That’s where Weehoo comes in! Built much lower to the ground, the Weehoo Turbo is incredibly stable compared to most standard trailer cycles. Standard trailer cycles can often sway side to side, and their lack of a harness can’t keep kids safe in the event of a fall. As an added bonus, the Piccolo/Kazoo can pivot all the way around so it actually sits next to the adult bike in a bike rack.īe aware that Burley’s proprietary rack cannot be used for a child bike seat, so you cannot use a child bike seat with this installed.
In addition to extra stability, the rack mount allows the Piccolo/Kazoo to pivot smoothly in all directions and maneuver around tight corners. The lack of leaning, or rocking back and forth, makes Burley trailer cycles easier to use and more enjoyable for both parent and child. Mounting to a rack versus a seat post, we (along with other Burley tag along bike users!) report minimal problems with the bike leaning to one side or the other, especially as compared to traditional seat post-mounted tag along bikes. Their unique mounting system makes the tag along bike MUCH more stable than others brands. The Burley Piccolo and Kazoo are some of the most expensive trailer cycles, but absolutely worth the investment, especially for families who use a trailer cycle a lot. The Piccolo is geared and best for older riders because shifting can be a challenge for younger kids.įULL REVIEW: Burley Piccolo, Burley KazooĮverything Burley makes is pretty awesome, and their tag along bikes are no exception. The Kazoo is single-speed, so better for younger riders. Instead, you may try using some blue loctite on the bolts to make sure your bolts are not backing themselves out and a bit of the same friction compound used in carbon fiber bikes on the seatpost to add just a tad more friction. You could drill a hole to pin it, but that would weaken your seatpost. With the proper amount of torque on the bolts, it really shouldn't twist under normal circumstances.Rather than an allen key, you might want to use a hex bit in a socket wrench, you can get much more torque: Be sure to tighten in an X-pattern, just as if you were tightening the lug nuts on a car tire or the bolts on a head gasket. If the bolt heads are stripped, get new bolts at your hardware store and get good quality steel ones (note: bolts with socket cap heads are stronger than the bolts with the button cap shown in the photo).
If you have a steel seatpost, it's next to impossible for you to tighten the bolts too tight. In these cases, you might want to ask the help of a bike store - they might give you some carbon fiber seatpost compound that will help with friction, as well as tighten the bolts using a torque wrench to prevent seatpost collapse. However, with the four-bolt there are some caveats:ĭo you have a carbon or aluminum seatpost? With both, you have to be careful as it's possible to crush the seatpost if you tighten the bolts too much. You mention four bolts, does your seatpost hitch look something like this:īy design, these can cinch up pretty tight against all size seatposts, in contrast to two bolt models which need the proper size shims:
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Obviously I've made it tighter, but it may loosen over time.Īny recommendations or tips on how to properly secure a tag-along to the bike itself? I am tempted to drill a 10mm hole through my seat post and the pinion to tighten the lot, with a proper bolt. The pinion attached to my seat post was simply not tight enough, and it would turn left or right in the direction we were going, but this caused the other moving parts of the tag-along to follow it, resulting in the tag-along turning on it's side and throwing my son off! However, when we went riding and I started to turn left or right, the whole tag-along "bent" downwards throwing my son off it! When I connected the tag-along itself, I had to align the holes with the pinion so that I can slide in the quick-release pressure lever and hold everything in place. However, without instructions (2nd hand tag-along), I only tightened them hard enough so I cannot move the pinion by hand that's attached to the seat post. I've attached the collar of the tag-along to my seat post, and tightened the four bolts. I have a tag-along for my son that wants to join me on some rides.
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