You don't have to ride alone. Now that you've purchased a bike trailer you can share the fun. With a bicycle trailer, it's now possible for parents and small children to get out there and enjoy the ride together. Most trailers can easily be assembled by attaching a metal tow bar. Get ready to find out how to add a bike trailer to a cycle that you own. Are you excited?
Start by loosening the rear wheel axle nut, on the left side of the bicycle. There may be a release skewer on the right side of the bike that needs to be released in order to loosen the nut on the left. Take precaution and remove the nut off of the wheel axle. Be sure not to lose it. If there's no skewer on the right of the cycle, then you'll need a wrench to unscrew the nut.
A Burley bicycle trailer will include a plastic tab washer. You will be putting on the trailer using this plastic washer. The rear wheel on the left is the spot. This will simply fit right over the frame of the bicycle and should be flush on.
Coupler plate assembly is next. Grab those and keep them handy. Place the coupler plates with the tabs on the back side of the plates fitting directly into the holes on the tab washer. If your couplers are correctly installed, then you will see the axle being above the larger hole.
On the end of the axle, you'll need to replace the nut. Sometimes a releaser will allow you to forgo using a tool or machine to remove the nut. Once it's tight, then make sure you close the lever on the right of the cycle. Do not have the release lever? Use a wrench or your superman grip to replace the nut on the left hand side.
Look at your coupler and get ready to add the backside of the bike trailer. The large hole is where it will go. There is a pin of safety that puts the towing bar into place. Next you will secure that. Take your fastener pin and slide it into one of the holes in the coupler. Easy enough.
Loop the strap about the frame tube. You can find it on the tow bar. Make sure that you go up and down to see the position of the axle. The end of the safety strap should then clip onto the D-ring which can be found on the two-bar.
It is not as hard as you think, and time will fly by while doing it. If everything looks well after another safety check, then you are done! Have a very good time carrying the dog, your child, or even the groceries in your bicycle cargo trailer.
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