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Price on Nov 08, 2010 04:02:03 : $279.99
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InStep Rocket Aluminum Bike Trailer Features
- 20" fast-rolling, rustproof alloy wheels with quick-release design for easy storage
- Quickly converts to a stroller without using tools
- Aluminum frame with outrigger design protects the cabin and wheels
- Universal coupler attaches quickly and easily to bikes
- Weather shield provides extra protection in poor weather
InStep Rocket Aluminum Bike Trailer Overviews
Every day is a great day for a bike ride with the InSTEP® Rocket aluminum bike trailer. It delivers a smooth ride and a comfortable, secure environment for kids. The easy-to-store design allows you take it on the road for a new adventure every day!
InStep Rocket Aluminum Bike Trailer Specifications
The InStep Rocket Bicycle Trailer is a perfect choice if you want an affordable and comfortable bike trailer that easily converts into a stroller without tools. Sturdy, light, and safe, the Rocket has an aluminum frame, outrigger wheel guards, and shock-absorbing 20-inch wheels offering a smooth and comfortable ride for up to two children. This highly functional bike trailer-jogging stroller combo is equipped with everything you need to securely transport your children including a zip-up weather canopy to protect riders from the elements, a rear storage area, and two five-point harnesses. The universal coupler hitch attaches easily to essentially any bike, and it will keep the trailer upright even if you fall on your bike.
Specifications:
- 20-inch rustproof alloy wheels
- Quick-release wheel design
- Universal coupler attaches to bikes
- Trailer converts to stroller
- Aluminum frame
- Outrigger design
- Weather shield
- Seats two
- Max weight limit: 100 pounds
- Folded dimensions: 31 x 35 x 20 inches
- Assembled dimensions: 52 x 36 x 35 inches
- Assembled weight: 29 pounds
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Customer Review
Overall, this is a good value trailer for a weekend warrior.
We did not have any issue with the connector, as many other reviews have mentioned. (3 different bikes, and it works for all.) I do offer the suggestion that when you are hooking up the trailer, that you do not line it up straight behind the bike; Come at it from the side, so that the connector is straight. After it is attached to the bike, the trailer lines up in place. Just a tip to save your fingers.
Pros:
Solid Frame
Large Wheels
Converts to a Stroller for additional mobility (if you are mechanically inclined--instructions do not apply to the current design.)
Cons:
NO way that TWO children would be comfortable in this seat for very long...My little guy is on the small side, and the hammock style seat almost touches the floor with just one child in place, even at the tightest strap configuration
Safety Strap location and strap latches are awkward...Plastic latches will prevent child from escaping, but also provide challenge for parent. Overall, OK, but you need to know what you are getting.
Instructions are next to useless...If you are mechanically inclined, you can figure it out...Some parts are not even mentioned, and I still have a couple of straps that seem to have no purpose (and there is no direction on what they do/where they go.)
The flag material is very flimsy...I had to make another one--the original started to fray on the first day.
The wheels are protected. - T. Brian Hartley -
I bought mine a few years ago and my son loves it. I don't carry two children so I can't speak to the "sag" but do note that there is a strap you can tighten the seat area with. Now for the part no one else seems to mention. The wheels don't catch on stuff, but rather glance off. Now I'm not saying you should use it as a bulldozer but when you miss judge the amount of space you have on one side or the other, it's a VERY nice feature for the wheels to be enclosed in an aluminum cage. That alone make me much more happy about it than others I've seen. Secondly the wheels are great. They're big offer a good ride to my son and I don't have to worry about them "making" it over a rock without digging in. The attachment to the bike is really easy so long as you don't try to do it in a bent manner. If you turn your bike like your taking left turn with the trailer following you it attaches easily. It has a huge amount of storage space, and is easy to assemble and disassemble. On the whole very satisfied.
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