Coupler Attachment – InStep & Schwinn Bike Trailers
- Product Number – SA074
Share the adventure! Now you can spend more time with your little ones, get the workout you need, and show them how much fun a healthy lifestyle can be! More features. More function… plus great style and sharp colors you’ll be proud to roll out on the town with! The InSTEP Bicycle Trailer Coupler attaches your Instep or Schwinn Trailer to almost any bike. For use with all Schwinn and Instep trailer models that accommodate 2 children. It is a great addition to your family bikes so you do not need to remove the coupler from dad’s bike if mom wants to pull the trailer with her bike.
List Price: $ 8.99
Price: $ 8.99
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Don’t buy this here…..,
We have a bike trailer that uses this and it is great, easy to hook the trailer on and off. We are ordering a second for our other bike. Instep had been out of stock for a while and they have them again. I am glad I never thought to look here because it is $8.99 on the InStep website and for me in Michigan it is only $4 shipping. That’s $12.99 total which is less than the price of the item only here on Amazon. Had I bought this here I would have paid almost $20 for the item plus shipping.
|Complete package including washer, pin, and hitch.,
This part is identical to the hitch couplings that come with the InStep trailers other than it is a gloss black instead of a more matte black finish. One thing not mentioned in the product description is that this incudes not only the coupler and pin (as pictured) but also the special “washer” that mounts behind the hitch to keep it horizontal.
Often a concern or issue with the cheaper trailers is if they will properly mount to more “high end” bikes. The garden variety mass market retailer bikes (i.e. the cheaper ones) usually have a horizontal dropout for the rear axle where the more expensive bikes will have a vertical dropout for the axle. The hitches are designed with mass market retailer bikes (horizontal dropouts) in mind.
These hitches will work on either. With vertical dropouts rather than following the directions provided, you must instead position the tab that sticks off the back of the washer so that it will rest against the bottom of the frame instead of within the dropout as they are designed.
My wife an I each have one of these hitches on our Raleigh Route 4.0 hybrids (that have a vertical dropouts) and they work just fine. The hitches are also completely compatible with “quick release” style hubs.
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