As there isn't a section for bike equipment (...) I'll put this here
Yesterday I went to Ikea for the first time in a year to renew sheets and pillows and plastic ware for the kitchen etc. and on display was the Ikea bike and trailer. The bike seems very expensive for what it is, even with the Ikea Family card discount, nice bike overall but nothing to write home to mum about.
The trailer looked on the other hand very nice, lots of little details like the four reflectors (one on each corner) and the tow bar which can transform the trailer into a hand cart. Not so sure about the bamboo slat floor holding up to heavy use but that can easily be fixed with a bit of plywood. The wheels are fixed with wheelchair type fittings and come off easily with the use of one hand. The frame has a wheel protection arch in front of each wheel so if you judge the width of a passage wrong (been there, done that) you don't bend a rim. Nice full mudguards of the dustbin lid variety.
Then I did a stupid thing, I picked it up... Now I desperately need to buy one to replace my steel trailer. Not only is the bed much bigger and more practical for the camping gear I plan on carrying, the thing weighs about half that of my current trailer!!!
At 169 € (Ikea Family discount applied) it isn't a bad deal compared with aluminium trailers from other manufacturers.
Negative point(s): as usual tyres, so to the above 169 € I would add a pair of either Big Ben's for suspension or Marathon's for puncture resistance. It isn't matt black...
p.s. from the mounting instructions: Please note! Never connect the trailer to a mountain bike, racing bike, e-bike or any other bicycle that has motor assistance.
I bet their lawyers told them to put that in. From personal experience top speed should be kept to around 40 kph, above that things can get hairy if you have no load in the trailer. When it is loaded you need to go as fast as your brakes feel safe stopping from which for me is also about 40 kph.
Yesterday I went to Ikea for the first time in a year to renew sheets and pillows and plastic ware for the kitchen etc. and on display was the Ikea bike and trailer. The bike seems very expensive for what it is, even with the Ikea Family card discount, nice bike overall but nothing to write home to mum about.
The trailer looked on the other hand very nice, lots of little details like the four reflectors (one on each corner) and the tow bar which can transform the trailer into a hand cart. Not so sure about the bamboo slat floor holding up to heavy use but that can easily be fixed with a bit of plywood. The wheels are fixed with wheelchair type fittings and come off easily with the use of one hand. The frame has a wheel protection arch in front of each wheel so if you judge the width of a passage wrong (been there, done that) you don't bend a rim. Nice full mudguards of the dustbin lid variety.
Then I did a stupid thing, I picked it up... Now I desperately need to buy one to replace my steel trailer. Not only is the bed much bigger and more practical for the camping gear I plan on carrying, the thing weighs about half that of my current trailer!!!
At 169 € (Ikea Family discount applied) it isn't a bad deal compared with aluminium trailers from other manufacturers.Negative point(s): as usual tyres, so to the above 169 € I would add a pair of either Big Ben's for suspension or Marathon's for puncture resistance. It isn't matt black...
p.s. from the mounting instructions: Please note! Never connect the trailer to a mountain bike, racing bike, e-bike or any other bicycle that has motor assistance.
I bet their lawyers told them to put that in. From personal experience top speed should be kept to around 40 kph, above that things can get hairy if you have no load in the trailer. When it is loaded you need to go as fast as your brakes feel safe stopping from which for me is also about 40 kph.
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