Bicycle trailer or cargo bike to transport your dogs
Would you like to take your dog(s) along for a ride? A dog basket that attaches to the handlebars of your bike might work for a small dog. But if your dog is large or you have several, a dog bicycle trailer or a dog transport bicycle (cargo bicycle for dogs) is more suitable. With a bicycle trailer, your dogs sit behind you, making it difficult to keep an eye on them. With a cargo bike, your dogs sit in a high box directly in front of you. During our testing, we could see that most dogs enjoy riding in a cargo bike. In the table below you will find a few comparison points between cargo bikes and bike trailers for dogs.
| Features | Babboe Cargo Bike | Bicylce Trailer |
| Safety in traffic | +++ | + |
| Stability | +++ | + |
| Dogs in sight | +++ | - |
| Room for 1 - 2 dogs | +++ | - |
| Room for 1 - 2 children, too | +++ | --- |
| Seatbelts for children | +++ | --- |
| Turning radius | - | -- |
| Driving behaviour/roadholding | +++ | + |
| Can be used as a dog buggy | --- | + |
| Safe at higher speeds | +++ | ++ |
| Eyelet for attaching leashes | +++ | - |
| Material (wood vs. tent fabric) | +++ | + |
| Room for other cargo | +++ | -- |
| Weather-proof | +++ | +++ |
| Required parking space | + | +++ |
| Sustainability | +++ | + |
| Price | from approx. €1,500 | from approx. €200 |
Source: The comparison was made with the help of Babboe Dog riders who also have experience riding with their dogs in a bicycle trailer.
Bicycle trailers for dogs lie very low on the road and can therefore easily be overlooked by drivers. The advantage of a bicycle trailer is that you can easily hang it behind your normal bicycle. However, you must first check whether your bike is suitable for a dog bicycle trailer. Granted, a Babboe cargo bike for dogs is more expensive than a bicycle trailer. The Babboe Dog can also be used to transport children, shopping, or goods thanks to its fold-out bench. Many Babboe families have exchanged their car for a sustainable cargo bike.
Are you curious to know what else a cargo bike for dogs has to offer? The webshop has lots of information to help you decide. All cargo bikes (Babboe Dog or Dog-E, Go, Go-E and Go Mountain ) are ready to ride, delivery by freight included!