Would love to see more family trips like this one! There’s not a lot of content like that on TH-cam and it’s great to see the dos and don’t of bikepacking with a toddler.
Im living in the Netherlands ...bikers country. Very nice of you guys to get into the wilderness and just bike your dreams I'm 57 y old and my wife 59 next trip with the e-bikes is from Switzerland to the North Sea at hook of Holland. 1300km so we go by train to the origin of the river Rhein. Like you said my dad and mum dit took me for camping too
You are not wrong getting the kids out early. We had both our kids camping in tents in the PNW rain when they were only months old. Now at 21 and 25, they have their own camping gear and go camping with their buddies, girlfriend/boyfriend and us all the time. My wife and I have been through the tenting phase, toy hauler/ATV phase, slide in truck camper/boat phase, Tacoma/off road trailer-RTT/kayak phase, and now at 50 yrs old, we are looking to get into mountain biking as another option to go with our Tacoma/off road trailer-RTT adventures.
So when I have my old Burly on I switch out to a 28 tooth chain ring (on an Eagle GX) I normally run a 32 tooth. It really helps, I find i run a bit more in the middle of the cassette so the chain line is better. Which I found after 7-8+ hours on a bike that little bit better chain line does make it less tireing, you would not think so but hauling 60 or 70 lbs of gear every little bit helps. it really helps reduce the amount of hike-a-bike when it gets steep.
I bet it'll have the "ankle weights" affect on your riding...next ride you do without the trailer you'll be all zoom zoom. haha. LOVE that you guys do what you do! Lil Dusty is going to have so many amazing life experiences and lessons. I've been wanting to do a bikepacking ride (just an overnighter like this the first couple times). Thanks for putting this together! Also, I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I have a trailer similar to that....for my DOGS 🤣 Have yet to use it but maybe one day I'll do a video on that and hope they don't flip it
I Can not believe how good a sport little Dusty was about bike packing, she really enjoyed the adventure. You took just the right amount of breaks, so she would not get bored. Job well done Have a great week and be safe.
As someone considering bikepacking with 2 young children (1 year 6 months / 2 years 8 months) this has been so helpful to what to expect and what not to do! Thanks so much!
This was so good. Once I saw the prep video, I couldn't wait for the actual trip. Little Dusty is so dog gone cute. What a trooper. I have a BOB trailer and it tracks very nicely as well.. Bikepacking is the coolest thing on the planet.
A trailer can reduce stress on spokes and hubs and that makes breaking a spoke less likely. One spoke out soon leads to other spokes breaking. Three gone can make a wheel warp and seize in the frame.
I towed my daughter in a similar trailer for a few thousand miles when she was that young, and she loved it too. We did days out and full holidays in the UK and around the Atlantic coastal regions in France. For the winter, we bought her a short sleeping bag (pink - with the word Princess on it - well, you have to don't you?) and she would curl up inside and sleep. If I had £1 for every time someone saw her shock of blonde hair peeking out of that sleeping bag and said "Ah"...
Sooooo awesome 🤘 It reminds me of my adventures with my kids. My advice for the single-wheel...heaviest stuff in the middle and at the bottom; it makes a huuuge difference. Great video!
I have adult kids now, but one thing I learned was rest early, rest often. It helps both the attention span and your energy level. I pulled a BOB YAK down half of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route in segments. What I found was when going slow the trailer tends to go downslope. Walking it down a side hill the trailer would try to pass me. Thusly one needs to keep the bike speed up so the trailer is pulled by the bike, not gravity. Steve did this in the video on the rocky section. I do have say the trailer can be the tail wagging the dog on sand or fesh fesh. That caused a big crash for me with hidden mud ruts under the fesh fesh. Good on ya for taking the trip!
E-bikes are amazing for this type of riding-it really helps when your pulling extra weight. And you still can get some exercise and not get too exhausted going up those hills. Plus you have a way to charge your phones and such. Also-get a tire guard- it’s not for you it’s for her in the back-less stuff coming up
Yes, very hard now, wait till the 2nd kid comes, even tougher, BUT it pays off BIG TIME when they are teens & beyond! Im so excited for you guys and looking forward to future vids!
Hello, nice video! I'm riding mtb trailers for over 20 years. My advice for transporting bigger stuff off road is use a single wheel trailer that is mounted in the seat tube. You 've got much less that tip over feeling and used with a fully the suspension stays fully active.
That's the only thing with them i found the same problem i had to find a way to mount springs and now works great even my two little one's like it, bless her
Sehr tolle Aktion! Ihr bringt eure Tochter schon früh mit dem Camping und der Natur in Verbindung. Ganz toll! Wirklich schön gemacht von euch beiden :)
Trailer brakes. And make sure they are adjusted so they start grabbing a little before the rear brakes on the bike starts. For little Dusty's safety, and y'all's too. I would even have a brake setup on the single wheeler.
Those trailers are screaming for a new invention. Electric brakes! Maybe a parallel attached lever to the rear brakes, lithium battery on the trailer itself. Not sure if cable, hydro or electric pinch brakes the way to go. Quick disconnect between both the bike and trailer.
We have the Bee for our two young men. Everyone loves it around here in urbania but really looking forward to some bike packing when we get back to the mtns. Slow and steady. Party Pace?
Loved it, watched the whole thing. We were going to start camping with the little ones this season but... lockdown :( We've got a Burley D'lite. Good idea to get the Cub with the hard plastic bottom. Looks like you upgraded the tires? Love what you're doing to promote the sport, thank you!
Thank you so much for your nice video I really love it GOD bless you all sweet family specially that little very v eff y sweet Angel just be safe we love you for ever and ever
Concerning the Coho CX steering/tilting your bike, it might be worth experimenting with where in the trailer you load the weight to balance the ride out. I know some folks say to load as much weight as possible over the axle, but this actually goes against everything I've ever known and learnt about on-highway towing. The rule of thumb is that at least 60% of the load should be forward on the tongue or yoke. Here are a couple of videos demonstrating this principle: th-cam.com/video/6mW_gzdh6to/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/w9Dgxe584Ss/w-d-xo.html Also, weight as low as possible would make sense lowering the 'centre of gravity' and 'righting moment' effects the trailer is imposing on the bike. Having said all of this, I honestly have no idea if this business would even come into play on the comparatively lightweight and low loads involved with bike trailers, but it could, and therefore it might be worth playing around with it a bit. To simplify, I would try a run where I put all items of heavier weight entirely forward and at the bottom, and then work my way up and back with lighter and lighter pieces. I haven't been able to try this with a Coho XC yet because I don't yet have one, but one is on the way for a 1000km mountain rail-trail tour I'm taking this summer so I'll be able to mess around with opposite extremes and see how it feels.
I just discovered your channel as my husband just got me hooked on mountain biking. We started my my son on the trailer and he loved it but wouldn’t last too long we would take breaks but then once we took the first brake he would want a lot more brakes and it would take us a while to finish a trail. We recently got the shotgun seat and I was pleasantly surprised how much he enjoyed it. We would give him a brake and he would not want to get off and would cry for us to put him back. He actually thinks he’s the one riding it’s so cute. Of course we are super cautious and go slower than normal and take our time to make sure we don’t ruin the experience for him. Maybe give it a try for little Dusty. Also my bike is in no way equipped to handle the trails we currently do, do you have any recommendations on a good starter bike that is reasonably price I’m not ready to fully invest in the sport yet until I do it a little longer but definitely need something better than my TREK dual sport 2 😂 but hey it holds up!
Burly might make better trail trailers after seeing you guys do this lol those trailers would be a blessing during this lockdown here in manila. I can get more stuff 🍻
No, she didn't dirty till we let her out. If conditions were dustier we could have closed the clear plastic window but we just used the mesh part on this trip.
Okay. I don't want to be a wet blanket (and just saying that lets you know that I'm going to be a wet blanket!), so please forgive me. Little Dusty is so adorable! I wish I had this kind of equipment when my kids were young. But I was watching Tess' rear tire, and it tracks ever so slightly to the right of center on that trailer. So is it possible to make some sort of shield, some sort of eye protection for Little Dusty? You can see the rear tire kicking up dust that goes right through the mesh. If her eyeball were to get scratched, the three of you would be in for a good two days of misery. Worse, if she rubs her eyes after they are already irritated.
Next time plan it to have a water source at the campsite and filter your water so you dont have to lug that weight around. A gallon of water is almost like carrying another baby.
what are yall doing dragging that kid out there. i hope nothin happins out there. yall changing diapers now. ha ha i hope ya'll have a good safe trip!!
Would love to see more family trips like this one! There’s not a lot of content like that on TH-cam and it’s great to see the dos and don’t of bikepacking with a toddler.
Im living in the Netherlands ...bikers country. Very nice of you guys to get into the wilderness and just bike your dreams
I'm 57 y old and my wife 59 next trip with the e-bikes is from Switzerland to the North Sea at hook of Holland. 1300km so we go by train to the origin of the river Rhein. Like you said my dad and mum dit took me for camping too
You are not wrong getting the kids out early. We had both our kids camping in tents in the PNW rain when they were only months old. Now at 21 and 25, they have their own camping gear and go camping with their buddies, girlfriend/boyfriend and us all the time.
My wife and I have been through the tenting phase, toy hauler/ATV phase, slide in truck camper/boat phase, Tacoma/off road trailer-RTT/kayak phase, and now at 50 yrs old, we are looking to get into mountain biking as another option to go with our Tacoma/off road trailer-RTT adventures.
Little Dusty is the star of the show.
So when I have my old Burly on I switch out to a 28 tooth chain ring (on an Eagle GX) I normally run a 32 tooth. It really helps, I find i run a bit more in the middle of the cassette so the chain line is better. Which I found after 7-8+ hours on a bike that little bit better chain line does make it less tireing, you would not think so but hauling 60 or 70 lbs of gear every little bit helps. it really helps reduce the amount of hike-a-bike when it gets steep.
@@dustybettymtb I do the same, and I ski-strap nalgenes to the cariot/burley connection arm to add weight and keep the rear wheel down more.
Awesome time outdoors. Our girls have been sleeping outside in tents since before they could walk. Great stuff
I bet it'll have the "ankle weights" affect on your riding...next ride you do without the trailer you'll be all zoom zoom. haha.
LOVE that you guys do what you do! Lil Dusty is going to have so many amazing life experiences and lessons. I've been wanting to do a bikepacking ride (just an overnighter like this the first couple times). Thanks for putting this together!
Also, I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I have a trailer similar to that....for my DOGS 🤣 Have yet to use it but maybe one day I'll do a video on that and hope they don't flip it
@@dustybettymtb bikepacking with my dogs (4)?? Ooooh yeah I don't think so, that would be a HOTMESS!! Nobody wants to see that 😅.
I Can not believe how good a sport little Dusty was about bike packing, she really enjoyed the
adventure. You took just the right amount of breaks, so she would not get bored. Job well done
Have a great week and be safe.
Great times with family. God bless you all. I am in Grand Junction Colorado, we have been doing the same thing. Enjoying our countless trail system.
looks like fun, little Dusty will be fearless when she gets on a bike! Little Dusty reminds me of the little girl in Danny Day Care
As someone considering bikepacking with 2 young children (1 year 6 months / 2 years 8 months) this has been so helpful to what to expect and what not to do! Thanks so much!
@@dustybettymtb I look forward to seeing them hopefully if you make videos of them. Now subscribed and binge watching your other videos. 💯👨👩👧👦
This was so good. Once I saw the prep video, I couldn't wait for the actual trip. Little Dusty is so dog gone cute. What a trooper. I have a BOB trailer and it tracks very nicely as well.. Bikepacking is the coolest thing on the planet.
A trailer can reduce stress on spokes and hubs and that makes breaking a spoke less likely. One spoke out soon leads to other spokes breaking. Three gone can make a wheel warp and seize in the frame.
Love the giggles and the singing when taking the kids out! Fun video, enjoyed it! 🌞
I think the star of this show is Li'l Dusty!
Stay safe, everyone!
-Brian
I towed my daughter in a similar trailer for a few thousand miles when she was that young, and she loved it too. We did days out and full holidays in the UK and around the Atlantic coastal regions in France. For the winter, we bought her a short sleeping bag (pink - with the word Princess on it - well, you have to don't you?) and she would curl up inside and sleep. If I had £1 for every time someone saw her shock of blonde hair peeking out of that sleeping bag and said "Ah"...
Outstanding memories being made team..... so wonderful :)
Sooooo awesome 🤘 It reminds me of my adventures with my kids. My advice for the single-wheel...heaviest stuff in the middle and at the bottom; it makes a huuuge difference. Great video!
I have adult kids now, but one thing I learned was rest early, rest often. It helps both the attention span and your energy level. I pulled a BOB YAK down half of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route in segments. What I found was when going slow the trailer tends to go downslope. Walking it down a side hill the trailer would try to pass me. Thusly one needs to keep the bike speed up so the trailer is pulled by the bike, not gravity. Steve did this in the video on the rocky section. I do have say the trailer can be the tail wagging the dog on sand or fesh fesh. That caused a big crash for me with hidden mud ruts under the fesh fesh. Good on ya for taking the trip!
Saw your trip at Hardtail Party's channel... It's nice to follow you on these bike trips 👍
E-bikes are amazing for this type of riding-it really helps when your pulling extra weight. And you still can get some exercise and not get too exhausted going up those hills. Plus you have a way to charge your phones and such. Also-get a tire guard- it’s not for you it’s for her in the back-less stuff coming up
Yes, very hard now, wait till the 2nd kid comes, even tougher, BUT it pays off BIG TIME when they are teens & beyond! Im so excited for you guys and looking forward to future vids!
Thank you for sharing this! I saw the first video where you were preparing and this really illustrated for me the experience.
Hello, nice video! I'm riding mtb trailers for over 20 years. My advice for transporting bigger stuff off road is use a single wheel trailer that is mounted in the seat tube. You 've got much less that tip over feeling and used with a fully the suspension stays fully active.
Could you share a link? I'd like to make sure that I am imagining the correct thing.
That's the only thing with them i found the same problem i had to find a way to mount springs and now works great even my two little one's like it, bless her
ride on! Mom's savvy and instincts are "janey on the spot"! You all did well thanks for sharing!
Sehr tolle Aktion! Ihr bringt eure Tochter schon früh mit dem Camping und der Natur in Verbindung. Ganz toll! Wirklich schön gemacht von euch beiden :)
Great vid - Dusty’s a pure little trooper! 👏🏻 🏕
Really enjoyed you family bike packing adventure. Start saving money for Little Dusty's new mountain bike in a few more years. Stay safe.
Love it! 👍👍Cant wait for this lockdown to be lifted for some family adventuring!
I'm glad to see that Steve still wears his dorky hoodie. Points for Tess.
Great video. Best review of what it's like to tow a trailer. I wanna get into that trailer with Dusty. Would be a blast!
Wow how cool was that! good on you guys, Dusty is a champ 🏆👏 look forward to fallowing along...nicely done .
Trailer brakes. And make sure they are adjusted so they start grabbing a little before the rear brakes on the bike starts. For little Dusty's safety, and y'all's too. I would even have a brake setup on the single wheeler.
Such a great video , great family
She looks just like Steve so adorable
great jobs guys, awesome family bikepacking :)
What A great Family & Amazing Indenture!! Thumbs UP Guys:)
To handle the weight of the trailers on the climbs, I'd put an electric motor on the bike, for a little boost up the hills.
Those trailers are screaming for a new invention. Electric brakes! Maybe a parallel attached lever to the rear brakes, lithium battery on the trailer itself. Not sure if cable, hydro or electric pinch brakes the way to go. Quick disconnect between both the bike and trailer.
What an awesome video. Little Betty is so incredibly cute. Thanks for a great video. Aloha!
Can’t wait to take my family out
That trailer needs a wheelie bar on the back to stabilize the trailer when going over bumps
Dusty's a star !
I was wondering. What is easier to ride. The one what have one side closing (like stroller) or both side (like the cargo)?
They don't look like stock tyres (tires) on the Cub X, any more info on them?
Cutest MTB video everr!
Does it kick dust and dirt to where the baby is sitting that’s my concern with a bike trailer
As always little Dusty steals the show...😄✌
Thank you for sharing
We have the Bee for our two young men. Everyone loves it around here in urbania but really looking forward to some bike packing when we get back to the mtns. Slow and steady. Party Pace?
what a beautiful child!!
Loved it, watched the whole thing. We were going to start camping with the little ones this season but... lockdown :( We've got a Burley D'lite. Good idea to get the Cub with the hard plastic bottom. Looks like you upgraded the tires? Love what you're doing to promote the sport, thank you!
Loved it. Thanks.
Thank you so much for your nice video I really love it GOD bless you all sweet family specially that little very v eff y sweet Angel just be safe we love you for ever and ever
Little dusty is one lucky kid
Concerning the Coho CX steering/tilting your bike, it might be worth experimenting with where in the trailer you load the weight to balance the ride out. I know some folks say to load as much weight as possible over the axle, but this actually goes against everything I've ever known and learnt about on-highway towing. The rule of thumb is that at least 60% of the load should be forward on the tongue or yoke. Here are a couple of videos demonstrating this principle:
th-cam.com/video/6mW_gzdh6to/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/w9Dgxe584Ss/w-d-xo.html
Also, weight as low as possible would make sense lowering the 'centre of gravity' and 'righting moment' effects the trailer is imposing on the bike.
Having said all of this, I honestly have no idea if this business would even come into play on the comparatively lightweight and low loads involved with bike trailers, but it could, and therefore it might be worth playing around with it a bit. To simplify, I would try a run where I put all items of heavier weight entirely forward and at the bottom, and then work my way up and back with lighter and lighter pieces.
I haven't been able to try this with a Coho XC yet because I don't yet have one, but one is on the way for a 1000km mountain rail-trail tour I'm taking this summer so I'll be able to mess around with opposite extremes and see how it feels.
I just discovered your channel as my husband just got me hooked on mountain biking. We started my my son on the trailer and he loved it but wouldn’t last too long we would take breaks but then once we took the first brake he would want a lot more brakes and it would take us a while to finish a trail. We recently got the shotgun seat and I was pleasantly surprised how much he enjoyed it. We would give him a brake and he would not want to get off and would cry for us to put him back. He actually thinks he’s the one riding it’s so cute. Of course we are super cautious and go slower than normal and take our time to make sure we don’t ruin the experience for him. Maybe give it a try for little Dusty. Also my bike is in no way equipped to handle the trails we currently do, do you have any recommendations on a good starter bike that is reasonably price I’m not ready to fully invest in the sport yet until I do it a little longer but definitely need something better than my TREK dual sport 2 😂 but hey it holds up!
Super bike video ❤️❤️❤️🏕🚵♂️🌞🌞🌞
Wouldn't it be nice if the trailer had its own brake?
Burly might make better trail trailers after seeing you guys do this lol those trailers would be a blessing during this lockdown here in manila. I can get more stuff 🍻
thanks for sharing this video
Way to go and ride with the little munchkin. Beautiful place to camp. Any springs to find natural water out there?
nice! where did you get the baby cart? Nvm..saw you link, dang it's expensive
Which trailer design do you prefer for pulling a load ?
For entertainment purposes check out Danny MacAskills bike trailer video
“Danny Daycare”
Does that trailer have a left/right or middle configuration? My son's instep had three possible positions to sit in.
What bike are you riding! Never seen the black and purple
Did she get covered in dust and sand in the trailer? We have that issue with our minnow
No, she didn't dirty till we let her out. If conditions were dustier we could have closed the clear plastic window but we just used the mesh part on this trip.
Beautiful baby. Congrats.
Hey, awesome video. One question, do you pull your kid on a carbon bike?
Super sweet !
Nice Trip Guys...Kerp it up...
Fantástico, parabéns. Me incentivou a fazer um com a família com crianças pequenas. Forte abraço, Deus abençoe.
Hey Mrs. Dusty, we have the same stem 🤟🏼😎 does your stem have a rise?
Awesome Video 👍
I just added fatbike trailer by extra wheel mate bad ass trailer
It's a shame you don't take note of the signs!! Its states NO CAMPING!!! On the sign!!! :@1:53
Great video .you need a weehoo bike trailer
Looking good fam
Poor baby😢
I think that it’s not a right place ti trip with a a souch little sweet baby
🫣
Little Miss Dusty is getting big.
Hmm, so the gear gets suspension but the nipper gets bounced about😂
Okay. I don't want to be a wet blanket (and just saying that lets you know that I'm going to be a wet blanket!), so please forgive me. Little Dusty is so adorable! I wish I had this kind of equipment when my kids were young. But I was watching Tess' rear tire, and it tracks ever so slightly to the right of center on that trailer. So is it possible to make some sort of shield, some sort of eye protection for Little Dusty? You can see the rear tire kicking up dust that goes right through the mesh. If her eyeball were to get scratched, the three of you would be in for a good two days of misery. Worse, if she rubs her eyes after they are already irritated.
lil dusty s so sweet :)
bumpy make kids grumpy
Next time plan it to have a water source at the campsite and filter your water so you dont have to lug that weight around. A gallon of water is almost like carrying another baby.
li'l dusty is so cute..
Maybe you should buy E-bikes , it will be a lot easier .
Watching you from Bosnia ✌💙
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what are yall doing dragging that kid out there. i hope nothin happins out there. yall changing diapers now. ha ha
i hope ya'll have a good safe trip!!
Makes me glad I don’t have kids. And makes me want to get my bike out