Posted by: Kekser
Re: Trailer Design - 12/07/05 04:12 PM
Hi Lasty,
i use the BoB Yak trailer and im completely satisfied, except for:
the balance of the complete system, when you load heavy weights at the front of the trailer. But this seems to be a physical problem and special for the yak.
I only sometimes use the Yak for shopping. I made the experience that the Yak works perfectly, when you only load one box of beverages (we have here baskets/boxes with 12-24 bottles). Two is slightly critical (you have to load them diagonally) but three is impossible.
So one would need two different trailers: one for shopping (doing the daily jobs) and one for touring with luggage.
The linking system of the yak is fairly easy, except for
the yak is heavily loaded and you don´t have the possibility to fix your bike (either to a wall or with the right gear on the frame to stand alone). Then you have to juggle and balance the heavy Yak with one hand and hold the bike with the other.
I would favour the possiblity to pack the trailer to a small size for transport in a car or train. The actual Yak has an additional metal bar at the frame. It prevents the fork from being turned backwards when you like to store the yak. The previous version of the Yak had this possibility for downsizing.
I would also favour corrosion free frame. When the colour fades because of slight accidents or heavy usage, the set free metal instantly begins to corrode.
So far the contribution to your survey,
Greetings from Germany,
Daniel
i use the BoB Yak trailer and im completely satisfied, except for:
the balance of the complete system, when you load heavy weights at the front of the trailer. But this seems to be a physical problem and special for the yak.
I only sometimes use the Yak for shopping. I made the experience that the Yak works perfectly, when you only load one box of beverages (we have here baskets/boxes with 12-24 bottles). Two is slightly critical (you have to load them diagonally) but three is impossible.
So one would need two different trailers: one for shopping (doing the daily jobs) and one for touring with luggage.
The linking system of the yak is fairly easy, except for
the yak is heavily loaded and you don´t have the possibility to fix your bike (either to a wall or with the right gear on the frame to stand alone). Then you have to juggle and balance the heavy Yak with one hand and hold the bike with the other.
I would favour the possiblity to pack the trailer to a small size for transport in a car or train. The actual Yak has an additional metal bar at the frame. It prevents the fork from being turned backwards when you like to store the yak. The previous version of the Yak had this possibility for downsizing.
I would also favour corrosion free frame. When the colour fades because of slight accidents or heavy usage, the set free metal instantly begins to corrode.
So far the contribution to your survey,
Greetings from Germany,
Daniel