Bike trailer

BiggKidd

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Looking at buying a cheap used Schwinn kids ride along trailer. Does anyone know how these things are built? Are they decently made? This one is designed for about 100lbs or two small children to ride in. Doubt I'll be carrying kids unless it's my grandsons. lol But a trailer to carry various things would be nice.

Are there any road blocks / mounting issues to pulling a trailer with a hub motor driven E-bike?

Any thoughts or tips?
 
If possible, bring your eBike, so you can confirm compatibility before buying.
Sadly that's not possible. But it'll be okay either way. I could just build a trailer if I wanted to but I can surely adapt whatever is needed to make it work. Actually if this all goes the way I hope I will eventually be building a dedicated camper trailer to tow behind the bike. For me this little Schwinn will be a utility trailer for the time being.
 
Looking at buying a cheap used Schwinn kids ride along trailer. Does anyone know how these things are built? Are they decently made? This one is designed for about 100lbs or two small children to ride in. Doubt I'll be carrying kids unless it's my grandsons. lol But a trailer to carry various things would be nice.

Are there any road blocks / mounting issues to pulling a trailer with a hub motor driven E-bike?

Any thoughts or tips?
I have 3. building a 4th. Are you talking about a trail-a-bike with pedals. or one of those 2 seat kiiddie trailers. 2 have a single axle
mount, simple, straight forward hookup. the 3rd has single whl with 2 swing arms that hook on both axles. trail-a-bike types usually
hook to a seat post. You remove the pedals & BB & fashion a trailer from one with a bit of imagination. I see 'em on craigslist often
as low as $35 when the kid outgrows them. Then too, most bike stuff on CL is overpriced by those who think they should get what
they paid. Typically single wheels are better off-road. My 135 pd load, big pet trailer will handle 4 to 6 bags of groceries.(2 whl).
It just depends on what you want to do with it I guess. I think I paid around $150 for the heavy-duty pet trailer. The beauty of it is
it will haul a lot of camping stuff inside, on top, or tied on back. For utilitarian purposes is great.
 
I have 3. building a 4th. Are you talking about a trail-a-bike with pedals. or one of those 2 seat kiiddie trailers. 2 have a single axle
mount, simple, straight forward hookup. the 3rd has single whl with 2 swing arms that hook on both axles. trail-a-bike types usually
hook to a seat post. You remove the pedals & BB & fashion a trailer from one with a bit of imagination. I see 'em on craigslist often
as low as $35 when the kid outgrows them. Then too, most bike stuff on CL is overpriced by those who think they should get what
they paid. Typically single wheels are better off-road. My 135 pd load, big pet trailer will handle 4 to 6 bags of groceries.(2 whl).
It just depends on what you want to do with it I guess.
It is the little Schwinn trailer to ride two small kids in, two wheels.
 
BiggKidd you going to build something like this?
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Opened up the trailer, all you do is unfold the sides fold and lock the top bar across and snap the cover down. The wheels slide in and lock in place. The frame is 26W x 31L outside, the wheels add another few inches on each side. Looks like mounting an Allpowers 200w flexible panel on the top should be easy enough then I can be charging as I ride when I'm pulling the trailer. I'll be able to double my charging with the folding panel when stopped if needed.
 
I have 3. building a 4th. Are you talking about a trail-a-bike with pedals. or one of those 2 seat kiiddie trailers. 2 have a single axle
mount, simple, straight forward hookup. the 3rd has single whl with 2 swing arms that hook on both axles. trail-a-bike types usually
hook to a seat post. You remove the pedals & BB & fashion a trailer from one with a bit of imagination. I see 'em on craigslist often
as low as $35 when the kid outgrows them. Then too, most bike stuff on CL is overpriced by those who think they should get what
they paid. Typically single wheels are better off-road. My 135 pd load, big pet trailer will handle 4 to 6 bags of groceries.(2 whl).
It just depends on what you want to do with it I guess. I think I paid around $150 for the heavy-duty pet trailer. The beauty of it is
it will haul a lot of camping stuff inside, on top, or tied on back. For utilitarian purposes is great.


I looked pretty closely at one made by a company called Maya. It only had one connection option which required changing out the rear axle skewer to their product. My e-bike didn't allow for that. But it would have been great. I'm looking for a trailer to haul my camping goods. And it would be great if it had a single wheel. The double wheel ones are too wide for trails.
 
I looked pretty closely at one made by a company called Maya. It only had one connection option which required changing out the rear axle skewer to their product. My e-bike didn't allow for that. But it would have been great. I'm looking for a trailer to haul my camping goods. And it would be great if it had a single wheel. The double wheel ones are too wide for trails.
I would look at the quietkat trailer or the bakou trailer. You will also need their axle adapter for your size axle.
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I would look at the quietkat trailer or the bakou trailer. You will also need their axle adapter for your size axle. View attachment 18243
That’s the trailer I have. All in all it does well, no problem with two 40 lb bags of dog food or two 5 gal bottles of water (steering gets light).
One issue is you have to tighten the hitch points with a wrench. If only snug it can disconnect.
The other issue is that a single wheel trailer can be hard on kickstands.
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That’s the trailer I have. All in all it does well, no problem with two 40 lb bags of dog food or two 5 gal bottles of water (steering gets light).
One issue is you have to tighten the hitch points with a wrench. If only snug it can disconnect.
The other issue is that a single wheel trailer can be hard on kickstands.
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Can I ask, how does this act in a hard turn? Does the wheel ever "lock up" because it is at right angles to the rest of the bike, also how does it behave when empty? I have a little Allen trailer, which I love, but it can get goofy if I'm flying around town with it empty. To its credit, it is light and had never planned to be on an ebike.
 
I have one of those 2 child/pet carriers that i use for grocery trips in the warm weather.

Before i quit drinking i loaded it up with a full cart of groceries and beer, prolly around 170 pounds worth of stuff and it did alright
on the way home, it has two wheels, empty it didnt take corners very well.. I wouldnt recommend doing that though :shrug:
 
Can I ask, how does this act in a hard turn? Does the wheel ever "lock up" because it is at right angles to the rest of the bike, also how does it behave when empty? I have a little Allen trailer, which I love, but it can get goofy if I'm flying around town with it empty. To its credit, it is light and had never planned to be on an ebike.
Turns hard or soft I can’t tell it’s back there. Having suspension on the trailer may help that. It could also be that attaching on both sides of the axle with the pivot behind the rear wheel helps the trailering geometry.
The trailer doesn’t seem to affect power or battery noticeably, even when heavily loaded. I don’t understand that.
There isn’t a big difference between empty and loaded.
The only performance effect I see is that if I put 100 lbs in the trailer the bike steering gets floaty. I haven’t tried locking out the front suspension to counter that.
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