Burley Travoy Bicycle Trailer - Long Term Review 

Hi Agnieszka, I love the Travoy and I want to take it touring on gravel and dirt packed trails. Many people don’t use it because of the multitude of issues on a long haul but it is very stable once you figure out the lean threshold. Not so stable on flat gravel and dirt pack trails. I have researched many alternatives of swapping out the wheels for non-plastic ones to no avail but I did discover a fabulous replacement set of tires that are great on mild gravel and dirt pack with minor rock bumps. The trailer can still can flip but the wider tires now increase the threshold of flipping, also stability is even better. The new tires are much better than the Kenda ones that come stock and take some punishing gravel and dirt pack really well. I’ve taken it on the KVR and it performed beautifully even on the downhills. The replacements are rated for a Razor scooter and I recommend them as better replacement solution. Here is the link: www.amazon.com/12-5x2-25-Angled-Electric-Scooters-Schwinn/dp/B09MTQVNQX?pd_rd_w=N5oel&content-id=amzn1.sym.724fac2e-0491-4f7a-a10d-2221f9a8bc9a&pf_rd_p=724fac2e-0491-4f7a-a10d-2221f9a8bc9a&pf_rd_r=BXP4EQPB4H3W2SCV6E8C&pd_rd_wg=lUy41&pd_rd_r=c715d51b-9a61-4123-8426-752da2655f76&pd_rd_i=B09MTQVNQX&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_grid_rp_0_1_ec_i

I've flipped mine maybe 4 times in 10 years, and it was always my error. Super stable. Amazingly stable.

I love my Travoy! The Travoy is very useful for overseas travel....easy to carry on a plane. Also have a Burley Nomad and also a Radical Design Trailer. I want to get an Extra-Wheel.

Thanks for making this video. Your video is more helpful as others, because you are showing us more detailed how to fold and unfold the trailer. A second reason, why your video is more helpful for me than others is, you show us not only the benefits of a product, you also show us those things which could be better (how easily the reflectors can be lost).

Yes you’re right about the reflectors. Mine also fell off. Although the rain cover is a great idea especially as you can’t close the lower bag, what I don’t like about it is that if like me you have two rear flashing lights, one at each end, once the rain cover goes on it covers the lights . Meaning that you can only use it during the day because it’s safe to use the trailer with lights attached to alert motorists driving behind you. Also my hitch looks very different to yours. Mine isn’t a quick release model. But although I’ve flipped the trailer on a few occasions I’ve never had any issues with it. It’s very robust and once it’s on it’ll never come off. I’ve had mine for almost 20 years and only seen 2 cyclists with them. I use mine in the UK 🇬🇧

"I read with interest the observations addressing the Burley Travoy bicycle trailer, since I have owned an early model used occasionally the past few years, and have recently made the jump to the updated version. The differences may appear relatively small, but as has been noted in other contexts, “the devil is in the details”. With the older trailer it has regularly been a losing effort in my justifications to use it, with vexing problems in trying to figure out how to keep bulky loads away from rubbing tires, maintaining everything balanced on its single flimsy support post, and generally loading it into supermarket or home supply shopping carts (with the support post invariably getting trapped in carts’ steel wire mesh). The new model has been a revelation, with “stout” coming to mind as an adjective to describe the design and construction compared to the somewhat lighter old model. Comments have been made about a lack of a functional bag being shipped with the new model. Fortunately I kept the bag from my old trailer, which fits equally well on the new one (albeit with several patches sewn over holes worn into it by the tires.) In experimenting with other bags, I have attached ½-inch tarp grommets to an old two-foot coated nylon duffel. Speaker wire or carabiner clips can be strung through the grommets, and slipped over trailer attachments with functionality nearly equivalent to Burley plastic clips. Upon arrival to my destination its shoulder strap serves with much more flexibility than the simple grab handles of my old Burley bag. In short, instead of struggling to justify an effort to use the new trailer - as has been the case with the old model - I have had such good experiences on the road with it in general, and more specifically in transitions to public transport, shopping trips, etc., that I find myself frequently dreaming up new reasons to attach it for my bicycle excursions around the city. I am, however, knocking off one star in the rating due to yet another “detail”. With only minimal use and strain on my original trailer, three strap/bag plastic clips have cracked, rendering them unusable. For a few cents more Burley could instead have attached metal clips to the straps included with the new trailer, that would not carry this risk of breakage." Cheers

I finally bought one, Burley Travoy, and I love it. So handy for many purposes. Thank you for your review, I enjoyed and appreciate. ❤

It's what I need, but it's totally out of my price range, plus the add on bags make it over $700 cad! Why doesn't somebody come up with a simple (maybe $20) attachment you could use to convert a regular shopping trolley into a something like this. A curved aluminum tube that attaches on one end to the trolley and the other to the seat post both with swivel. Higher quality trolleys like Rolser can probably take the beating at slower speeds without falling apart. I googled and found a Chinese (2013) and German (2017) patent for such, but no actual product. Thanks for the review, very thorough and informative.

Fantastic review. Clear, informative, useful--a model for non-professional RU-vid presenters. Thanks.

I have an older model on my Brompton and love it.. like you I live in a small apartment so this is the only trailer that folds this small. I haven’t had any issues with tipping it over yet.. great video. I did a video of mine on my new electric Brompton.

Excellent review. Thank you.

Fantastic, informative review! I love my ebike and am definitely going to be purchasing this trailer after seeing how easy it is to use. Thank you!

Very precise, well shot and explained review 👌🏾

Thank you dear,, I love it,,,,

Excellent video thanks!

A couple points: the new lower market bag has a small pocket on the outside and a larger interior pocket. You can't use just any 12" inner tube with this trailer. You have to get the one made for it that has an angled valve stem. If you use a tube with a straight valve stem, you will have trouble attaching a pump to it. I leave a spare 12" proprietary tube in the inner pocket of the lower market bag. I also attest that the company stands behind their product. I had a problem with the folding mechanism and they promptly sent me a brand new trailer. Yes it is expensive, but it is a high quality product. There are two knockoffs that are less expensive. One is made by Wike which I believe is a Canadian company. The other is made by Zizzo for their folding bikes. I'm not sure the latter will work with a bike with larger than 20" wheels. I don't know anything about the quality fo these two knockoffs, but they might be a cheaper alternative for someone that is only going to use it occasionally. I use my Travoy almost every week and it was worth every penny. I've hauled 4 beach chairs, two umbrellas and other beach gear all the the same time. I've carried firewood. I've towed another bike with It see my video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aFAY7ga0Mp8.html

Great review!

I warmshower hosted as cross country cyclist with a burley trailer, he had some issues with either raccoons or mice ripping the fabric and said even if he avoided a pothole with the bike's two wheels the spread out wheels of the burley would generally snag the pothole, but he did like the ability to take it shopping and at least part of his "gear" was secure with him at most times..

Great review thank you

Thank you Angnies. I am getting this trailer for grocery shopping 🛒 I live in downtown Chicago and do not own a car. Thank you so much for the detailed review

As a 70 year old bicycle fenatic have used bob trailor for years you convinces me to try travoy

That’s amazing you can take it with you!

wow you are a great reviewer. the best! i am sold. thank you.

Very well explained - thank you and congratulation 😊

Burley makes good equipment. Thanks.

I have the bikes I need for utility…both winter and the rest of the year. Your video jogs me to attention that this should be my year of the trailer. I don’t need a cargo bike, kid carrier, or pet mover. For everyday errands this looks great. I have cavernous market bags but heel strike and too much weight behind the seat post can make handling squirrely.

Nice job on the trail review! I learned a lot!!

Great review! Helps me a lot deciding to buy a Burley.

Hi, I love the trailer a lot - I did more than 5000km with it and it's top - thanks for the video - Sarah from Denmark

Excellent review! Very fair assessment of the cons.

good review thank you

Grate review! I love your accent.

You've convinced me. Sold!

Agree 100% with what you’ve said , bought mine two years ago for cycle camping with my folding bike but I use it for shopping and just about everything , so easy to get on train with it folded hanging off handle bars and rucksack on back , makes travelling with bike and camping gear a doddle , mine developed a fault and burley replaced it very quickly without fuss , excellent customer service , I have just bought the rain cover yesterday and should have it in a few days and also a set of the bag clips as I haven’t bought any of the special bags like you have , still regard this as one of the best things I’ve bought along with my cheap folding e bike which is my best ever purchase , together they are the perfect combination imo.

Great review, tyvm!

Yours was the video I was looking for. The long-term review. Thank you. They haven't raised the price.

Cool video! 🌈

Great job on the video mate 👍👍

We're still using the one I bought in 2006. It's held up all this time and it's a godsend. I used it to move my studio by bike. Had to ride 3 times, but I did it. I screwed off the reflectors immediately after purchase.

love from chicago

Good solution

Thanks for this review. I’ve had my eye on this product for quite some time. I’m going to get it, but just not sure when. 👍🏽

Very good explanation. I appreciate, thank you. I am buying one like yours.

Great Video , excellent review, ive been looking at this...ill be getting one✌️

I have been using a Travoy for years as my grocery shopping cart. I love it that you can take it into the store as a trolley. I even hauled a 7ft Christmas tree with it. I do have the 1st gen Travoy and recently got the 2nd gen Travoy. The 2nd gen Travoy now has an extendable drawbar which allows you to use the trailer on bikes with large 700c wheels and fenders. On the 1st gen Travoy the drawbar was too short. However Burley now has cut cost as well. Unfortunately the storage bag of the 2nd gen Travoy model no longer has the clips to use it shopping bag on the trailer. The storage bad of the 1st gen Travoy could double as a grocery bag on the Travoy. No longer with the 2nd gen Travoy. Now Burley forces you to buy their expensive bags. In Europe there is a company named Qeedo which makes folding cases for the Travoy but they are not sold in the US. And yes I can attest the high gravity when loaded. One has to be careful not to cut curbs or the trailer will tip over and the lower edges of your bag will get holes. I have damaged two bags so far.

Great video! I found it to be very informative and entertaining. Keep them coming as you now have a new subscriber (in me). Happy Holidays 🎄

Nice review. Thx

Great video! I have an old Travoy model and the main bag has a hole on the side because of friction with the wheel so will fix that soon. Another issue is that the hitch cable broke so unable to fold until its fixed. There was a crack along the side of the flex connector so need to replace that as well. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the Travoy as I use it often for groceries shopping. The new kickstand looks better than the old single leg kickstand, which I have.

Tank you i just order 1

Great review, I imagine if you really do want reflectors on your Travoy you can pick something up from a LBS or MEC easily enough. 😊

i recently built my own Trailer using a Golf Bag Trolley with 3 Air tire type wheels, i removed the 3rd wheel and straps for golf bag, it is light weight and follows behind bike, it does stick out farther than Bike handle bars, by only 3" each side, but the center of gravity is low, the tires are the same size as your tires, tube will hold 11 Gallons or 41.8 Litters, i have not had any issues yet with it flipping over, but i do watch it when i hit Tracks, for trains in my area.

Th for the review. Am looking for a good bike trailer, thanks

Thanks for the review. I'm looking for something to use with my folding bicycle. (Everything must fold :p ) Unless I can find something cheaper, I'll probably end up purchasing this one.

I love my Travoy vs 1, but struggle to imagine what Burley was thinking of by making net bags open to the rain, dust and dirt. I never use Travoy bags anyway, as I prefer to strap my own existing ones on.

ca. 6:30 note about stability: the higher centre of gravity is perhaps an issue in the trailer rolling over at lower speeds through corners, but if happens with all but the s9ngle wheel trailers. At more than about 20 km/h all standard trailers with wheel axle attachement (so: low attachment) that I used flipped over, whether empty or filled doesn't make much difference. However, when empty I don't feel the trailer, so I forget about it it and tend to ride way too fast through corners so that is when it happens most with me.

I'm looking for a way to transport my slide trombone in its case.. I'm still in doubt whether this trailer would be the ultimate solution. Anyway, the fact that you did this unsponsored video is helping me in my decision making. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Belgium 🙂

Love Canada M.T.L Merci

You coined it precisely when you said that this trailers super power is that you can bring it into the supermarket/anywhere and use it as a shopping trolley. That alone almost say's sold! Although if you have it loaded to the maximum, because the hitch point is attached high up on the seat post, do you find yourself being pushed forward if you need to brake suddenly? And I can see why weight needs to be kept low. Heavy objects on the higher platform would make it very unstable. Or proceed with caution! ⚠️ I have seen these two problems detailed as something to be careful with on other high seat post hitched trailer reviews. As I explained before in a comment on your shopping expedition video, I've been using a large dog trailer for 8 months now with up to 70kg/154lbs load but usually less and it's been a complete reinvention of my bicycle as a real every day real world alternative to the car for heavy or bulky cargo. Although I do need to be careful because of the additional width of the trailer wheels either side behind me to avoid kerbs and drains/drops. And if there is a sudden pothole in front of me that I would have just swerved around on the bike alone, either inside or outside of it, because of the trailer it's sometimes not safe to swerve out far enough for the trailer wheels to avoid the pothole/obstacle so I have ended up braking and riding the actual bike through the pothole to protect the heavily laden trailer wheels instead. It doesn't happen very often but it has happened. And mine has to stay outside on the bike when I'm in shopping 🤣😭

A very interesting video. I use a scooter and I'm looking for a trailer that is compatible. Thus far, I've had no luck finding one.

Great review, thanks a lot. You mention you have a touring bike, have you taken the travoy touring? I really like the idea of using this for groceries etc and have very limited space too so this looks great, but I'm also looking for something to take touring. My touring bike is a road bike so I'd only be cycling on roads, but it's pretty quick and I'm a little concerned about what might happen if I'm going down a relatively steep hill and hit a small pothole or imperfection in the road... 🤔

Nice review. I was glad to see the tires are tubes. Have you had to replace tubes and / or tires. Wondering how difficult they are to find or if they are exclusively available from burley.

Love this trailer and would get it if the price wasn’t so high - only cause I would have really limited use for it. In your car-less life it totally makes sense.

Can any owner tell me, please: the base of the bottom section looks like it is made of a flap of canvas or plastic webbing, i.e. it doesn't look flat and rigid. If one transported something heavy with a small footprint (e.g. golf clubs in bag), would the trailer base sag or bulge and be under stress, or is there any way of making the base rigid so it bears the 40lbs of weight evenly, without bursting?

Me: What if somebody could do bike accessory videos only better than anyone else? *Agnieszka* : It's Done.

Also: I’m mainly a “local/regional” adventurer. I have not tried grocery shopping by bike but that is what I intend to do in the near future. My store is only less than 4 miles away. Taking my car is a waste of resources and inefficient for the task. My question is how do you get over the nervousness of losing sight of your bike (even when it’s locked up). I have gone on short trips to and from restaurants but I’ve either sat within view of my bike or spent very little time inside, to get take out.

Did good job ,I might get one later for groceries my self, my trailer will not fit in store well,tried it once was a nightmare,to long

Can it be hook or fit onto other brompton clone tri fold bicycle?

nice review. But won't it exert stress to the locking pin or the pole of the trailer when the bicycle climbing uphill/down hill while the trailer is still at the even ground? (hope i am making sense)

Is there a way to make it into a hiking trailer with harness???

Would this trailer suitable for a few days tour? (I'm thinking about such a tour with a Brompton bike + this trailer)

Does this come with straps So if I’m going uphill the bag won’t fall Out

Any idea what’s the max width of the cargo on the base now that the wheel guards come built in? Thank you!

I have a Burley Travoy and i love it,but my one complaint is it has no option to mount a vertical flag for higher visibility.Burley please put an option on it for a flag

What 300 dollars, we have ebikes for that price in Turkey 😬 nice video subscribed

Bonjour l'amie , merci pour la présentation de cette remorque qui est visiblement très pratique , je me demande si il est possible d'installer des roues un peu plus grande pour faciliter le roulage sur les pistes et les routes déformées ? Merci beaucoup et bonne continuation . A bientôt . 😉

I have a Juiced Rip Racer bike with 20 inch by 4 inch tires. Will this work with my bicycle. It is an electric bike. 🙏. This looks like a great trailer. God bless 🙏. Jeff - Sunny Central Florida

What if you have a pannier rack in the way?

I have literally carried bricks with mine. Lots of them. No worries.

The wheel hubs on my burley travoy broke after a week.

I have been waffling about this trailer for a while. My reasons besides the cost are a bit nit picky. I don't like all of the plastics on it, and all of the accessories. The wheels seem to me that they would be better for stability if they were a wee bit bigger in diameter. I don't know this but base it on similar use, trailers made from European companies. I really like my stuff to be as simple as possible, and repairable by myself. I may just end up shelling out for it. I just really have an aversion to paying alot for something if it isn't exactly what I want. It's me. I'm having the same trouble finding a blender. The one that has all of my requirements is made in Australia, and they do not ship to Canada. Something about the tariffs being so bad that companies in Australia just akip Canada. I was told too many irate customers, complaining about the tariffs being as much or more than products' costs.

где купить? высылаете в Москву?

How much gold bullion can these things transport? They seem to be designed for wealthy people, so I'm guessing a lot.

Im hauling glider wings......4 feet long

Ma'aan... l sure could use this item....or one very similar. The price, however, is unfortunately a deal-breaker.

There are Chinese aluminum version of this trailer. Both th quality and the price are better than this, you may find them from aliexpress

Tu.fala.portuges❤

Wait a minute it’s $300!!!

That is stupid that they have 12.5" wheels. I have to order them from burley for replacement!

FLIPPY as all F. Esp on 20-16 bikes that have side to side seat post oscillation with pedaling or bumps , small ones Empty or with balanced loads At $150 would be OK

Such ripoff! Found something better for $100 that'll carry more!

Thanks for your recommendation. Do you thinh iy would be useful ffor my massage table H ængde 95 cm Højde 78 Bredde 18 ( wide ) Br Peter Ramsgaard

Fantastic review!