ATTN Bike gurus: Anyone use a child trailer or tow bar?

[ScoobMaster]

My son is now 4 1/2 and has grown too large for the child seat on the back of my bike. He is still too young to ride his own bike with any speed to go on long rides, so I am looking at either a trail-a-bike (like a partial bike that has an arm that attaches to my bike instead of a front wheel) or tow bar (would connect his little bike to mine).

Examples:

Trail-A-Bike
Trial Gator (tow bar)

Anybody use either one? Pros/Cons? Other Alternatives? I just want a nice safe solution so we can still enjoy long family rides.

 

[Chunkee]

i would get the trail a bike

jC

i used the little rickshaw kind when mine were little. what a blast...can go fast...my son loved to go down the big hills

jC

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
i would get the trail a bike

jC

i used the little rickshaw kind when mine were little. what a blast...can go fast...my son loved to go down the big hills

jC

Which brand/model did you get?

 

[ScoobMaster]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
i would get the trail a bike

jC

i used the little rickshaw kind when mine were little. what a blast...can go fast...my son loved to go down the big hills

jC

you mean an enclosed trailer that holds two kids, right?

 

[0roo0roo]

first one looks more slick, but less safe if it detaches

 

[ScoobMaster]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
first one looks more slick, but less safe if it detaches

I would hope they would never detach THe big advantage I see for the tow bar is that if he does want to ride on his own for a little while he can

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
first one looks more slick, but less safe if it detaches

If you set it right they don't detache

 

[brtspears2]

I would go for the one that doesn't have brakes for the kid to slam on.