If your child is too heavy for a bike seat or trailer, but not yet ready for longer rides a tag-a-long, which attaches to the back of an adult’s bike, could be the answer.
There comes the point in every cycling parent’s life when a child grows too big for the bike seat or trailer, but can’t manage longer rides yet. This is where a tag-a-long – also known as a trailer bike – comes in.
A tag-a-long bike is essentially a child’s bicycle with the front wheel, fork and headset replaced by a long towbar or boom. It fits to the back of an adult’s bike to form an articulated tandem.
You and your child can make trips that are faster, further and safer than you could manage on separate bikes. Your son or daughter can help out by pedalling or, when tired, can simply be towed along. Unlike most tandems, all trailer cycles have an independent freewheel.