Today, we had crib mattress to pick up. Only problem was that is was about two and a half miles away. I tried some test fittings of a mattress using the various bike trailers. However, it didn't seem to work. Then I tried placing it on the triple.
Bingo.
It fit well balanced over the back two seats and handlebars. I added a rope around the mattress and a bungee cord connecting it to the seat. It seemed nice and stable, and didn't have any issues on the way back.
But, to keep things interesting, before the trip, we wanted to go drop off some cookies to some people who would be moving soon. It was about a and half miles there, plus 3 miles to the mattress pickup. And we had the matter of the cookies. And four kids that wanted to go.
The car would have been the easy way out - but nobody wanted to do that.
So, Joe tried out the middle seat of the triple. He seemed to fit, barely. The other four rode their own bikes. We had the cookies in the pannier (one plate in each.) And the trailer was attached to the back. Everyone road the first bit, then for the last two miles, Joe sat in the trailer (and had a brief nap.) Nearly 9 mile trip on little kids bikes? No problem. I think we really underestimate the riding ability of the kids.
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