Trailer bike

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Side view of a single-speed, seatpost mounted trailer bike
Single speed Half wheeler attached at the seat post

A trailer bike (also known as a trailer cycle, and trademarked names such as Trailerbike, Trail-a-bike, Half wheeler or Tagalong) is a one-wheeled, or sometimes two-wheeled, bicycle trailer designed to carry one or more children in positions that closely resemble that of a bicycle rider. It can be described as the, "back half of a bicycle."[1] The rider of a trailer bike usually has a saddle, handlebars, and pedals. Some fold for more compact storage.

History

The trailer bike was patented by Canadian entrepreneur Delbert Adams.[2] Adams started the manufacturer of trailer bikes, Trail-a-Bike, and began selling them in the early 1990s,[3] although the same concept had been previously independently and imitatively invented by others at least as far back as the 1930s with the Rann Trailer.[4]

Configurations

Trailer bikes have come in a variety of configurations. These include upright-bicycle-like seating, and recumbent-bicycle-like seating as with the Weehoo iGo.[5] Trailer bikes have been available in single-seat and tandem configurations.[6] Trailer bikes may have just one gear or more than one. They seldom have brakes.

Attachments

A trailer bike is attached to a bicycle at either the seatpost or on a special rear rack by a linkage that allows for pivoting. Alternatively, the hitch mechanism may rotate using the seatpost as the pivot. The attachment may include a quick-release option.[7]

Variations

The Trail-Gator tow bar converts an existing, complete kid's bike into a trailer bike.[8]

Gallery

  • Family Ride bicycle cycle trailer.jpg

    Adult and two children cycling using two-wheeled tandem trailer bike (a Pashley U+2)

  • Bikefor45bbtjeh.JPG

    Tandem + two trailer bikes + cargo trailer for family of four

  • TeddyChauffeursTiny.jpg

    A Burley Piccolo behind a triple tandem

  • IGo by Weehoo Inc.jpg

    A recumbent IGo by Weehoo

  • Trailercycle.jpg

    Rear rack attachment as alternative to seatpost attachment

  • Recumbent trailer bike.jpg

    A recumbent two-wheeled Trets trailer bike by Hase on the back of a tandem

  • Vlečení kola.jpg

    A complete child's bike converted into a trailer bike

  • Bici i followme.JPG

    A complete child's bike converted into a trailer bike

See also

References

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