For Sale Rann type trailer bike.

Posted on Fri 19th, January 2018

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Favori
This is a young/small persons cycles trailer bike ( they seem to go by the name of Tag a long bike nowadays).
I bought this around 1990 and it was used by my two sons until they outgrew it. It's been hanging up in the garage for about the last fifteen years. I believe it follows the the design of the Rann trailer from the 1930s and a similar design was produced by Jack Taylor cycles. To the best of my knowledge this one was made by Helliwell a frame builder local to these parts who also runs a bike shop which is still going, Honley cycles near Huddersfield West Yorkshire.
It's nicely made from 531 and has a Sturmey 3 speed. It attaches to the towing bike via a frame similar to a rear bike rack which is shown on the photo (complete with mudguard rear light and reflector from the bike I just removed it from as I haven't got around to striping it down).
This may be of interest to someone who would prefer a classy hand built trailer bike as an alternative to the mass made offerings. A bit of a project possibly but I think everything is in working order having been stored in a dry garage over the years. I'm guessing if one was to commission a frame builder to produce a new frame something like this today it would cost several hundred pounds. I'm asking for £150
I'm based near Holmfirth West Yorkshire.

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