Thinking of a trailer for touring- any bob/ebc/etc owners with advice?

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Thinking of a trailer for touring- any bob/ebc/etc owners with advice?

46 posts & 19 voices | Started 3 years ago by crouch_potato | Latest reply from 13thfloormonk

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trail_rat - Member

TJ i find it gives an increase in rear wheel traction without giving the wheeliing effect that panniers gives.

I found my self climbing a muddy grass bank that should have been impossible on small block 8s (and i know it is impossible on said tire as ive tried many times before) but with me trailer on i just plugged up it like it wasnt there !

Its easier to do stiles with the trailer as you just unhook and throw it over , unlike the panniers where you have to fanny around to unclip them and perhaps unload the top of your rack .

im still firmly in the trailer camp for off road touring ... on the road panniers every time!

Posted 3 years ago #
crouch_potato - Member

Didn't realise this thread would attract so much attention. Thanks for all the advice/info. I'm not a fan of panniers/racks for the reason trailrat gives above. Plus, I imagine with a trailer I'll end up able to drop it for the odd day/overnight ride loop with less hassle.

I'd still be interested as to how the extrawheel pans out in the long term, but it's over budget for now. Any reasons you dislike it plumber? In a few years they might be easier to pick up second hand, and might be worth considering. A few online reviews make it seem worth considering the extrawheel if anyone is following this thread in the future/ if you have the budget (might be cheaper than a new BOB in any case).

Posted 3 years ago #
plumber - Member

I had numerous issues with the extrawheel I bought, mainly but not confined to netting didintegration, wheel rubbing through the rod support, weight easily dislodging the rear axle fitting (and it wasn't overloaded at all) - To be fair I chatted with the supplier who I sent pictures and a detailed explaination to, he said he would pass it to the manufacturers. No response so far after a year

However the new design looks like it would solve a few issues but for me now I'd go with a rack and panniers or perhaps a bob

Regards

PLum

Posted 3 years ago #
eckinspain - Member

I can only find US stockists of BOB stuff - does anyone stick them in the UK?

Posted 3 years ago #
flatfish - Member

Google amba marketing, they're the I'm importer, they should be able to help.

Posted 3 years ago #
crouch_potato - Member

Thanks for that explanation re the extrawheel plum. It's so irritating when something goes wrong and no one responds to you (dealing with a similar thing myself at the moment).

Posted 3 years ago #
chilli - Member

Halfords do BoBs,got mine on b2w scheme,used 2/3 times a week for a couple of years on and off road,brilliant bit of kit!

Posted 3 years ago #
ebygomm - Member

Are the Bob/EBC trailers narrow/low enough to go through the A frame barriers you get some places?

Posted 3 years ago #
Ambrose - Member

Yup, no probs.

Posted 3 years ago #
alpin - Member

Off road BoB

i'd look at this if i had the money/need.

@ eckinspain. try chelmer cycles. it is where i bought mine from ~5 years ago.

i fail to see how the Extra-Wheel is better. ok with it's bigger wheel it should roll better but in terms of practicality and load carrying then it's the BoB.

Posted 3 years ago #
13thfloormonk - Member

Practicality and load carrying yes, but what if you're trying to do impractical things with a smaller load?

When I last used a Bob to carry a week's camping gear, it could just as easily fitted into just a very big rucsac. So, I don't need the capacity of a BoB. Plus, the BoB bounced around a lot, and the little wheel was just the right size to get wedged in waterbars, so a bigger wheel with a fat, soft tyre, would work much better.

I think the Ibex BoB looks a bit, well, gimmicky...

Posted 3 years ago #