5 Best Dog Bike Trailers 2023 compared, cycle with your best buddy anywhere!
The joy of outdoor adventures comes from sharing the experience. Your best buddy makes the perfect companion for a tail wagging fun bike ride. If you are the kind of cyclist that enjoys off road trails or long distance cycling, a dog trailer is a great solution with loads of practical features. Your pooch can hitch a ride in style. Bike trailers offer a safe and comfortable ride for bike trailing or bike backpacking, with your dog in tow. Do you cycle to work and would like to take your dog along? Some dog bike trailer model cabins double up as a crate creating a safe chill out den.
One of the reasons you might like the idea of a bike trailer is to take your senior dog for an outing. It can be devastating to leave your old boy or girl behind once they get to a point where they can't manage the distance or are recovering post surgery or injury. They will love being with you, head popping out of the sun roof watching the world go by. While you rest, they can get out and have sniff around and stretch their legs. If you planning a long distance bike tour and your dog is healthy and enjoys active adventures, a dog bike trailer is great way for your dog to tag along on the commute. Some of the models double up as a dog stroller, which can come in handy. They all feature storage pockets for your dogs goodies.
What is the best Dog Bike Trailer for you?
An easy fold mechanism design and reliable trailer hitch to connect to your bike is as vital as your dogs comfort and safety. There are so many variations of bike models on the market. Croozer & Doggyride have designed universal hitch adapters suitable for most bike models whether you have an E Bike, Folding bike or mountain bike. Contact us and let us know what bike model you have and we can assist you further with recommending a few options that could work well for you and your pooch.
The dog bike trailers feature low to the ground rear entrances, leash attachments included to secure to harnesses inside the cabin. This helps prevent them trying to jump out. Or you have the option to keep the well ventilated cabin fully enclosed depending on your dogs temperament. Cabin covers are weather resistant for rain and sunshine, however it may be worth purchasing an additional rain cover as an accessory in case. A comfortable mattress goes a long way and most dog trailers have mattress designed by the brand available as an accessory.
Dog Bike Trailers 2023 Compared
1) Doggyride Novel 15
The Doggyride Novel 15 is ideal for large dog breeds, the cabin offers ample space and height to enjoy the breeze and view through the sun roof. It has a weight capacity of 50kg. Accessories such as a rain cover and kickstand can be purchased as accessories.
2) Croozer Enna
The Croozer Enna dog bike trailer is a top quality high end of the range trailer. Manufactured and engineered in Germany. Croozer are an eco friendly crew dedicated to sourcing sustainable materials. The Enna like all the Croozer trailers are E bike compatible. There are a selection of hitches & adapters available depending on your bike wheel size and rear axle.
The Enna cabin is spacious, featuring excellent ventilation through mesh windows in the front, side and rear of the cabin . A super comfy dog bed is available as an accessory along with their rain covers, storage cover or a roof compartment for storage.
The Croozer Enna has air pad suspension and includes a 3 year warranty, 10 years on your frame. Croozer have 2 larger models, The Croozer Mikke & The Croozer Tammo for large dog breeds or 2 best buddies. All models were released in 2023.
The Croozer dog bike trailer range is ideally well balanced and aligned to 26" - 29" rear bike wheels.
3) Innopet Hercules
The Hercules dog bike trailer from Innopet is another great choice for large dog breeds. The light aluminium frame, spacious interior & secure hitch (sold separately) provide a smooth ride for you to pull along on urban roads. The 20" Air tyres will manage well on all terrain. Axle coupling mounts to your rear hub. This is quite a compact no fuss and easy to store bike trailer. You can zip up the front window to ensure your dog is secure, internal safety clips and leash provided and open up the sun roof for a tongue slapping fun ride.
The Hercules doubles up as a stroller with adjustable handle and 360° front swivel wheel. The front wheel locks, ideal for joggers. There is a pocket in the rear cabin to store goodies.
4) Innopet Sporty Deluxe
The Sporty Dog Trailer is light weight and one of the narrower popular models. It handles well on off road trails. It is easy to assemble and fold up for storage or transport. If you have a small/medium size dog and love riding off road the Sporty Deluxe is nimble & robust.
The bike connector rods securely attaches from underneath the trailer and connects to your rear hub. The stroller handle folds down securely when being used as a bike trailer and of course includes the safety flag as all the dog trailers do. The Sporty deluxe converts into a stroller, which is equally suitable for off trail walking and hiking.
Take your best buddy for a ride in the Innopet Sporty Dog Trailer.
5) Mini Doggyride
The Mini Doggy Ride by Dutch Dog is an ideal solution for dogs just too big for a bike basket. It offers a supremely smooth ride in style. Well designed and robust. It can also be used as a crate.
Great ventilation on this smaller trailer with a sun roof. There is a memory foam mini mattress available as an accessory.
The Doggyride trailers including the Mini have the option of purchasing the Bike trailer kits suitable for E bikes or if you have a push bike with a rear rack giving you peace of mind and a stable tip proof tow.
What kind of dog breed and bike do you have? Let us know in the comments below.
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Hi Jo,
Thank you for your question.
We had a look at the Victoria Pendleton, Somersby Ebike. As the rear hub is the Bafang 36V 250W Motor it is not compatible with standard hitches most trailers come with. If you re interested in the Croozer Mikke which we would recommend for a Labrador, then please email us the rear hub specs – support@petsownus.co.uk. We cen then recommend the correct Croozer adapter and hitch
The Novel 15 Doggyirde would work well on your bike attached to the rear rack with trailer bike kit. It has a weight capacity of 50kg and would be a comfortable ride for your lab.
Hope this helps.
Hi, I have a Victoria Pendleton, Somersby Ebike and, I’m looking for a suitable trailer to hold a 29kg Labrador. Could you help please?
Hi Stu,
Thanks for your message.
The options we have for mountain Ebikes that would be a comfortable ride for your 2 Parson Russell Terriers are either the Croozer Enna or the Doggyride Novel 15. In the case of the Enna, we would need to know what kind of rear axle you have on your Trek Rail 9.7 E-bike? Then we can recommend the correct Click n Crooz adapter/ hitch. In the case of the Novel 15 you can add a rear rack britch that would attach to your frame to tow the trailer.
Hope that helps. Please email us at support@petsownus.co.uk for more info.
Hi Amanda,
Thank you for your message. Can you please email us at support@petsownus.co.uk and let us know what kind of bike you have so we can send you a few recommendations.
We would recommend the Sporty Evolution or Sporty Deluxe for a 20kg Cockapoo.
→ https://www.petsownus.co.uk/products/innopet-sporty-evolution-v2-0-dog-pram-bike-trailer-free-rain-cover-extended-2-year-warranty
I have a Trek rail 9.7 E-bike. Two parson Russell terriers 10kg each.
Any recommendations please