towing childs bike

ajb9

Pedelecer
Apr 12, 2012
68
31
newhaven east sussex
Hi, Ive been looking for something to help tow a child,s bike and have now got this FOLLOW ME tandem attachment, made by the SWISS so should last.

You can fit it to your bike before you leave home and ride with it attached via a strap and when the child gets tired of peddling you lower it and attach the child,s bike.

It is easy to fit and very stable when riding.

bike trailer .jpg

can be obtained from FollowMe Tandem Official UK Distributor Follow Me Coupling
 

Farleymarley

Finding my (electric) wheels
Aug 27, 2012
24
1
Looks great :D you have to be aware of several things though as I found out to my cost.

The child on the back is quite low down so difficult for drivers to see, the tag-along bikes have flags that stick up out of the back. You can get the clips and flags online.

You have to make sure that the child's bike is a sort that it can roll along without the pedals turning. Some childrens bikes are fixed wheel or back pedal, so if the child stopped pedalling behind you, the pedals might still go round at a fast rate and catch their legs. If they had a back pedal bike then obviously if they were 'freewheeling' and put pressure on the back pedal that could cause a nasty accident.

Lets just say that I found those things out due to personal experience some years ago.