Our little guy did have some trouble with his gloves getting in the way of of the wire when hooking it to the headset, but it wasn’t a big deal and he got better at hooking it with every ride.īetween the tension of the wire and the black rubber coating around a portion of the loop, we had no problems or concerns with the wire coming out of place. Since the lead bike needs to stay upright in order to hook the wire to the bike being towed, we found it easiest for the adult rider to pull out the cable and hand it the rider being towed to attach it to their bike. When you are ready to tow with the TRAX MTB, simply pull the thin Kevlar wire out of the body of the TRAX and hook it over the headset of the bike to be towed. (The PRO model is high-density polyethylene cable.) Like a tape-measure, the spool inside the TRAX MTB is self-tensioning, so the wire always remains taut. The TRAX MTB consists of a Kevlar towing wire wrapped around a plastic spool encased in a durable plastic housing. If this bothers you, just attach the PRO to the saddle. The TRAX MTB secures via zip ties and we were able to get it much tighter. One other issue we had with attaching the PRO to the seat post is that you can’t tighten the strap enough so that it doesn’t move from side to side on the post. Potential Tire Clearance with Seat Post Mount If this is the case for you, just mount it to the saddle rails for considerably more clearance. In the image below, the lead bike is attached to a small 20″ mountain bike. TRAX PRO Mounted to Saddle and Seat PostĮven if you can mount the TRAX MTB or PRO to the bottom of your dropper, modern mountain bike geometry might now allow for sufficient clearance between the rear tire and the extended rope, especially if you’re towing small kids’ bikes. The PRO can even be mounted to the tow rider’s headset, in which case the end of the rope would be looped over the lead rider’s saddle, just like a TowWhee. The TRAX PRO can mount to the seat post OR the saddle rails, giving you much more flexibility with potential dropper post variations. (Like the bike on the right below.) Dropper Post Compatibility with TRAX MTB A few bikes in our fleet don’t have enough space to mount it there. The TRAX (MTB and PRO) needs a couple of inches of non-moving seat post below the dropper portion, to which mount the unit. With the original TRAX MTB only mounting to the seat post, you can’t use it with some dropper posts. Lead Bike Mount Location: Mounting location is really where the TRAX PRO shines. But if you’ll be towing heavier adults, you may need the Pro. Max Towable Weight: If you’re only towing kids, being able to tow 265 pounds instead of just 200 won’t matter to you. While the Pro is only a foot longer than the original, that alone merits an extra $10 in our book. This means the tow rider will be much closer to the lead bike. Length of Rope: Compared to traditional tow ropes like TowWhee or Kids Ride Shotgun, both of the Trax retractable ropes are very short. We cover both ropes in this review as the towing experience is nearly identical, but there are a few key differences that may make the extra $10 for the PRO worth it for you. They are both currently available for sale. TRAX PRO is an upgraded version released in 2022. TRAX MTB is the original version of the retractable tow rope by Trax Bike.
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