Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Burley Flatbed Trailer







Just got a new trailer, and I'm loving it. I got to tow around a few things today - first a few boxed bike frames to the UPS store, to ship them to paint, then some packaging materials that I purchased from LESCO in North Philly.
My initial impression: completely practical, with no frills. I've never been a fan of the Burley trailer mounts; they aren't very stiff, and result in a lag between when you apply power to the pedals to when the trailer responds to it - very irritating with heavy loads and a bit of an incline. However, this trailer definitely does things that, say, the BOB trailers don't. Eventually I'll probably try to work out a different mounting method, but for now it'll do just fine.