WeeRide Co-Pilot Bike Trailer from WeeRide

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Amazon.com Product Description Train your child how to ride a bike with the WeeRide Co-Pilot bike trailer, which attaches easily and quickly to almost any bicycle with a seatpost. It's just like a regular bike with handlebars, seat, and pedals for your youngsters. But you have control of speed, balancing, braking and steering, while your child tags along with you and learns biking skills while under your control. Your son or daughter can pedal to help you along, or just coast and enjoy the scenery. It features: - True quick-release system for fast detachment from adult bike
- Quick adjustment seat post and attachment hinge
- Adjustable handlebars--up/down and rotation
- Front splash guard
- Heavy duty frame that fits most mountain bikes, with wheels up to 27 inches, 700c
- Safety flag and handlebar pad included
- Beautiful black and silver color scheme
- Weight capacity of 100 pounds
Customer Reviews
Great concept, but I got suckered     Posted 01 August 2008 POSITIVES: Once we got the bike trailer hooked up, it works fine - it's nice not having to worry about where your child is on their own bike - they are attached to you, and cannot run out into traffic unless you do. You are able to take your kids with you, and save on gas. We ride everywhere we can. I have 6 children, and the youngest was the only one who couldn't go long distances before I got this bike. Now, she goes right along with us, pulls her own weight. She was too big for a trailer, but too small to ride on her own - this is the perfect medium.
NEGATIVES: Keep in mind that when the child riding it moves side to side, you will weave back and forth. I can be riding in a straight line one minute, and the next, I almost hit a parked car because my daughter turned around to see the dog we just passed, and she leaned one way or the other... Usually it's just a slight weave from side to side though.
If I am coasting, and my daughter pedals too fast, she can actually push me along...not a bad thing unless you have another bicycle right in front of you, and you aren't expecting the sudden push.
Once you get used to the weaving, it's OK, it just takes some getting used to.
REAL BAD NEGATIVES: Amazon sent me a sub-standard product. What I received was missing pedals. I was anxious to use the co-pilot, and didn't want to wait yet again for a shipment to replace the entire product so I would have pedals, so after some frustrations with customer service, I finally was offered a credit so I could go buy pedals. Little did I know at the time that the seat adjustment screw was also missing, which didn't end up mattering because the seat had to be pounded into place with a hammer, which messed up the bar so the seat didn't fit right. So, I had to pound that back out so I could get the seat on. Now, the seat will not adjust up or down. Then, when I went to attach it to my bike, I discovered one of the nuts that is finger tightened was chewed up, and had sharp edges.
I bet it was shipped out before, and someone else used it. So I am stuck with a piece of junk looking co-pilot that has pedals that don't match, the seat won't adjust, and I have to be careful not to cut myself when I disconnect it off my bike. I would suggest buying this product somewhere else, other than through Amazon.
This is a GREAT deal     Posted 31 July 2008 I got this to make my tandem schwinn a 3 seater . IT DID AND LOOKS GREAT !!!!! Now my wife ,grandaughters and myself all go riding together .
Great price ,easy to hook up , YES , I would recomend !!!!!!
Thank You WeeRide
Love it!     Posted 29 July 2008 My husband put it together with no trouble. Our 4 1/2 year old daughter just loves it and she couldn't stop herself from laughing the whole time on her first ride! She was so happy to ride behind me and go fast.
Great value and quality. The only reason I rated it a 4 is because the flag broke the first time I put the bike in the car to take it to a metro park. I wish the flag pole was more flexible, oh well, the bike itself is great!
Good Price...But Safe?     Posted 27 July 2008 I had read the negative reviews regarding the tag-along suddenly leaning but in also seeing the positive reviews, I had hoped the concerns were isolated incidences. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The combination of the two factory pivot points along with the rotation at the main bike's seat creates the unsafe situation described by other reviewers. The tag-along tilts heavily. I am surprise there has not been a recall. Fortunately, I had brackets left over from the child seat I had removed. With these brackets, I believe I have corrected the situation as the tag-along can no longer pivot at the main bike's seat. Aside from the leaning situation, another concern I had was that the tire locked up within minutes of using it. I'm not sure why it locked up, but we were able to free it up, and it seems okay now. It is a bit of a worry not understanding why it locked up. Finally, I would point out that the bike is big. I cannot imagine putting a 4 year old on this bike. My son is a few years older, and it seemed he was just able to fit on it(with some room to grow). In conclusion, at about $100 less than higher end tag-along, the price was great. Unfortunately, I did have issues, and I should not have had to correct them (or at least I hope I corrected them...time will tell).
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