Often, the owner of a bicycle is faced with the choice of luggage, if one was not supplied with this vehicle. This happens when you buy a sports road bike or a mountain bike , to which excess weight is a hindrance.
How to choose the trunk for a bicycle?
In its form, as well as the way of fixing, bicycle trunks are different. Before you make a purchase, you should carefully study your iron horse to understand what type of trunk is right for a particular model, and also clearly understand the purpose for which this attachments are purchased.
Material for trunk
The most popular material from which the trunk is manufactured, among the bicyclists is aluminum. Its dignity is in lightness, which is important both for the speed of the bike and for facilitating its overall weight. It is not cheap to build such a structure, but the goal in this case justifies the means. As a rule, the aluminum trunk consists of thick hollow tubes and looks very powerful and impressive. But an unjustified waste of money is a trunk made of titanium alloy. Yes, it's incredibly light, but it costs a tidy amount, for which you can buy a used bicycle. So if you do not have extra money, you should not even think about buying such a trunk.
The cheapest, but also the heaviest is the metal trunk. The safety factor is practically unlimited, in case it is a powerful construction with thick racks. And if you have something thicker than a wire, you do not need to take this trunk, since it can bend even under a small weight, and the weld can not withstand even a small shaking with a load off-road.
Front bicycle carrier
For transportation of small and oversized cargo for short distances, a front bicycle carrier is used. It is fixed, as a rule, to an arc for rim brakes and can withstand a weight of no more than 3-5 kg. A more powerful of its kind is the front trunk, which is attached to the steering column. This design has a large power reserve, and can transport a fairly heavy load.
Often, the front trunk with lateral protection from getting into the wheel is used by cyclists, placing on it a bike loft , evenly hanging on both sides of the front wheel.
Rear trunk on a bicycle
Road men's bikes are often with a trunk. To understand whether it is suitable for carrying heavy cargo, you should look more closely at the trunk. A purely decorative model that does not withstand more than 5-8 kg of weight is attached to a seat tube and can greatly complicate pedaling, since the load on such a weakly secured trunk is swinging from side to side. This type of flat boot is suitable for loads of not more than 5 kg.
A more solid option - fastening the boot to the same seat tube, but with a lower fixation eccentric on the rear wheel axle. When choosing such a trunk, you should consider the presence of a disc brake and its configuration, as not all bicycles will fit this model.
Choosing a bicycle with a boot for a child, or more precisely for attaching a baby velorzrel to it should be very meticulous about the strength and quality of the accessory, because the safety of the baby above all.
Such a trunk can be fastened by screwing into a special hole in the upper part of the frame feathers and in the area of the rear wheel axle in similar holes or eccentric. To avoid an unforeseen situation, the strength of screwing fasteners should be checked regularly, and even better use a lock nut for greater reliability.
On a high-speed bike with a trunk, many look askance, as any attachments make it difficult for the speed of movement and racers on the highway, he does not need anything. But cyclists overcoming long distances, but which speed is no less important than the rest, can not do without a trunk.
For tourism, you should choose powerful trunks, some models of which can withstand up to 30-40 kg with wheel protection, so that the weight of the load can be placed evenly - on the sides of the wheel.
