FollowMe Tandem - Parent-Child Bicycle Coupling

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Wenn das oft benutzt wird, wird das sicherlich schnell Rost ansetzen. Das Gewicht von dem Ding ist ne Frechheit! Für das Geld sollte das zum Großteil aus steifem Aluminium hergestellt sein. All you need to do is remove the two screws from either end of your rear axle adapter, pull out the splints and take the FollowMe frame off. All that remains is the modified axle itself.

Is the FollowMe Tandem worth the money? - Cycle Sprog Is the FollowMe Tandem worth the money? - Cycle Sprog

The FollowMe has got a small turning circle, and with more experience I’d be confident to negotiate the barriers I pushed around this time. A tow rope also requires your child to pay attention, steer their own bike, maintain the distance between their front wheel and yours, and brake at the right times. On the FollowMe tandem, none of this is an issue. Now I’m not allowed to do that because one of the most important elements of testing out new equipment is whether or not the accompanying instructions help or hinder in the quest to get going. We’ll regularly pass by pedestrians or other biking families. And almost every time I see someone smile and say something like: “That’s amazing! I want that too!!!” or “Did you see that? If we were to buy that, we could finally go mountain biking as a family!” or something along those lines…arrange delivery for another day or collect your goods from your local depot (a photo ID with proof of After finishing the set up and ensuring all bolts were tightened correctly, I headed out for a shake down ride (without a passenger) to confirm that I’d set everything up right and nothing was going to fall off and bounce down the road. And what a ride it was. The bike felt extremely stable with the Islabike hooked up, with no noticeable rattles as I bumped along pothole ridden roads.

Follow Me tandem - OUTKID Follow Me tandem - OUTKID

On the face of it, the FollowMe Tandem is eye wateringly expensive for a piece of metal to connect two bikes together!It’s not as elegant a system as the Trail Gator, but it is functional and simple to do, with the hanging strap wrapping around, and clipping onto, the seat post when you have a bike in tow. Simple. Can you carry luggage, or does the FollowMe hitch get in the way?