Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Find something with lower gears and trigger or grip shifters. A hybrid or a 90s MTB. You don't have to get married to it. Use it for the two years you have the trailer, pass it on. Don't risk capsizing your kid for your old-bike affectation
Not an affectation -- these are bikes that I and my family already had around (in the case of the Atala, actually since 1962) and it was way cheaper to change the crankset than to buy a new bike. At any rate, I don't see how the situation would be different with lower gears or different shifters.