Thule chariot bicycle trailers have a rigid roll-cage chassis, five point harness and their infographics mandate parents to put the kid in with a helmet and also wait until the kid has the ability to keep up their head on their neck in a stable enough fashion, usually twelve months of age minimum.
Also it’s a trailer, trailing behind the bicycle pulling it. The bicycle is much more likely to tumble or hit something before the chariot itself.
This contraption looks like something that no company would put to market less they have an army of lawyers backing them when they will be inevitably held liable for the ridiculous injuries it will cause.
I’ve bought my Cheetah double, ten year old model or some such, it’s already Thule branded, for C$450 used, off of local marketplace. But I’ve seen them go for as low as $200 or $150 for the single. People often buy one and then, as they also don’t bike as much as they think they will, end up selling them during spring cleaning or end of summer.
I use mine 365 days a year and it has a LOT of tear and wear three years in. I’m basically patching the tarp together where I can. But the frame, suspension and the wheels hold up remarkably well.
to be fair i do expect things to go wrong here
Thule chariot bicycle trailers have a rigid roll-cage chassis, five point harness and their infographics mandate parents to put the kid in with a helmet and also wait until the kid has the ability to keep up their head on their neck in a stable enough fashion, usually twelve months of age minimum.
Also it’s a trailer, trailing behind the bicycle pulling it. The bicycle is much more likely to tumble or hit something before the chariot itself.
This contraption looks like something that no company would put to market less they have an army of lawyers backing them when they will be inevitably held liable for the ridiculous injuries it will cause.
i keep thinking i want to get something like that for my cats (or better yet a sidecar) but i don’t $1700 want one that’s half what my bike runs.
I’ve bought my Cheetah double, ten year old model or some such, it’s already Thule branded, for C$450 used, off of local marketplace. But I’ve seen them go for as low as $200 or $150 for the single. People often buy one and then, as they also don’t bike as much as they think they will, end up selling them during spring cleaning or end of summer.
I use mine 365 days a year and it has a LOT of tear and wear three years in. I’m basically patching the tarp together where I can. But the frame, suspension and the wheels hold up remarkably well.