Nikos Tzetos

Sorry, I neglected to say it is an aluminum ALAN.

Nikos
----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Voldengen
To: 'OBRA'
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Glued frame and trailer

I think that'd be a very good question to ask Calfee or Zinn.

I used to tow a trailer with a steel Fuji that had a similar clamp. My kids then got bigger and I moved to a two-seater trail-a-bike.

The frame broke going down a big hill, kids in tow. I'm not sure using the trailer had anything to do with it or not (weakened the frame), but I am pretty certain towing things with your bike puts stress on the frame for which it was not designed.

I guess I was lucky because I was using a steel frame. It broke, but stayed in one piece. It was very hard to control, but the kids just assumed I was weaving back and forth for fun ;) I'm not sure what would happen to a carbon frame, but as you know, when carbon breaks, it really breaks.

Hope that helps.

-Erik