Review: Burley Coho XC Trailer 

Yeah, for trailers this thing is pretty impressive!

Nice

Love the Travoy!

How did you find it for your dog? That is the biggest reason I’m looking at a trailer like like. It looks great for a medium/small dog, but I do worry about hauling lots of weight…

After two years no answer hey

wich adapter do you mean

How does it work with those small wheels on a brompton? I have 20" wheels on my bike. Will it work with the ground clearance?

erko9e he said it worked out great. In plain English even.

Ha, funny how exciting a kickstand can be.

Well... That sucks. I guess carry a spare axle for trips. How has the trailer held up the past 3 years?

@@chrisE815 it's been great! No new Axles yet!

Thanks so much. We definitely want to do more ride and travel videos!

Cheers! Thanks.

Will try to remember that.

How hard is it to divide by 2.2?

@@CallsignVega Just 2 Cents from a German Technician: 1 inch = 2.54 Centimeters, so You have to devide 2.54 not 2.2. 27.5" x 15" = around 69cm x 38cm, enough space for a Ortlieb Rack Pack (XL) 😄

Awesome thanks!

Yes. Definitely use the trailer you have or can afford. But it is neat to see how trailer technology has evolved.

In terms of towing it is about the same as the Yak, but there are so many nice usability features.

Brian Torres you cant. Upgrade your bike or get a burley nomad. Honestly, though, go mid drive as soon as you can. Hub motors are the tube tv of the ebike world.

Travoy is lighter and can be used off the bike as a dolly. Also since it has two wheels it imparts less flex on the bike.

Other than the weight it is great!

All of them. Super adjustable hitch.

That depends on what kind of bike your dog rides.

Anyone know how to make it work with a rear hub motor?

You'd have to cut and drill the boltnut very precisely, just like the original one on your bike. My friend has one of these trailers so I was able to take a real close look at it. They ship the trailer with a pair of extended boltnuts that replace the short/original ones so you can just click the trailer on them. The problem you'd be facing when drilling the new boltnut is losing integrity... However, even if you go through all this trouble and you somehow make it work, there is the problem of attaching the power cable (the spark plug cap looking wire) on the axle/boltnut while having the trailer attached. With the design of the trailer hook... You'd have to be a real engineer to pull that off. So I'm personally going to go with a different e-bike, rather than a different trailer.

You can make the fender a bit longer by attaching an SKS mudflap like the ones of the Longboard.

Bikefishing with a Cargo Trailer!!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pve0EIyK8sI.html

Have adaptors for diff axles.

Depends on your budget. If you can only afford trailer and not a complete bike, yes. I actually prefer the ride of a long tail better than a trailer however esp for longer rides.

I would contact burley directly. They have a ton of options.

Or try contacting Robert Axle Project. They make thru axles to work with lots of racks and trailers.

Yep. Need some stronger wheels in the rear for sure.

Just get better wheels and learn to weight/unweight properly. I’m 265 pounds, ride every single day on a hefty ebike and have never had any out-of-the-ordinary rear wheel issues. When you’re a big dude, you gotta realize that you have to work extra hard on riding smooth. It’s imperative to fully enjoying riding without worry. And you’ll look super good doing it!

Burley clearly states a speed limit of 15mph, so probably not a good idea

readyset burley is from the US. They also make the Travoy which is their commuter folding trailer.

JUST GOT ONE ON TRITON CYCLRS 350 UK MAYBE TO LATE FOR YOU

Sure. As long as you are OK with the weight.

Would not use it at those speeds.

I know! That bike looks awesome!

I was thinking about putting this trailer behind a salsa blackborow for a trip from Florida to Alaska. At the moment. Not feeling confident the Burly will hold up. Looking for long test results for this application.

Second the Blackborow! I have a Xtracycle conversion, but a little long for nasty trails. Wife loves the smooth ride though.

@@whazzat8015 I don't use it with a bike, I have rigged it to a harness that allows me to pull it along while also wearing a backpack. I go spearfishing and hiking in arctic coastal conditions, which means I have to carry 12kgs of lead to offset my wetsuit, along with about 10 liters of fresh water to give me a 3-4 day range in areas with little or no water. That still leaves the reast of my diving gear and a packpack with everything else needed to live outside. I only carry modest rations and eat what I catch. However that means that the rig as a whole, including the travoy usually comes out somewhere between 55-72 kilos depending on how much water and food I am hauling and sometimes how much I have been able to dry out my suit. Needless to say this also affects airline costs. I try to keep it at two main pieces of luggage and then I carry the travoy as hand luggage. Usually I'll be carrying all the lead on my person. They hate that, but they can't really do much about it, it's not illegal to wear lead xD So - weight is of the essence and every gramme counts + the ability to get it all on a plane. Of course it can be used with a bike too whenever needed. But I don't bring THAT with me to the Norwegian Coastal regions. I've tested it on some 3-4 1 month trips now so I guess that's proof of concept. I don't go too badly off-road, but follow coastal trails that are fairly accessible. Then - if I want to take off I may ditch the travoy and go to an out of the way spot and leave my backpack there. Then I go back for the travoy - the divebag strapped to it has shoulder straps so I can wear it and the cart on my bag like another backpack. It's heavy going up hill, not gonna lie. I usually only manage 5-10 kilometres a day in mountain areas, and it can be a killer workout. But it allows me to do my thing.

@@whazzat8015 Yeah I was always a bit concerned about the wheels but they actually do hold up really well, Ive hauled 30 kg+ up hillsides and across rocks and vegetation and moderately uneven terrain on it. I am being careful about avoiding sudden drops and bumps and it's A LOT of work - and I do have to think about what I am doing all the time, because one wheel gone and the jig is up. But it's still there and plodding along. It's true though that the curve of the travoy can make it ever so slightly prone to tipping but for me that's mainly about how I distribute the weight. I do see how going fast on a bumpy road with wind hitting it could make it a littly jumpy thoug, although I do believe though that the attachment bit for the bike would mostly prevent it from downright keeling over ... Only bad thing about it is it's so minimalistic that it's next to impossible to do any mods on it, there is virtually no free real estate there - but that's why it's light weight.

Floor is solid and durable. Sides are soft sided.

Yes.

I've often used it for grocery shopping. Don't overload! It punishes a too heavy load quite severely, because while I still got home safely everytjme, it was rough. I'm now much more careful how I load it up

No. Didn’t do that.

Sam'sSunmetaphysiCAL. I was more thinking of rear bike panniers. Some trailers hit against the rear panniers on the bike when using both together.

I think it will clear small panniers fine, but prob not ginormous ones.

Yeah the nylon or what ever kind of material holds up the sides will likely wear out pretty fast, especially if you carry a lot of mixed lose loads that might have stuff to poke them. Not sure if the bottom is also cloth or not, but if it is it would wear out even faster under load. Even just the heat and sun would dry it out and cause it to tear fairly fast.

I have a Topeak trailer it is half the weight.

Bob is supposedly 17.5 lbs. This one is 21. Maths.

For lightweight touring, I wouldn't use a trailer. Because that means adding several kilograms to your bike just to be able to carry even more weight (luggage) around.

@@jochenkraus7016 I could be wrong, but thinking about it, what you have said is not true. Anything loaded into the trailer is held up at two points: where it connects to your bike, and the trailer's wheel. Knowing this, theoretically your bike only experiences half of the weight loaded into the trailer. In practice, packing heavier items toward the back would take more weight off the rear bicycle tire, but reduce stability.

@The Real SteleCat: Maybe we consider different things to be "lightweight touring". The last time that I cycled with a friend of mine, he had a bikepacking setup where there just are no "heavier items". I'm still the rack and pannier guy (+trailer for reasons described below). But a trailer increases the total weight that you have to pedal uphill and puts additional stress on the frame (to keep the trailer upright) and on the brakes. That's already the case without any actual luggage, just like an empty truck with an empty trailer. Trailers like the BoB (or Coho, Monoporter, Extrawheel, etc.) distribute the weight on one more wheel. That's one reason why I bought one. The other is that I thought that it might be quicker and easier to put things in one big bag than to distribute it to several smaller ones. But my setup is far from light weight or minimalist.

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That would be a very large amount of quail eggs.

It’s a single wheel trailer like a BOB, but to say it is a copy is not accurate. This is way more sophisticated.

I just picked up a cheep adjustable single arm stand and clamped it on to the side of my Bob knock off; works a treat.

I may try something for my BOB n post a tube

Agree!

They don't make Bob trailers anymore, so I'll have to try out the Coho! The Bob trailer you just turn it sideways when you back up and it Parks itself stands up the trailer end bike!! I used one from Southern California to Northeastern Minnesota once. I loved it!!!

I think they had that in mind for sure :)

1) they do have a rack system that goes over the wheel. 2) 20 inch is typical for all rear wheel trailers.

@@PathLessPedaledTV I have seen full size wheel trailers with another set of panniers that I thought was a good idea, Chris Rishworth on his earlier adventures across Australia. I am looking into building my own fat bike but using motor cycle tyres and motor cycle alloy rims, just haven't yet worked out how to install and use 9 speed gears. The motor cycle tyres are cheaper an tougher and could take the weight of luggage. Obviously weight is a factor.

Yeah. Trailer touring isn’t my jam, but I used them a ton when I was running a photo business by bike.

If you have so much gear when touring that you need a trailer, you have too much stuff

Yeah, I would prob use this for commuting or hauling and not touring per se.

My grocery runs by bike are currently limited to the capacity of my rear panniers. A big shopping list usually means taking the car. A trailer could change that.

@@takeoischi4156 ..Or tour on a tandem. We've managed with 4 panniers and some gear strapped to the top of the racks, but it is a squeeze when camping and cooking. I'd seriously consider a trailer for the next tour.