Timeline for Experience biking with child trailer during winter?
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Oct 17, 2023 at 8:31 | history | edited | Chris H | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Oct 4, 2017 at 12:50 | comment | added | Deleted User | @Rider_X is correct. I suggest having a plan and a backup plan. I always made sure my kids were geared up enough that they could get out of the chariot and run around if need be. Boots, jackets, gloves, hats, facemasks. That actually works to let them warm up so long as it isn't windy. A thermos of warm beverage is also a good idea. As you are packing all that gear in and dreading dragging that weight behind you, just remember, it is excellent resistance training AND it's keeping your kids safe. | |
Oct 3, 2017 at 18:41 | comment | added | user1876942 | I rode for several years with my kids in the back. I live in Northern Finland, near the Artic circle. Temperatures drop to around -30C with proper clothing it should be no problem. I used winter tyres, they really help. | |
Oct 3, 2017 at 9:23 | history | edited | Chris H | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Oct 3, 2017 at 9:17 | comment | added | Chris H | @Rider_X all kids start with a poor sense of temperature. It's something they have to acquire/learn, and at different rates as well. | |
Oct 2, 2017 at 20:35 | comment | added | Rider_X | @DeletedUser comments about repeatedly checking is bang on. As someone who has dragged a chariot behind me while skate skiing for many years, I can attest to how critical this is. Our oldest daughter had a poor sense of internal temp when she was young so you could never rely on her to tell you she was cold. Plus kids often fall asleep (as long as you don't crash - joking!) so they can get very quickly get cold without warning. You have to physically check their extremities and have an action plan for what to do if they have gotten too cold. Down sleeping bags are also great insulators. | |
Oct 2, 2017 at 14:45 | comment | added | Chris H | @DeletedUser your experience makes an answer well worth having. When I've had to rely on my studs I haven't exactly been stopping hard (and havent had the trailer). Between the marathon winter and the winter tyre I use you can cover most wheel sizes from 16" to 700c (with the execption of 650b) so it should be possible to find something for the trailer | |
Oct 2, 2017 at 13:56 | comment | added | Deleted User | Studded tires (if you can find them) are nice on the trailer. It's all well and good to stop your bike with studs, but when you trailer jackknifes and starts to go around, you will go with it. Studs will help prevent side slides with the trailer. | |
Oct 2, 2017 at 13:55 | comment | added | Deleted User | I ran several winters with children in a trailer in interior Alaska. Stop every 15 minutes or so and check your kids. Check hands and feet and noses. Keep in mind you can do a lot with blankets/sleeping bags as well. I used to carry disposable heat packs in case they got cold out somewhere and we were awhile from getting back. They are essentially sitting doing nothing, so they need far more warmth than you do on the bike. Children will also lose heat faster just because they are smaller. | |
Oct 2, 2017 at 11:10 | history | answered | Chris H | CC BY-SA 3.0 |