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Today I first rode the bike by itself, with the BOB qr skewer fitted, for a test ride up the steepest hills near me through the small streets that ascend towards Crookes quarry, Sheffield. There were no problems and the rear wheel was stable in the dropouts.
Later, I attached the trailer and took it for its maiden voyage up the same steep route. Once I turned out through our driveway up the initial ascent, the handling immediately felt intuitive. On the steepest hills I could now feel the trailer weight and some additional drag from the extra rear wheel. The handling was great and it felt like a normal bike leaning round bends and weaving in and out of parked cars, just with a "dragon's tail" following. The flag was useful when I checked over my shoulder going through junctions, as it reminded me to allow time for the extra length of the trailer. Next trip I'll load the trailer up with some weight.