Just done 115 miles with a Bob Ibex trailer. It was brilliant. With more gear (and weight) than I would put into panniers it did the job perfectly. It tracked the back wheel, most of the weight was on the trailer wheel so once going it didn't seem too bad at all. The bike responded better than with weighty panniers (other than my turning circle was larger).
At the camp site, I was able to unhook and I had a bike without pannier frames (actually I can't fit them on a Marin East Peak anyway).
I wouldn't hesitate if you are looking for kit for touring on any sort of bike.
Having a full susser combined with a sprung trailer kept everything shock free.
Didn't do anything extreme but travelled on rough tracks and towpaths for a while.
Top speed was 44 mph and the rig was stable.



It was easy to fit on and off and with no pannier frames, I had a

44 mph

***king superb, I'd have loved to have seen that - what did ya do, thow it off a cliff?

don't know what happened there...
I had a bike that looked good for just riding around the area.

Steep hill, tons of weight, full susser and spring on trailer, disc brakes, no turnings on hill as in countryside, pedalled like fek

Must have been some sight

I've never reached 40mph under circumstances yet!

I've had 50 on a road bike.

I've had 43 off road (long fire road decent)

I've had over 40 on the descent going south from the top of Shap summit, A6 (old A road replaced by the M6). Thoroughly enjoyable on a Sub5 with semi's, until I realised I'd still got my helmet strapped to the camelbak (to keep head cooler on the feckin' awful climb).

Remember kids, it's like the educationally challenged dwarf .... not big and not clever.

I got 44mph on my MTB going down into Rosedale (on tarmac)not the chimney, wife said I was barmy. Tend to agree with her.

Hmmm, i managed 11 m.p.h. on the way to the pub last week........

I've had over 50 down a road in the forest of dean on my Identiti, was in bottom gear and pedaling like a race but after about 53 mph it started to move side to side like a fish so i slowed down.
I cant get over 40 mph down leckhampton hill no worries on the road but theres a nasty corner at the bottom so i really dont like to :)

Why did you go for the Ibis rather than the Yak? Does the shock make a big difference?


I hit 50kph recently while fully loaded, at the precise moment I hit a collapsed drain in the road.... the results were not pretty!

I intend to ride to Santiago de Compostilla the summer after next. The Camino is rough in places and percieved wisdom is that the shock will keep the rear wheel in better contact with the ground -making it more comfortable to ride and less damaging to the bike.
Also, my bike is a Marin East Peak and as this is a full susser, I thought it right to have a shock on the trailer.
I've never pulled a Yak, so I can't compare but I must say, pulling the Ibis was a doddle. I was mostly unaware of it (accepting that theere is the weight to pull)even on rough ground and bumping up and down kerbs.
I was on a hill with a good surface and no traffic. I kept well out from the edge as well.

Ok, that makes some sense... I'm hoping to get one to do the GCD ride (Great Continental Divide) - but I was worried that the shock is so low it would pick up too much mud, sieze up, and end up being a liability. Also, its weight might put bike + trailer over the limit on the flight. Damn, I can't make up my mind which one to get now....

How did the BOB fit with the couwled rear dropouts?. I have a Wolf Ridge and have thought of a BOB but wondered if the dropouts are suitable as some Q/R's only fit at certain angles due to the depth.

It was a perfect fit. I was very worried and e-mailed Bob in America(?) and their reply was that it would fit.
The standard skewer is slightly overlong for somre bikes and as part of the fitting instructions, you are expected to cut it down to size.
There is just enough room to close the skewer and you do not need to trim it.

Phil,
Isn't it unfair, -some 23 stone lardass can get on a plane with a standard weight piece of luggage and you might weigh half of that and get penalised (or denied) for a bit of overs on your luggage.