Stupid Question regarding Trail-A-Bike's

[Nooch]

Can anyone tell if anything is missing at the hitch here?

[ColonelJLloyd]

Other than the receiver and pin? No.

[Nooch]

So this is the older style without the shims I take it -- I can't tell, does it fold (do they all fold?)

[Nooch]

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd

Other than the receiver and pin? No.

Wait, so is that to say something is missing or you see the receiver/pin there?

[sales guy]

Originally Posted by Nooch

Wait, so is that to say something is missing or you see the receiver/pin there?

Yes, it is a folding model.

And it looks like you are missing the receiver. I attached a pic.

[pdmtong]

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[Nooch]

Got it -- they've got it all (phew).

Gotta love Facebook marketplace!

[Nooch]

Picked it up, got it home, got it on the attack.

Got the daughter on it, pushed off -- and she almost took me out!! I took it solo around the block, All good, Got daughter back on and made it around the block. But man, it seems any input from her balance wise throws the whole lead bike of balance -- is this normal? Shoddy coupler?

Thanks!!

[sales guy]

Originally Posted by Nooch

Picked it up, got it home, got it on the attack.

Got the daughter on it, pushed off -- and she almost took me out!! I took it solo around the block, All good, Got daughter back on and made it around the block. But man, it seems any input from her balance wise throws the whole lead bike of balance -- is this normal? Shoddy coupler?

Thanks!!

Let me guess, taller frame size? If youre on a 55 and above, especially like a 58 or bigger, movement can throw the driver off a bit. Especially on a road tire. When I used one way back, I used a hybrid with a 38c tire. I didn't notice it as much but I was also riding on a bike too small for me. I normally ride a 60/61.

[Nooch]

Originally Posted by sales guy

Let me guess, taller frame size? If youre on a 55 and above, especially like a 58 or bigger, movement can throw the driver off a bit. Especially on a road tire. When I used one way back, I used a hybrid with a 38c tire. I didn't notice it as much but I was also riding on a bike too small for me. I normally ride a 60/61.

A 52cm actually with 28's -- I'll throw it on my mountain bike and see if it's any better..

[sales guy]

That's odd.

[Nooch]

just an update, ended up mounting it up to the wife's 7.1fx and it was 10000x better. Maeve and I made it to the bagel shop without incident, and around the block some more -- a total win.

Maybe the attack was too light (carbon) or the tires too narrow (25mm gatorskins), but the 7.1 handled it in stride.

I'm thinking now's the time to start looking for a cx bike again so I don't have to use the wife's for this duty.

[benb]

I think it's something in the geometry of the bike more than anything.. smaller frame, more sloping top tubes on MTBs/Hybrids, etc.. just works better with these things. If I was to look for a bike to pull a trail-a-bike I'd definitely look for something with a really sloped top tube.

I am getting off easy my son is riding like a maniac without training wheels now (turns 5 in November) so I'm not pulling him around much. He did a 4 mile dirt ride with us a couple weeks ago.

[cderalow]

Originally Posted by Nooch

just an update, ended up mounting it up to the wife's 7.1fx and it was 10000x better. Maeve and I made it to the bagel shop without incident, and around the block some more -- a total win.

Maybe the attack was too light (carbon) or the tires too narrow (25mm gatorskins), but the 7.1 handled it in stride.

I'm thinking now's the time to start looking for a cx bike again so I don't have to use the wife's for this duty.

pickup a cheap hybrid or use your mountain bike.

i've had a trail-a-bike and a trailer behind me before using my hybrid... definitely got some funny looks.

that combo would work better behind a tandem. i found the trailer at the end helped balance out the kid in the middle.

[stien]

Originally Posted by cderalow

pickup a cheap hybrid or use your mountain bike.

i've had a trail-a-bike and a trailer behind me before using my hybrid... definitely got some funny looks.

that combo would work better behind a tandem. i found the trailer at the end helped balance out the kid in the middle.

That's awesome. Tell me you got it on camera!

People love it when we trailer the dogs around with our tandem.