enough) also it keeps rubbing to the rear rack and ruined my rack. don't waste time and money, just get some burley trailer they know how to design for bike for many years
Get a trailer that connects securely to your axle.
I'm not a fan of trailers that connect to the seat post. The biggest reason is that I use a fixed basket on my rear rack. Also it is preferable to have the link point on the rear axle if you put any significant weight into the trailer. The Aosom website list the weight capacity at 88lb/40kg compared to the 60kg as read from the sheet in the video. 40kg is a more realistic maximum, and I think that would be pushing it.
I built my own bike trailers. 16x28 box and the other 22x30. I have loaded the smaller with 120 lb of weight lifting weights. While doable, you have to be more careful with this amount of weight pushing you from behind. 50lb cargo load is a lot better weight limit when using a regular bike to pull the trailer.