From child trailer to cargo trailer: Thule launches a flexible model on the market with the Courier
Anyone who wants to transport small children by bike will learn to appreciate a trailer. Among other things, because it offers additional storage space. Thule turns the children's carriage into a station wagon and has developed a convertible model with the Courier.
For about five years I was daily on the road with the Thule Chariot. A two-seater, in which first the children and sometime more and more often only groceries lay. For a while I kept the trailer as a mule, but finally parted with it. Because the Chariot is comfortable for children, but not designed for transporting goods that tip over from the seats into the footwell at the first pothole.
Meanwhile, Thule has recognized that with older children the need for transport does not stop and brings a kind of station wagon on the market: the model Courier, available from March, can be converted from a child trailer to a cargo trailer. With something that goes by the nice name of "FlipFlat Technology", you create a flat and stable loading area. Plus, there are attachment points and straps to properly secure your stuff.
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More practical than sporty
The storage space is 217 liters and you can load a maximum of 44 kilos. A value that is common for two-seaters. This means it's not suitable for heavy hauling, but it's a practical alternative to a pure child trailer. With the separately available pet kit, it can also be made suitable for dogs.
Visually, the Courier is reminiscent of the Coaster XT model and, like it, will be more practical than sporty on the road. If you're looking for a trailer with an optional jogging wheel and good suspension, you don't have to wait for the Courier. If you want to haul boxes instead of kids at some point, it's certainly worth a look. The versatile van is said to cost around 800 francs. For me, unfortunately, it comes a few years too late.
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