Reviews of the Bike-Hod
London Cyclist, August/September 2006
It took Chris Elliott six years from writing about them to getting one, but two years after buying a Bike Hod he is still enthusiastic about the ease with which it enables him to do the shopping... Read the whole article (PDF)
From the August/September 2006 issue of London Cyclist, the membership magazine of the London Cycling Campaign (www.lcc.org.uk).
A to B Magazine
These are extracts from a review that appeared in A to B Magazine. You can subscribe to A to B online at www.atob.org.uk.
"...The Bike-Hod is a strange mixture of gawky practicality and elegant design. The frame is deceptively simple, but thought through with great care, so as to put the load in a stable position between the wheels, yet occupy as small a space as possible...
...Folding: Not very sophisticated this feature, but then it doesn't need to be. Ready for the road, the Hod occupies an enormous 119cm tall by 96cm long by 64cm wide, but by loosening one 5mm Allen screw the tow hitch can be folded round and down, reducing the package size by two-thirds, to 91cm x 42cm x 64cm. At 245 litres, that's pretty small, but more importantly it no longer shouts "bicycle" and can thus be taken just about anywhere. To all intents and purposes, once the tow hitch is folded down, the Bike-Hod becomes a slightly larger than life shopping trolley. And even the most jobsworthy rail guard won't bat an eyelid at a shopping trolley, so trains are easy, as are buses, provided they're not too busy. It's all an optical illusion, of course, because the Hod is actually quite a substantial trailer...
...You can't resist warming to the Bike-Hod. It's quirky and exotic, but a simple design that really works. It's become something of a favourite with Brompton owners, because the machines work rather well together, especially where there's a need to hoik the assemblage onto a train or into a car boot. A Hod is also ideal for the old trick of carrying a second Brompton to pick up wheel-less friends. And the 60 litre bag will swallow quite a big shop. All good practical stuff."
Links
- London Cycling Campaign www.lcc.org.uk
- A to B Magazine www.atob.org.uk
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