Cargo Trailer Advice

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Hi all,

Wondering if anyone has any good advice on this one:

I'm an outdoorsy, woodworking, puppy-owning cyclist. I like finding stuff. I like bringing stuff. I like bikes and stuff. But it's hard to bike with stuff. I own two rather impractical bikes - one a carbon Planet X, the other a Bianchi Pista (fixie). In an ideal world I'd buy a tank of a tourer, but garage space is at a premium.

Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on cargo trailers that a) are very solid b) won't break the bank and c) will attach to a bike without panier eyelets?

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Pete

tomasrojo

Do you want the trailer partly to transport dogs?

The bike-hod is my main trailer, and I'm very happy with it. It definitely won't do to carry dogs though. It mounts on the seat post (the supplier does a variety of hitches for different types of seat posts, but aero seat posts would be out, I think) and is very upright, so not great for carrying top-heavy long things, and not great for very uneven terrain. Great for getting the weekly shop and the like. I also use a Chariot Cougar child trailer for cargo, but if I didn't have kids I wouldn't have bought it solely for the purpose of carrying cargo. It is pretty good at it though.

Ikea is bringing in a trailer later in the year, apparently.

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tomasrojo wrote: »

Do you want the trailer partly to transport dogs?

The bike-hod is my main trailer, and I'm very happy with it. It definitely won't do to carry dogs though. It mounts on the seat post (the supplier does a variety of hitches for different types of seat posts, but aero seat posts would be out, I think) and is very upright, so not great for carrying top-heavy long things, and not great for very uneven terrain. Great for getting the weekly shop and the like. I also use a Chariot Cougar child trailer for cargo, but if I didn't have kids I wouldn't have bought it solely for the purpose of carrying cargo. It is pretty good at it though.

Ikea is bringing in a trailer later in the year, apparently.

Yeah I'd be looking to move the dogs around with it occasionally. Thinking something along these lines: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Skiiddii-Foldable-20300-Bicycle-Trailer/dp/B007D2W1HS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 as it looks solid enough for decent loads and relatively canine friendly. Slight concern is stability - have read lots of stories about trailer flippage. Also not sure how much of a drag it'll be on the fixie - am pretty fit so hopefully it'd be alright.

tomasrojo

Seat post-mounted trailer definitely can flip; axle-mounted ones are much less likely to do so, especially if they have a wide wheel base.

Some decent stable trailers here:
http://www.bikesandtrailers.com/

Specifically for dogs:
http://www.bikesandtrailers.com/dog-trailers/index.html

tomasrojo

(I wouldn't go too cheap with a trailer you're intending to carry sentient beings in.)