The Bike Geek

Those of us with dogs and bikes have a difficult time combining the two. My wife and I either have to ride our bikes and leave the dogs at home or vice versa(not ride the dogs, but walk them…you understand). So I jumped at the chance to try the Solvit Trackr Dog Trailer, in hopes that we could spend a little more time with our dogs and still be able to ride our bikes.

Trailer attached and ready to roll

The trailer comes folded flat and with the wheels detached. Transforming the trailer into running mode is quick and simple. Just fold up the trailer, snap in the wheels, and flip the trailer arm out to attach to the bike. It attaches via an axle mounted bracket, then locks onto the trailer arm with a locking pin. The safety strap is then clipped around your frame or the locking pin’s ring. Very sturdy and secure, unlike the usual Velcro safety straps. I like my dogs safe!

Trailer in storage

It’s considerably compact when it’s stored, as you can see, even though it is the large model. It’s weight limit says 150 pounds and it felt plenty sturdy for my two canines. One is 35 pounds and the other 50, so we weren’t even close to pushing the weight limits. I’ll test that out later.

Looks comfortable

Both my dogs jumped right in and got comfortable. Plenty of room for the two. The trailer loads from the back. You just unzip the screen and in they go! One of mine gets a little jumpy with the screens open so I left the screens on and just folded up the plastic windows. They roll up and Velcro onto the top. There’s two reflectors on the front, two on the back and a reflective strip on the front. Each wheel gets a reflector as well. Safety first, I love it.

Lots of doohickeys for the dogs

I tried another kiddie trailer and even a cargo trailer but they aren’t very accommodating for pets. This trailer covers every aspect you would need to transport your dogs comfortably. Above shows one of the two D-rings(one on the other side also) that you can attach your dogs leash too. The short black clip shown here was included with the trailer. There’s even a pad for you dogs to sit/lay on. The pad isn’t very thick, but it should be easy enough to throw a blanket in there for them.

Both sides even have large Velcro pockets on the outside for a water bottle/dish, and leashes. I took our pups out for a short ride and they just sat back there watching the world go by. Both looked comfortable and didn’t seem to be fidgety at all. I was even able to take them around very sharp turns thanks to the spring in the swing arm. These guys thought of everything! Needless to say I’m very pleased with the trailer so far. I’ll be taking my dogs on a 24 mile road ride this Saturday and will try to get them out to different locations. If there’s one thing I’ve found it’s that dogs don’t care where you’re going, just as long as it’s outside! 

I suppose this trailer is more appropriate for older and/or less active dogs, but I doubt any pup would protest a little wind in their face. It’s a fantastic little contraption that really makes riding a bike even more enjoyable now that I can bring my “family” out with me. I’ll even try to test this thing on some fireroads to see if it’s off-road friendly. Check back in for a full review.