Re: FS: Burley Piccolo trailer bike £220 - save £100 on new

On 2007-10-25, Tom Crispin <kije.remove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:26:16 +0100, Phil Armstrong
<phil-news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

daren <daren_RAINCOATaustin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thought I'd post here first if anyone's interested...

Blue, three years old, boxed like new.

Bought from Wiggle (at same price as listed) for my wife's bike (she's
too small to ride the tandem). It spent limited time on the kiddyback.
My eldest son now rides alone most of the time, so the Burley has to
go.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?ProdID=5300006317

Colour is as in this picture:
http://www.bikesandtrailers.com/trailer-bikes/burley_piccolo.html

Mine has an added rear mudguard, because contrary to what Americans
think, cycling is possible in inclement weather. For those that don't
know, the ride is excellent as it pivots from the not insubstantial
rack (rather than seat tube). Your bike will requrie a four-point rack
mount. Not as nice a ride as the kiddyback (but only 1/3 the price),
and the site of me heading down the lanes with two empty seats will be
missed.

£220 with free delivery (and fitting if required) to Oxford,
Stevenage, West London triangle. Item is located in OX13. Photos
available upon request.

Is this in anyway better than the Islabike Trailerbike? Given the
price of £200 new, the Burley had better be quite a lot better to
justify the £300+ new sticker price:

http://islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/trailerbike.html
http://islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/pdf/Trailerbike.pdf

It looks like the Isla version is about a pound heavier, but the
Burley weight excludes the rack, so it's probably a wash.

The Islabike is for smaller children, ages 3 - 7 (inside leg 36 -
56cm). The Piccolo is for ages 4 - 10, but I think that by that age
most children from cycling families will be cycling independently.

The Piccolo manual doesn't give min and max inside leg measurements.
www.burley.com/support/images/pre04manuals/PiccoloManualBook

Or, if you want something more in keeping with your classic tourer,
nobody is so far bidding on this:

<http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140170788024>

although it's a bit big - same size frame as my first proper bike.

cheers,

Finlay
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