Bike trailers [was Re: Advice on shipping an ST?]

[Jim Gillespie <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

William A Flowers <waflowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Previously, you (Blake Sobiloff) wrote:

>> If I'm going to do this, I imagine the trailer should be able to
>> carry tools and spares so that I can eventually cart a race bike
>> around.

> Seriously I don't know but would like to see some discussion on this.
> For me I'd be looking at a trailer capable of carrying 2 bikes so my
> wife and I could both cart them somewhere we wern't willing to ride
> to.

    I guess that everything depends on what you need and what you
already have.  I know a few people who've started racing in the last
year or two and nearly all of them have ended up buying a van, including 
some who started out by buying a trailer.

    This is because a van offers more weather protection and security,
is handier for carrying tools and spares, and is a lot more comfortable
to sleep inside ;-)

    If you're just transporting a bike a trailer may be a better bet as
it will be easier to load the bike onto, but several of the people I
know who use them have had the trailer flip at some point :-(

                Jim
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