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| 1102.1 | fun so far | TLE::SCHUTZMAN | We are here and it is now. | Wed Apr 12 1989 09:37 | 16 |
| I just got a bugger 4. Right now I only pull my 5 year old, but in the
comming fall there will be a rider for the second seat. Since the
oldest has been riding on a more conventional seat for years now he has
no problem with 2 hours (which is about as far as I go). The main
thing that keeps him happy how is his own water bottle (firmly tied to
the bugger so I don't have to stop and chase it).
My main feeling about it is that it was a lot harder going over hilly
back roads then I expected. I had no problem on main roads but on the
back roads I was reduced to a very low gear (my 15 year old daughter
loves to be able to pull away from me on the hills.)
The bugger 4 is large enough that we can carry some books and a few
small toys for our son in it, but we haven't tried this to much yet.
It also helps when i ride with my wife or daughter so he has someone
else to watch.
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| 1102.2 | | SMURF::LARRY | | Thu May 11 1995 12:30 | 28 |
| Just thought I would report my experience with an attachable trailing
bike. I purchased an "Alleycat Shadow". Basically its half a 16" kids
bike with a curved bar (2 actually) welded to the seat tube. The bar
attacheds to the seat post of the adult bike with a quick release mechanism.
The attachment allows the kid bike to move from side to side.
The kids bike freewheels, has no brake and the handlebar is attached
to the curved attachment bar. Overall the construction was compariable
to any kids bike and at $159 was a good deal compared to the
alternatives: Adams trailabike is $250. Then there are tandams with
kiddy conversions that begin at over $1000.
My 7 year daughter loved it and I was thrilled as she was not thrilled
with her real kids bike and could not get her to ride much ... not
enough peer pressure from her friends yet.
From the parents riding perspective it does require some riding skills
... more of the loaded touring type of skills. For me it compares
to riding a touring bike with a 50lb pack that wants to move in
unexpected directions. This means you can not standup to peddle
(at least I have not worked up the courage yet). Going up hills
requires some very low gears and things get a little more wobbly
because of the slow speed.
So I'm not sure I could recommend something like this to an inexperienced
parent/rider. If you have the riding skills this device provides a
great way to spend time with your children, introduce them to the
joy of cycling and get some fabulous hill training!
-Larry
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| 1102.3 | Good stuff ... these trail-a-bikes! | NWD002::REID_PA | SI - Lookin' for a bigger hammer | Fri May 12 1995 00:39 | 13 |
| re: -1
We have had the Adams for about 2 years now and still have a good
time with it. My 8 year old and I do quite a bit of single track with it.
I agree about the extra weight and wobble but so far we've not had any
major crashes. Sometimes it difficult to convince by boy that he needs
to help peddle up the hills ... but when he does I notice his effort.
With the arrival of our last christmas present, we're going to have
to put the child seat back on mom's bike. Getting to be a real family
adventure.
Paul
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