Product Description

it makes life a little quicker to nip around in this day and age. Also used for dogs that are no longer so active

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10768 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Bumper
• Dimensions: 11.42" h x 25.83" w x 29.13" l, 29.98 pounds

Features

• Carries 1 child
• 20" alloy wheels
• Strong steel frame
• Easy and quick folding design
• No tools required
• Large window and sunroof giving spacious feel
• Internal pockets
• Rear opening vents
• Push handle and space saving central wheel included
• Fold up fly screen and wind screen
• High visibility safety flag
• Maximum towing weight 60lbs/27kg

Customer Reviews

Very nice quality. Best I have seen.
I have been looking at baby trailers in the shops since my son was born 18months ago with the intention of finding a nice one to get for when he was old enough. I was not very impressed with the ones I saw as they seemed either very overpriced ( £400 plus ) or reasonably priced but not very well made. By this I mean solid enough but not very good looking or well designed, a bit basic. When the time came to buy I looked onto the net and found this one. It was very reasonably priced and looked a bit better than the ones I had seen before. I decided on a trailer because I found that in a German study, trailers were found to be safer than child seats when involved in accidents.
I have to say that now I have it I am VERY pleased with my purchase. The trailer is sturdy, very well made and has most of the features found on the more expensive versions. It folds up easily and has quick release wheels so can be easily placed into a car or the back of a cupboard. The tow bar can fold underneath, the push bar fold out and a third wheel clicks into a hole on the bumper to convert into a push chair. The child seat is thick nylon stretched between the frame but is not part of the floor as on some other makes. It is fully adjustable with a good 5 point padded harness to hold the child. There are a number of pockets and bottle holders built in with a large `boot' on the back for child and picnic stuff. The coupling to the bike is via a thick cylindrical rubber block surrounded by a heavy duty closed metal spring. I had a good look and test of this and, though it looks worrying, it is actually quite solid. There is also a secondary nylon strap for extra safety as on most bike trailers. When disconnected from the bike it leaves a small steel post attached to the rear axle of the bike. It takes seconds to connect and disconnect.
In use, my son is quite happy in it. It is light rain proof though I would not want to ride through a downpour with him in the back. The recommended 25psi inflated tyres and the nylon seat provide some degree of suspension to smooth the ride though you would want to take it very slow down kerbs and such. The extra weight of my son at 12kg and the trailer at around 13kg is not very noticeable on the flat but you really feel it up hills.
The only downside that I have found is that the instructions seem to be for an earlier model and so I spent some time looking for two clips that just aren't there on this model. When in use I have found that every group of teenagers I pass I get at least one shout of "Cool" or "Wicked" and many adults ask about it.
I highly recommend this trailer.


1 Year later...
It's a year since I wrote the review above and the trailer is still going strong. It has done around 100 miles mostly through woodland path and nothing has broken, ripped, failed or shows signs of wear. It takes 2 mins to pop the wheels off, fold up and put in the back of the car and the same time to re-assemble. It has been through two accidents, one where I skidded on some lose gravel and came off at slow speed. The trailer happily sat upright while my bike and I fell. My son did not even wake up though I dread to think what would have happened if he were in a child seat on the back of the bike. The second accident was when I, through stupidity and forgetting I had the trailer, badly misjudged turning into a 1.5 foot high footbridge on a dirt bend and the trailer fell slowly off the bridge onto it's side in the dirt and suffered no damage other than a slight scuff. My son inside was held safe by the harness and was no more than a bit suprised though I had a slight panic not to be pulled over into the ditch alongside him.

I still very much recommend this trailer.

My First trailer - Good piece of kit....
if you are looking for a trailer and dont want to spend 600 on an aluminium chariot one with suspension then this is the next best child trailer on the market regardless of price

I recently dumped the car for a change of lifestyle

used for a couple of long trips now,
I dont know how they can make and sell this for a one-er and still make a profit, it is of surpising quality. and although I was looking at the charriot range Im glad I plumped for this. Its light enough , cant see any real reason to go for the expensive aluminium ones if you are going to be on flats most of thie time as you wont feel the weight anyway

personally I wouldnt take these things on busy roads, I did try but felt I was exposing my child to too much danger especially when busses or lorries where near.

luckily there are a fair few cycle paths on the main roads around where I live and with a bit of planning and exploration its possible to make safe journeys.

child loves it,

to note though

the attachment to the bike realy requires a compleatly flat back tail flange to be properly seated,


also probably good to change your quick release rear wheel for a traditional nut and bolt one.

doesent say anything about these things in the manual

if the roadds/paths near you are rough then go for the charriot with suspension.

Top bit of kit
Spent a bit of time looking around at these and not wanting to spend a small fortune opted for this one, what a great decision.
Very user friendly, and the build quality is very good and is quite light also.It has great allround viewing for the child, pops up & collapses in seconds with everything "quickrelease".
I would not personally take this on the busy roads for obvious reasons,and it does state child must be 18months at least to use this which it doesnt mention in the write up.

The only complaint i had was it is advertised with 20" wheels, but they do only come with the 16" wheels.

If i had one recommendation to improve this item, it would be the addition of a heavy duty zip to fasten down the door on the front, as they are a bit flappy making passenger exposed to the elements.

All round great buy, thoroughly recommended, it sells in my local large cycle store now for £170, a snip at £109

Hope this helps

Cheers
Lee