FS: Sidecar (Yes, really)

rflynnr · 07-06-2021 1:56pm #1

Right. I recognise this is a bit leftfield but I have reached a point where I have to admit to myself that I simply haven't been using this yoke and it seems a shame to leave it sitting in a shed. So: I am selling my Scandinavian Side Bike which I imported from Denmark in 2018. Pics of my own fitted to my bike are below but you can also get a sense of it from the company website. (https://www.scandinaviansidebike.com/) It's mainly intended to carry kids (max capacity 45kg) but I bought it for my (then new) dog and as a consequence it does't come with the child seat fitting offered by the company (although this can be bought separately). As it turns out I've very rarely used it as there are dog walking trails along the canal closer to my home (Phibsboro) so we haven't really needed to go places in it. I also have two mounting brackets (a long one and a short one) so you could conceivably use it on two bikes if they are appropriate. (The reason I have two is that the short one didn't really work on my bike so I had the long one sent on too.)

I am somewhat embarrassed to admit how much I spent on something I have scarcely used but I bought it for €1200. (They now seem to be retailing for €1400 according to the website.) Understanding that the market for something like this is probably fairly limited, I'm looking for about €300 (or nearest non-insulting offer).

I am, by the way, happy enough for someone to take it on a "try it and see" sale-or-return basis. Feel free to ask me any questions that spring to mind.

WOT · 07-06-2021 4:01pm

rflynnr wrote: »

Right. I recognise this is a bit leftfield but I have reached a point where I have to admit to myself that I simply haven't been using this yoke and it seems a shame to leave it sitting in a shed. So: I am selling my Scandinavian Side Bike which I imported from Denmark in 2018. Pics of my own fitted to my bike are below but you can also get a sense of it from the company website. (https://www.scandinaviansidebike.com/) It's mainly intended to carry kids (max capacity 45kg) but I bought it for my (then new) dog and as a consequence it does't come with the child seat fitting offered by the company (although this can be bought separately). As it turns out I've very rarely used it as there are dog walking trails along the canal closer to my home (Phibsboro) so we haven't really needed to go places in it. I also have two mounting brackets (a long one and a short one) so you could conceivably use it on two bikes if they are appropriate. (The reason I have two is that the short one didn't really work on my bike so I had the long one sent on too.)

I am somewhat embarrassed to admit how much I spent on something I have scarcely used but I bought it for €1200. (They now seem to be retailing for €1400 according to the website.) Understanding that the market for something like this is probably fairly limited, I'm looking for about €300 (or nearest non-insulting offer).

I am, by the way, happy enough for someone to take it on a "try it and see" sale-or-return basis. Feel free to ask me any questions that spring to mind.

€200 offered. No insult intended.

Is it relatively quick to couple and uncouple after the initial setup?

Kewreeuss · 07-06-2021 4:22pm

This is only for use in the park, right?
If it for use on the roads, I wouldn’t even put my groceries in it.
Lethal!

iwillhtfu · 07-06-2021 5:34pm

Kewreeuss wrote: »

This is only for use in the park, right?
If it for use on the roads, I wouldn’t even put my groceries in it.
Lethal!

Go on then I'll bite, Why would it be lethal?

rflynnr · 07-06-2021 5:37pm

WOT wrote: »

€200 offered. No insult intended.

Is it relatively quick to couple and uncouple after the initial setup?

In my memory it is very quick: literally uses a quick release lever so maybe 30 seconds? The initial setup is crucial though: making sure the base of the side is parallel to the ground and that the sidecar wheel tracks in parallel with a line drawn between the front and rear hubs. I have a manual somewhere...

Would you go to €250? If so: yours.

Alanbt · 07-06-2021 5:53pm

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Go on then I'll bite, Why would it be lethal?

Oh you know those Danes and their notoriously loose safety standards...
At least half tempted by this

iwillhtfu · 07-06-2021 5:55pm

Alanbt wrote: »

Oh you know those Danes and their notoriously loose safety standards...
At least half tempted by this

I'm fully tempted but I know it'll lead to a dog which will lead to the divorce court.

WOT · 07-06-2021 6:17pm

rflynnr wrote: »

In my memory it is very quick: literally uses a quick release lever so maybe 30 seconds? The initial setup is crucial though: making sure the base of the side is parallel to the ground and that the sidecar wheel tracks in parallel with a line drawn between the front and rear hubs. I have a manual somewhere...

Would you go to €250? If so: yours.

Deal. €250 offered.