Vier gewinnt: Ein Roadtrain für den Parking Day
Road trains are usually something you only see in Australia, where those long truck convoys are the ultimate nemesis for cyclists. In comparison, a road train you’re riding behind is relatively harmless, but of course it’s quite a sight.
Our client wrote to us about this:
“Hello, Mr. Hornung,
My "Hinterher" road train made its debut yesterday at the international *Parking Day*.
The aim of the campaign is to demonstrate that inner-city space should be used for people rather than for cars or parking spaces. To this end, the Unterer Marktplatz (normally a parking lot) in Schorndorf was *occupied* with games, trees, and bicycles.
For this reason, the road train’s first trailer was loaded with my longest bike, a three-axle stretched cruiser; the second trailer held my smallest bike, a Strida folding bike; and the third trailer carried the promotional poster for the rally on September 21, 25. Later, a trailer with a sound system was added to the convoy.
The combination drew a lot of attention—both the cargo and the trailers. I had a lot of people interested.
At the second event on September 21, 2025, several thousand cyclists rode into the state capital, Stuttgart, from all major cities and in every direction. They even rode the last few kilometers on federal highways that had been closed off specifically for the event. I had reconfigured the *load* on my road train, as it would have been too heavy for the route starting on Friday. On the first trailer was a stuffed teddy bear sitting on his tricycle, with some tools and snacks in the boxes below, just in case. Posters with event information were mounted on the second and third trailers. The route was approximately 33 km each way. I rode back and forth with the road train and my bike (non-electric). You really feel the weight going uphill. When the road train rolls along on flat ground, all three trailers follow smoothly behind, and I barely noticed them.
Sincerely,
"U.S."
Note from the "Hinterher" editorial team: Road trains of this type are not permitted in normal traffic and are typically used only at events, rallies, and similar occasions. Operating such a combination requires a little practice and careful driving, but is otherwise completely unproblematic.
