colette Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Does anyone use the walky dog lead on their bike? If so what do you think of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 [MENTION=2703]Staceybob[/MENTION] does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mollys Dad Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 We have used one with Molly and it works pretty well. Word of advice - do the bolts that hold it onto the bike up tight. Then tighten a LOT more. The leverage of a dog suddenly spotting a squirrel / cat / whatever, multiplied by the length of the walky rod bit will make it swivel round the seat post unless it is REALLY tight. The length of the rod acts like a long lever! The advantage is that the dog can't get under your wheels if they stop to sniff. The rod is easily removable to put the bike in a shed / trough a gate etc. The rod just clips on to the clamp part when you want. Not tried it with Timber yet though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceybob Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 It's pretty good, and does hold the dog well, but I don't think the shock in it is as good as a springer or a trixie bike attachment. I'm currently using a Trixie one. Stacey xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colette Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Thanks guys, just going to have a look at the Trixie one. Only discovered these things yesterday !!! now theres loads of different ones :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollynDiesel Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 I do Here are some pics and vids i did last week http://www.husky-owners.com/forum/threads/40502-Biking-with-Diesel?p=640623#post640623 I also agree with doing the bolts up, i find i have to keep doing it up after every run because it loosens itself up alot, but its great fun once they learn to avoid the wheels lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colette Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 These are great pics/vids thanks. I think i like the look of the Trixie one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colette Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Bought the Trixie wish me luck !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollynDiesel Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Bought the Trixie wish me luck !!!! Goodluck! And more importantly have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colette Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thankyou. Pics to follow (hopefully not from a hospital bed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollynDiesel Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thankyou. Pics to follow (hopefully not from a hospital bed) lol! Nah you should be fine Just watch out for the wheels the first few goes then you should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hope you and your furries enjoy it - don't forget to post some pics / vids! And don't fall off too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colette Posted May 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Ok so my trixie landed through the letter box this morn and what a lovely suprise. I love Amazon its soooooooo quick!!!!! 10 mins to put it on, 20 mins to get to bridal path at Heapy and away we did go. Absolutely awesome product im so thrilled with it. However i came across two little teeny problems. Shiloh did an unexpected complete stop to pooh and my bike seat span round almost facing me in the opposite direction !!! (Andy has tightened that up for me now ). 2. Shiloh constantly pulls sideways so that he is as far away from the bike as possible. I never gave it a thought that he would find being next to a bike so terrifying (shame on me) i should have known better as he is terrified of any kind of contraption. Ironing board, hoover and bike to name but a few. So because he is pulling sideways so much his harness slides round to the side. Any advice on harnesses would be much appreciated. I have tightened it up and will try again tomorrow. Having said that i think he enjoyed it and spud certainly did. I did video us but it didnt turn out as expected will try again tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colette Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) My friend Nadine's first attempt at videoing us using the trixie walky dog. make sure sounds up better video to follow as soon as i can figure out what ive done wrong with the uploading thingy Edited May 25, 2012 by colette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Somebody on a *similar* thread (I can't find it) said that they had done the walky dog bracket up *really* tight and then the seat had turned round when their dog bolted. Can anyone point me to this person / thread? What they evidently did wrong is attaching the bracket to the seat post rather than the part of the bike frame that the seat post fits into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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