Day # 18
Miles Covered Today: 73
Hours on The Road: 8 (including breaks)
Miles Traveled Since Beginning: 1,073
Day Overview: It’s interesting how a 70-mile day now seems like a breeze, but today that’s exactly what it felt like. Perhaps discovering the joys of an audiobook also made the time fly faster! Either way, the 8 hours of riding came and went in a beautiful Spring day as we rolled past the hills and lakes of Michigan and into Indiana.
Towards the end of the day, we crossed into Indiana and for the first time on this trip, entered a new time zone. Exciting – although the body still needs a bit of time to actually get adjusted that.
As we arrived to our destination by just 4pm, we figured that we’d finally take advantage of a free evening and explore the beautiful and expansive Lake Michigan. One of those views is posted above!
Next Scheduled Event: Chicago, IL on April 26th at 5.30pm with IGO Carsharing. RSVP here or see full schedule of future stops.
Where We Are: Michigan City, IN (route completed so far is shown below)
Which of the two trailers has been working out the best for you. The one or two wheeled one?
Enjoy reading your reports. Stay safe.
Hi Richard!
They both have their pros and cons.
The two-wheel one is bigger, able to carry more weight and is much more stable on the road. It doesn’t affect the handling of the bike at all.
The cons, however, is that it’s a lot wider, you always need to be careful when going through tight spaces or next to cars, and it slows you down a bit more because of additional drag.
The one-wheel trailer is smaller, much more nimble and flexible, and just follows the same line of travel as the bike. It’s great on off-road trails, too.
The negative part is that it’s much less stable and really affects the handling of the bikes at low speeds and steep downhills.
Ultimately, I think that the two-wheel one is probably a better choice – but it may be biased, as I’m the one using it!
- Boris