Zéfal Bike Taxi Adapter: Tow hook for children's bikes

The Bike Taxi Adapter from Zéfal complements the Zéfal Bike Taxi- A practical tow rope for bikes that benefits children and adults when cycling together. Pulled by the adult bike, it makes it easier for the kids to get to the next summit. At the same time, parents are spared the annoyance of having to struggle and even gain additional fitness sessions by taking a few watts of pedalling power away from their offspring.

For towing, the loop of the tow rope must be placed over the stem of the bike to be towed, which must be suitable for this purpose. Especially on children's bikes with a stem or other smooth stem without visible screws, there is no way to securely attach a towing loop to the stem.

Zéfal now offers the solution with the Bike Taxi Adapter. The plastic part is pushed onto the handlebars and grips them to the left and right of the stem. A specially designed hook holds the loop of the Bike Taxi tow rope. This is child's play and can be done with one hand thanks to a strap for gripping.

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Once at the top, the kids can unhook themselves from the lift and the adapter remains clamped to the handlebars - practical, isn't it? However, to ensure that the adapter doesn't come off the kerb on any trail or drop, the clamp should be very tight. Otherwise, you should also secure the Bike Taxi adapter to prevent it from getting lost or insert it before the downhill.

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Details, data & price - Zéfal Bike Taxi Adapter

• Weight: 50 g
• Material: Polymer
• Size: 92 x 61 x 49 mm
• Fit: for handlebars from 22.2 mm to 25.4 mm diameter
• Special feature: Simple assembly without tools
• Max. tensile load: 95 kg
• Price: 9,95 Euro >> e.g. available here

There are now a whole host of such bike towing systems on the market, here we show you a few alternatives to the Bike Taxi tow rope: Most recently, the BIKE editorial team presented the very strong PullMe from Zusammen & Draußen in the testwith which even adult e-bikers can tow themselves. A test of 4 other tow ropes can be found here.

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The manufacturer Zéfal claims that the attachable Bike Taxi adapter described here should only be used with the Tow rope Bike Taxi to use. This has been around for some time, Our sister editorial team at BIKE had already presented it here along with other casual pieces for kids.