Dog,
Like everyone else said, pack light! I tour with my BOB trailer and love it. You do have to be careful on the down hills. Trailers can start swaying and you get the "tail waging the dog" syndrom. What I discovered on my last tour, where we rode a LOT of hills, if you hold the front wheel of your bike very steady on the down hill the trailer will track beautifully behind you. I think my fastest speed down hill with the trailer was in the high 20's and I didn't have any problem. But if you swerve or turn the wheel to much, the side to side motion seems to travel back to the trailer and set it to wagging! Do practice on some gentle down hills and you'll see what I mean. Good luck and have fun. BikerHen
When packing the trailer keep the heavy stuff low and toward the front when possible.
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09-08-2009, 01:08 PM #6
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