Is it a good idea to tow a wee trailer, something like a BOB Yak, but probably a cheaper copy, with a carbon XC hardtail?
Never seen it done, was just wondering if that’s because carbon doesn’t like being stressed in funny ways or if it’s just because people who tow trailers just use more suitable bikes for touring?
Bike in question is a 2011 Pronghorn PR6, basically a rebadged Raleigh M-Traz (buy the Raleigh, Pronghorn’s warranty support is woeful). Anyway, it’s a proper XC race bike, no illusions of it being for touring at all. However, I will be traveling abroad and can only fit a certain number of bikes in the van, the trailer would let me race and tour with the same one. Dropouts are alloy bonded into the carbon somehow. Rear hub is a Chis Bling ISO so should be plenty strong enough. Disc mount is on the seatstay rather than chainstay if that makes any difference.
Cheers guys and girls.