Bicycle Panniers Vs Trailer

As with so many aspects of equipment choice for a cycle tour there s no right or wrong answer when it comes to choosing between a trailer or panniers for your luggage hauling.

Bicycle panniers vs trailer. Some people prefer panniers. It weighs 6 1 kgs 13 5 lbs and can carry up to 32 kgs 70 lbs of gear. On flat ground things were ok but when the bike turned uphill it felt like i was dragging an anchor behind me. This is an old and classic debate.

Bike trailer or panniers. See below a comparison chart for bicycle pannier and maya cycle trailer pros and cons. Posted on august 3 2015 1 comment. Popular bike trailers such as the b o b yak and burley nomad attach right to the rear axle meaning no packs or panniers hanging off of your bike.

The classic bicycle touring debate trailer or panniers has been running for almost as long as people have been going on bike trips. Bob yak plus bike trailer. Cal loads in the trailer as the panniers but the load was now increased by the 18 pounds of trailer behind my bike. It easily attaches to your rear axle and stays out of the way of anything around the bicycle frame including you.

This single wheel rear axle mount trailer is made of strong 4130 chromoly steel. There is no right or wrong answer for this particular question since both trailer and panniers have their advantages in terms of different. Whether you use one or the other comes down to you and the situation you think you might use them in. June 01 2010 12 18 47 am there is merit to the use of panniers and there is merit to the use of a trailer.

Panniers vs trailer for bicycle touring and bikepacking. Trailers reply 7 on. Bike trailer advice by biketrailer specialist september 6 2016 the question that has been pondered for as long as long bike trips have been around. It is a hard choice to make and a very personal one.

On the downhills the bike required significantly more braking with the trailer than with the panniers. Touring panniers vs bicycle touring trailers. Maya cycle bicycle trailers can be used in combination with or without a bicycle rack and or bicycle panniers. Having used a bicycle trailer when cycling from alaska to argentina for 18 000 kms and panniers for cycling from england to south africa i ve had a great deal of experience of both.

A look at panniers vs trailers for bicycle touring. Bike touring with just a trailer is not necessarily the cheapest way to tour but it does offer the luxury of choosing a bike that doesn t have pannier mounts. A dry bag is included. There s a reason for this.