This is an excellent accessory which I can recommend highly. I can concur with a couple of points raised in this review :
Firstly, fitting the receiver on the child's bike *is* very awkward and because of that I managed to cross-thread one of the nuts so badly I had to buy a replacement U-bolt. Spares are not cheap, and if you need more than a couple of replacement parts, it's almost tempting to buy a complete new Trailgator (the single bolt cost £7, including postage, and I paid little more than £40 for the whole Trailgator in early 2008).
I can also confirm the flimsiness of the plastic clip, as mine sheared off (I only discovered that when it was no longer attached, and all that remained was the metal bracket and the tiny nut and bolt). Not only is it flimsy, it sticks out sideways from the rear wheel, meaning that bikes need to be stored very carefully next to each other to avoid catching it within the spokes of another bike's wheels. I would even go so far as to suggest removing the plastic part and leaving it clipped around the Trailgator (which it's really easy to remove from the bike anyway) when not in use.
Having broken mine, I looked into spares once again, and discovered I would need to spend around £12 for a replacement (added to the £7 cost of the bolt above, that is nearly half the original price for two spare parts). However, I found a different solution... by rotating the remaining metal part of that bracket backwards by about 45 degrees, bending the protruding part inwards towards the wheel and widening the hole through which the flimsy plastic clip was once attached from around 3mm to 7mm, the Trailgator can then be fastened to that bracket using the same quick release bolt used to attach it to the child's bike. Not the most elegant solution, but £12 cheaper than the alternative.
New 2012 Red Trail Gator Bicycle Tow Bar
