tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post2594421034530363290..comments2024-03-27T11:51:03.366+00:00Comments on The Ranty Highwayman: #Quaxing Lyrical : Part 1The Ranty Highwaymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-66557514865162748672015-06-29T17:44:10.992+01:002015-06-29T17:44:10.992+01:00Yes, with a heavy load the handling suffers a bit,...Yes, with a heavy load the handling suffers a bit, but no big problem so far - plus a cheap price!The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-21072875202403210262015-06-29T15:39:48.353+01:002015-06-29T15:39:48.353+01:00Trailers hitched at seat post level are inevitably...Trailers hitched at seat post level are inevitably less stable than those hitched at the level of the dropouts. You should experience the superior handling of e.g. a Bob Yak or Burley Flat Bed (Google Images your friend) before you complain too much about "truck-like" handling. The trade-off, I guess, is that hitching and unhitching is a little less convenient. Caddy-like trailers might have a certain utility if there's a significant walk element at either end of the trip, but I'm a *past* owner of both an old Columbus that hitched to the seat post and a Bike Hod for good reason. (And a current owner of both a Bob Yak and a Croozer Kid for 2 for different applications).Douglas Carnall, @juliuzbeezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563159368217318352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-4136608429377703742015-06-18T19:48:26.273+01:002015-06-18T19:48:26.273+01:00:) Yes, trailers really do handle like a small tru...:) Yes, trailers really do handle like a small truck!The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-47110256080310554652015-06-18T19:47:40.965+01:002015-06-18T19:47:40.965+01:00It does go to show that day to day life can be shi...It does go to show that day to day life can be shifted around by bicycle - thanks for the link :DThe Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-10669429178300545772015-06-17T12:47:36.271+01:002015-06-17T12:47:36.271+01:00I can add Tandem Quaxing to this. We took the ta...I can add Tandem Quaxing to this. We took the tandem to the garden centre with trailer to get straw for the guinea pigs. Lousy turning circle just like an artic. Great to see the bemused looks on drivers faces.Adam Edwardshttp://welhatcycling.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-87113232953916009852015-06-15T23:23:15.572+01:002015-06-15T23:23:15.572+01:00Welcome to the world of trailers. I love mine, H...Welcome to the world of trailers. I love mine, Here is a link to an article I wrote as part of my "Let's Go Dutch" series. This one is about shopping by bike. This includes taking my trailer to the grocery store and many other places. See:<br /><br />http://www.raisethehammer.org/article/2506/lets_go_dutch_part_v:_shopping_by_bikeKevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-26913062216178871172015-06-15T20:15:23.206+01:002015-06-15T20:15:23.206+01:00How cool is that and with a Brompton!
There is so...How cool is that and with a Brompton!<br /><br />There is something about turning up to a retail park where people are queuing to drive in and breezing in and parking!The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-12286359844359188402015-06-15T14:02:38.609+01:002015-06-15T14:02:38.609+01:00Hi Mr Ranty
Excellent post about the positives and...Hi Mr Ranty<br />Excellent post about the positives and some downsides of using a trailer.<br />Have had mine about 3yrs and love using to go to the tip<br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/pearciecouk/14160527356/in/dateposted-public/<br />best wishes <br />garypearciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349881243333172371noreply@blogger.com