Weehoo  TURBO Bike Trailer

My six year old has aspbergers and an anxiety disorder so getting him to ride a bike independently has been a challenge. Regular bike trailers were fine but we didn't like that he wasn't actively participating and when we tried the ride along style bike he was constantly worried about cars and that he would fall. Enter the weehoo. This thing is amazing. The pedals allow him to actively ride but the seat and harness combat any of his fears about falling. He's so comfortable he doesn't even worry about any cars that pass us, a major anxiety maker for him. Thank you weehoo for making such an awesome product, it's been a life changer.

We've been using the Weehoo Igo with our daughter for almost two years (we got it when she was two, she's three and a half now, she's been riding pedal bikes without training wheels for over six months now). It's a mixed blessing. It's our go-to trailer for riding around town and we hope to do some touring on it soon. We like it despite the drawbacks. Some of these I list might be considered nit-picks, but as nice as the trailer is it definitely has room for improvement. The good: We really like the harness system and the fact that our daughter is more involved in riding. She definitely prefers the Weehoo over her Burley, and to a certain extent so do I. The bad: -The quality is a bit lacking for the price. There have been some changes made between this version and earlier versions, and it looks to me like most of the changes were to make it easier to manufacture, not necessarily making it better for the end user (the square tube is better for mounting the seat than the older round tube). -The rear wheel is secured to the frame on one side of the axle only. Not really a big deal, except the wheel is a standard bicycle wheel and isn't designed to be mounted this way. The older style that this model replaces had two dropouts to hold the rear wheel. -Changing a flat tire is a real pain due to a combination of the way that the rack installs and the single side axle mount for the rear wheel. I'd recommend getting a high quality flat resistant tire before you even put the trailer together. -The rear rack is designed in such a way so that you can only really use their saddlebags due to the way that it slopes. The saddlebag material is fairly cheap and definitely not water resistant. It is possible to get a different rack through Weehoo that can accept regular saddlebags. -You are limited in rear tire size by the rack. For a trailer that doesn't have suspension, you don't even have the option of putting a nice 2.0 tire back there to cushion the ride. -The little plastic fender doohickey that they install on the connecting tube is a joke. Your kids will need to wear eye protection of some sort. I also recommend a full fender and extra long mudflaps on the towing bike. Our daughter still winds up pretty dirty riding the gravel paths and mountain bike trails in the rain. A fender for the rear tire would be nice as well, but there isn't even provision for putting one on there should you manage to source one (I wound up rigging up a recumbent fender) -The water bottle holder doesn't work very well for standard bicycle bottles. I recommend putting a Camelbak or similar in the pocket behind the seat. -The connection to your bike is hit or miss. I have two bikes that don't use a standard seat collar. The Weehoo connection won't work on these unless I'm willing to risk frame damage. Also, there are so many different seat post sizes that they can't realistically supply a shim for each and every one. I had to machine one of the extra bushings out to fit my wife's Specialized Rockhopper. The 27.2 bushing worked well on the bikes that I have with 27.2 seatposts. -The high connection point creates a lot of leverage on the bike when riding slow. I find that I have to work more to keep things upright than I do when towing a BOB trailer. -If you make tight turns the connecting arm hits your thighs. -My daughter doesn't like the seat. The padding isn't very thick and this is the one thing that she consistently complains about. -The thing is noisy. Far noisier than a Burley. I had to stop several times on my first ride to make sure that it was put together properly because it sounded like it was coming apart. I've replaced one of the quick-release pins with a bolt, which helps, but you're kind of stuck with the other pin due to the design. We've used the trailer considerably. It's still my daughter's preferred way of getting around and, despite all the little things that I don't like, I still prefer it to the Burley. I just think that Weehoo has a good product but no real similar competition to force them to step up their game and make a great product.