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How to Ride a Bike with a Trailer
A practical guide to towing a bike trailer: hitch checks, wider turns, longer stopping and why the trailer's own load limits come before everything else.
Family and Everyday Riding
Trailers and Cargo
Towing trailers and using cargo carriers.
How to Ride a Bike with a Bike Trailer
Using a bike trailer for errands and gear: how to pack low and balanced, secure the load, and park and lock up sensibly with the trailer still attached.
How to Ride a Bike with a Cargo Carrier
Front and rear cargo carriers compared: how each one changes steering and balance, and how to stay within the carrier's rated capacity on every ride.
How to Ride a Bike with a Trailer or Stroller
How convertible trailer-strollers switch between towing behind a bike and walking, plus the checks to make every time you change modes.
Tricks for Riding a Bike with a Bike Trailer
A pre-ride routine for bike trailers: hitch, flag and tyre checks, and how to follow the manufacturer's limits before every trip with a trailer attached.
Tricks for Riding a Bike with a Trailer
How a bike trailer cuts corners and takes up extra width, with tips for turning, backing out of tight spots and judging gaps and kerbs when towing.
Tricks for Riding on a Bike with a Bike Trailer
Low-speed practice for new trailer riders in an empty space: tight turns, kerbs and ramps, and how to manoeuvre a trailer safely when you are stopped.
Tricks for Riding on a Bike with a Cargo Carrier
Riding a loaded cargo carrier: starting and stopping smoothly, taking wider lines, and walking the bike over awkward obstacles instead of riding them.
Tricks for Riding on a Bike with a Trailer
How to tow a bike trailer on hills: gearing down early, descending with controlled braking, and why sudden swerves are especially risky with a trailer.
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