It was easy for my bike man to fit – and then easy for me to use – mind you i need to have the bikes leaning on something else to attach and detach her bike. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. As I was riding along I was starting to plan the logistics of future trips out – suddenly the difficult period between T being too big for a bike seat but too small to complete a decent length ride has disappeared. This is where my biggest criticism of the FollowMe lies: the frame rattles a lot when folded away, and requires periodic tweaking to minimise noise and to avoid clashes with the bike. The Roland add+bike looks great: it is a tag-along that is compatible with a rear-rack child seat, but it does not seem to be imported into the US.

The clearance from the centre of my back wheel to the driving surface of the tire cannot exceed 380mm or 38cm On one bike it will likely not clear, the other may have another 0.

While fitting the FollowMe Tandem back onto the Frog 52, as our youngest has grown out of his Cnoc 14, I noticed the top of one of the bolts has sheared off. The other big benefit is when riding on busy roads that don’t have decent segregated cycle paths (this happens even in The Netherlands), you can use the FollowMe Tandem knowing that your child is safely behind you. Clever Cycles swore to me that this extension would not interfere with the mounting of either a child seat or my panniers on the rear rack.

I don’t remember seeing this myself, though it is quite a big manual and I was probably more concerned with getting the FollowMe Tandem fitted at the time.That may sound a bit weird and it feels a little embarrassing to say it, but… It’s honestly pretty amazing and tons of fun. Fortunately, there appears to be enough of the bolt left for it to not to become completely detached and have caused an accident. Sometimes we’re underwhelmed, sometimes we’re just “whelmed”, and other times we’re pretty impressed.

When I received the coupling, the plastic bags holding the parts were torn open (I blame not the manufacturer but the distributor, Clever Cycles, for this: apparently, the coupling had been demoed or used before), and I couldn't find one of the bolts. The only difficult moment came when T decided to apply his brakes, and I suddenly found myself slowing right down.This location is not compatible with the upward arc of the coupling where it attaches to the parent bike's axle; I don't know why that upward arc is even necessary.

However, your ground clearance is very low due to the nature of the FollowMe and the smaller size of your kid’s bike! Having the FollowMe Tandem with us on our recent trip to The Netherlands meant we could cover much greater distances. Ein kleiner Abzug Müssen wir machen, da die Verschraubung sich am Kinderfahrrad nach einiger Zeit löst.With our bikes attached we have the ability to travel further, and faster, than he can manage on his own bike.