Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
Xeney - the Chariot is a cool design with all the (expensive) attachments. I have friends who have been riding with their baby (just turned 1 yr a month ago) in one for sometime now and they even took him on some dirt roads in August. Jason was careful not to highside the trailer on a rut, but Ryder would get fussy if we stopped. Since he can see Jason in front of him he doesn't get worried, and he'll zonk out cold the minute the trailer starts moving. They also use it as their stroller so it's plenty big for baby (and Ryder is huge) and a few groceries. Aren't there bags even on the back that could be used for a few groceries?

The helmet even in a bike trailer seems odd. A well-built (maybe that's the problem) with a strapped-in child rolls onto a frame like a roll bar and the kid is hanging upside down, not dumped on it's head. Maybe the law should govern safety design of a bicycle trailer instead. They're definitely more stable that a child seat on a bike.

I think an Extracycle and Chariot combo would haul all the groceries and baby you'd care to power along.

I'm hoping they'll get the sled conversion so we can all go snowshoeing this winter. If not, I need to find a used Kifaru/Mountainsmith kiddie adaptor (anyone have one? )

PS - Jason was hauling Ryder uphill on dirt roads using a singlespeed mtb. Oh, to be so fit.
We have a Chariot and love it. When we first got here we only had one car and I would walk my youngest everywhere in it in all sorts of weather.LOL my friends up here now tell me that they though I was hardcore because they would see us walking home from school in some major weather. Well the rest of us got pretty wet but the youngest was warm and snug in the Chariot. We also have the bike attachment and my youngest loves to go for rides in it even though he is getting pretty big now and its quite the work out for the one pulling it. We thought about selling it but decided it would be good for hauling stuff from the market or maybe taking our future puppy for a ride. The ski option looks cool but alas no snow where we will be going.