Review on Weehoo iGo2 by Juan Lockwood

We got one of these last summer and now riding a Weehoo bike is our favorite adventure for kids and dad. I've done several trips with 6 and 4 year olds, now several with 5 and 1.5 year olds. We get compliments everywhere. It was the best investment we made to be active and enjoy the great outdoors with our family. This is a great product and I highly recommend it! However, there are some learning curves and other expectations that need to be set: • Each seat is rated at 80 pounds, but all together are also rated at 80 pounds (kids plus cargo). This makes sense as this way you can still only use one chair if you have an 80lb baby; but when i bought it i didn't realize that i was already/about to exceed the total weight limit. • Slow down on corners and also slow down when things get shaky at high speed. The manual states that the top speed is 15 mph and 5 mph on tight corners. • The trailer is on the same vertical axis as the bike. This is the main part of what makes it amazing. But it also means that any hesitation the kids have will affect you. And if you get stuck on your bike with a heavy load, don't let it tip off center. At first I was caught off guard and let him lean too far (once her weight "falls" to the side suddenly multiplies how imbalanced everything is) and really struggled to get him back up; My rear wheel blew up and I struggled with the steering wheel and seat trying to find the lift lever. The children were in perfect order and used their hands to help push themselves off the ground. • Loading and unloading can still be a problem for an adult, but there is a way to improve it. The manual states that you should sit on the steering wheel facing the trailer when loading and unloading. From this position you have plenty of leverage to keep the trailer stable. I added a bike stand so the bike is less likely to fall over while rotating to load and unload. From time to time we still resist, because from this position I am far from being a helmsman. What if, when loading the kids in the back, small movements cause my front wheel to rotate vertically? then he really wants to fall. It doesn't fall over because I have good leverage, but it's also a real dance to get out of that position where I can reach the handlebars without it all tipping over. I recently discovered a Weehoo trailer stand and bought it straight away and I expect this will help a lot with that as well. Its warning label states that it must not be used while children are being charged; I'm assuming this is a CYA statement and should be better than the single bike stand I used for stability. all unloaded. Should be obvious, but still not that obvious in all circumstances. Think about it; Any time the kids drop something in the yard, need help with water, or any other type of assistance, solving the problem without a tip can go a long way. Even if I'm driving alone on a steep dirt road, I wouldn't think twice about driving as far as possible and then immediately turning to the end of the road. Pushing a trailer is orders of magnitude more work than just riding a bike. • It's different if you have other people besides the caravan children. Now my eldest rides her own bike and my two youngest ride in a trailer. Good that she can stabilize my steering wheel while I load the kids onto the trailer. And she can bring dropped objects or fill water while I stabilize the bike. It also has its downsides, like when she falls off her own bike; There's no way I can rush to her aid (without first unloading everyone in the trailer). • Moving house can be painful. I'm used to changing tires on my bike with quick release wheels and a rear derailleur. Mounting/dismounting the bar on a fixed sprocket chain with nuts therefore required a lot more work. That's a similar amount of effort I would make to renovate an apartment on many kids bikes, but it's good to say upfront. I had an inner tube that came off once, I didn't have a spare inner tube and didn't have much luck trying to patch it; It continued to hold pressure until I loaded the trailer, then it leaked from the patch. But each attempt was a great challenge to unload the kids, take the tire off, patch it, inflate it, put the tire back on, load the kids back in and find it was flat again. Now I always pack a spare camera in the panniers! Update 24/03/2018 I've added a fender liner to protect the trailer wheel and have had no more flat tires (although I still have a spare inner tube with me). The trouble was worth it! Also the dual foot rest was amazing and greatly improved balance when loading and unloading. Unfortunately, the upper part of the bracket is broken. (See my Weehoo iGo booth report for details). So $50 is a lot for a part that didn't last 2 years. I am contacting Weehoo customer service to see if I can easily replace the broken part. Update May 31, 2018 Weehoo customer support was prompt and helpful. Although their policy doesn't usually cover accessories, they happily replaced a broken trailer footplate after I paid for shipping. I also installed a double footrest on my bike. I expect this will solve the problem of the bike wanting to tip over when the handlebars rotate while I'm loading the kids onto the trailer. Still to be tested.