Burley CargoD User Manual

Owner’s Instruction and

Safety Manual

cargo

Nomad and Flatbed

™

Contents

Owner’s Instruction
and Safety Manual

Burley Nomad
and Flatbed

™

3 Introduction

3 Safety Guidelines

3 Tool List

4 Mounting the Light

4 Attaching Wheels

4 Installing Side Rails

5 Mounting Reflectors

6 Installing Tailgate and Splashguard

6 Installing Roll Bar and Cover

6 Installing Tow Bar

7 Installing Safety Flag (Nomad Only)

7 Hitching Trailer to Your Bicycle

8 Safety Checklist

8 Maintenance and Storage

9 Nomad Replacement Parts and Diagram

10 Flatbed Replacement Parts and Diagram

12 Warranty

Congratulations!

Your Burley® trailer is the leading choice of refined bicycle
trailer owners worldwide. Every effort has been made to
ensure your purchase is of top quality and proven design,
ready to provide you with many years and miles of happy,
safe trailering.

Please go to www.burley.com or contact us at
[e-mail] to register your warranty information.

IMPORTANT

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF
WITH YOUR BURLEY BY READING THIS ENTIRE MANUAL
BEFORE USE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR AUTHORIZED BURLEY DEALER.

7. Only use factory-supplied wheels, with the tires inflated
to the pressure recommended on the tire side wall.
Check pressure before each use.

8. Clamp the hitch securely to the bicycle frame, and check
for a tight attachment before each use.

9. Use the safety flag. (Nomad Only)

10. Do not make alterations to the trailer. Contact your
Authorized Burley Dealer or go to www.burley.com for
replacement of any damaged, worn-out or missing parts.

11. Do not use your trailer on icy roads or when inclement
weather makes cycling hazardous.

12. The use of a mirror on your bicycle is recommended.

13. For emergencies, breakdowns or flat tires, pull
completely off the road and move to a safe area before
doing repairs.

Introduction

Once you’ve done the initial assembly and read the safety
guidelines, you’re ready to go! Before trailering, be sure you
have the tow bar, trailer wheels and hitch securely attached.

Note: Any reference to left or right is made in direction
of travel, as if you were standing behind the trailer,
looking forward.

Safety Guidelines

WARNING

BICYCLING WITH A TRAILER, AND BICYCLING IN GENERAL, CAN
BE HAZARDOUS. FAILURE TO OBSERVE ANY OF THE SAFETY
GUIDELINES IN THIS MANUAL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT
AND SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

1. Inspect and maintain your bicycle and trailer regularly.
See “Safety Checklists”.

2. Because of the trailer’s additional weight, a bicycle
pulling a trailer is heavier and less responsive. Avoid
sudden swerving, rocks and curbs. Experiment with the
loaded trailer in an uncongested area until you become
familiar with it.

Parts Bag Contents:

Nomad : (1) Red light with bracket

(2) Roll bar knobs
(1) Hitch
(1) Burley Owner’s Instruction and Safety Manual

Flatbed: (4) Retaining pins

(2) Pair tie-down straps
(2) Clear reflectors with brackets/screws
(2) Red reflectors with brackets/screws
(1) Hitch
(1) Burley Owner’s Instruction and Safety Manual

Tools Required: Phillips Screwdriver

3. The total weight limit for the trailer and cargo is 100 lbs
(40 kg in Europe). Load cargo securely in the center,
forward of the axle and as low as possible.

4. Observe recommended speed limits: a maximum of

15 mph (24 km/h) on smooth, straight roads and
5 mph (8 km/h) or less when turning or on
uneven roads.

5. Never pull your trailer with a motorized vehicle.

6. The cyclist must wear a helmet.

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WARNING

TRAILERS CAN TIP OVER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRAILER AND
SERIOUS INJURY TO CYCLIST. AVOID CAUSES OF TIP OVER,
ESPECIALLY:

• HITTING POTHOLES, CURBS, OTHER ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS

• TAKING TURNS TOO FAST

• SUDDEN SWERVING

• IMPROPER WHEEL INSTALLATION OR TIRE INFLATION

Mounting the Light

Nomad :

1. Insert batteries into light.

2. Screw light and bracket together.

3. Mount light/bracket horizontally on rear corner of

main frame tube, on side closest to traffic. PHOTO 1

Attaching Wheels

1. Insert wheel axle assembly completely into trailer

axle. FIGURE 1

2. Close quick release lever, with lever aimed at trailer rear.
A properly adjusted quick release lever should leave an
imprint on your palm when the lever is rotated to the
closed position. FIGURE 2

3. Verify that tires are inflated to pressure marked on tire
side wall.

4. To remove wheel from trailer axle, open quick

release lever.

Wheel

Red L ight

PHOTO 1: Nomad light/bracket mounted on rear corner of main frame tube

Trailer

Rear

FIGURE 1: Quick r elease lever in unlocked

“open” position (Top View)

Side Rail

Side Rail Guide

FIGURE 2: Quick release lever in locked

“closed” position (Top View)

Bracket

Main
Frame
Tube

WARNING

MAKE SURE WHEELS ARE HELD SECURELY, WITH WHEEL
SHAFT FULLY INSERTED INTO HOLLOW AXLE. YOU SHOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO ROCK OR SHIFT WHEELS. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
WHEELS CAN FALL OFF, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR
SERIOUS INJURY.

Installing Side Rails

Nomad:

1. On trailer sides, flip the four C-shaped side panel

hold-downs to outside of trailer frame. PHOTO 2

2. Slide vertical side rails down over side rail guides on
trailer sides, with narrower end of side panels to the rear
and “Burley” logo facing outward. PHOTOS 2 & 4

3. Snap all four side panel hold-downs over side panel
tubing. PHOTO 3

C-Shaped Hold-down

PHOTO 2

PHOTO 3: Hold-down locked over side panel tubing

WARNING

IF ALL HOLD-DOWNS ARE NOT SNAPPED IN PLACE BEFORE
USING THE TRAILER, THE SIDE RAILS CAN SHIFT OR COLLAPSE,
RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF CARGO.

Flatbed:

1. Slide ends of side panel rail into front and rear receivers
on side of frame, matching holes in plastic tubing ends
with holes in receivers. PHOTO 5

2. Insert retaining pins through holes on all four corners,
and lock retaining hoops securely. PHOTO 5

Mounting Reflectors

Flatbed:

1. Screw reflectors and brackets together.

2. Mount clear reflectors/brackets horizontally on front
corners of side panel rail tubes. PHOTO 6

3. Mount red reflectors/brackets horizontally on rear
corners of side panel rail tubes. PHOTO 7

Trailer Rear

PHOTO 4: NOMAD SIDE PANEL ORIENTATION

Side Panel Rail

Ret aining Pin

Front
Receiver

Front Tow
Bar Mount

Narrow End
of Side Panel

Trailer Front

PHOTO 5: FLATBED SIDE PANEL ATTACHMENT

Clear

Reflector

Reflector

Bracket

Side Panel

Rail Tube

PHOTO 6: FLATBED CLE AR REFLECTOR/ BRACKE T MOUNTED ON FRONT CORNER OF
SIDE PANEL RAIL TUBE

Trailer

Rear

Trailer Front

Red
Reflector

Side Panel

Rail Tube

Bracket

PHOTO 7: FLATBED RED REFLECTOR/BRACKET MOUNTED ON REAR CORNER OF
SIDE PANEL RAIL TUBE

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Installing Tailgate and Splashguard

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Nomad:

1. Loop tie-down straps over corners of side panels and
join male buckle sections on straps to female buckle
sections inside trailer. FIGURE 3 & PHOTO 8

2. To accommodate different sizes of cargo, tighten or
loosen the webbing straps as needed. PHOTO 8

Buck le

Webbing Strap

Installing Roll Bar and Cover

Nomad:

1. Place cover over side panels, with “Nomad” logo at trailer
front. FIGURE 3

2. Slip one roll bar knob through a grommet on

cover. FIGURE 3

3. Slide roll bar through casing in divider, and match roll bar
end with its corresponding hole on side rail.

4. Thread roll bar knob through side rail, and tighten.

5. Repeat for knob on other side.

6. Loop O-rings on cover over trailer frame tube ends.
Make sure cover extends over top of side panels.

Installing Tow Bar

1. Slide tow bar through both tow bar mounts on left side.

2. Match rear tow bar hole with rear mount hole.

3. Insert the retaining pin through both holes, and lock
retaining hoop securely. PHOTO 9 & PHOTO 10

PHOTO 8

Tailgate

Trailer

Rear

Cover Gr ommet

Roll Bar Knob

Side Rail

Webbing Strap

Roll Bar

O-Ring

Trailer Frame

FIGURE 3: NOMAD

Tow Bar Mounts

PHOTO 9: NOMAD TOW BAR INSTALLATION

Spla shguard

Ret aining Pin

Trailer Front

WARNING

NEVER OPERATE TRAILER WITHOUT RETAINING PIN LOCKED
IN PLACE. AN UNLOCKED TOW BAR CAN LOOSEN OR DETACH,
CAUSING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Installing Safety Flag

Nomad:

Join flag pole sections together and insert end into flag pocket on
inside of left side panel.

WARNING

DO NOT USE TRAILER WITHOUT SAFETY FLAG.

Hitching Trailer to Your Bicycle

1. Remove rear quick release lever assembly from bike.

2. Match hole on flat side of hitch upper arm to left (non­chain ring side) rear dropout hole.

Tow Bar Mounts

PHOTO 10: FL ATBED TOW BAR INSTALLATION

Hitch

Quick

Rele ase

Ret aining Pin

Trailer Front

Nut

3. Loosely reassemble quick release assembly through
hitch, dropout and wheel. FIGURE 4

4. Slide flex connector between hitch side arms, and match
holes. Racks, bags, or fittings should not interfere with
hitch.

5. Open retaining pin and insert through hitch and flex
connector holes. Rotate and close retaining hoop.

6. Tighten and close quick release lever, with lever pointing
to rear of bike. A properly adjusted quick release lever
should leave an imprint on your palm when the lever is
rotated to the closed position.

7. Wrap safety strap twice around inside of chain stay.
Fasten hook to D-ring on underside of tow bar

end. FIGURE 5

8. To remove trailer from bicycle, unfasten clip from D-ring
and remove retaining pin.

WARNING

QUICK RELEASE LEVER MUST BE IN CLOSED POSITION AND
HITCH SAFETY STRAP PROPERLY INSTALLED. HITCH MUST NOT
INTERFERE WITH RACKS, BAGS OR FITTINGS. INSPECT HITCH
AND TOW BAR FREQUENTLY FOR DAMAGE OR LOOSE FASTEN­ERS. DAMAGED, IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR INTERFERING
PARTS CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

FIGURE 4

Safety strap

wrapped twice

around chainstay

Flex
Connector

FIGURE 5

Ret aining Pin

Hitch

Quick
Rele ase
Lev er

Hook fastened to

D-ring under tow bar

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Safety Checklists

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Check Before Each Ride:

Wheels tightly attached, with quick release levers securely locked

✓

Tires inflated to recommended pressure on tire side wall

✓

Hitch properly secured with safety strap in place

✓

Locked retaining pin for tow bar

✓

Maximum load 100 lbs (40 kg in Europe)

✓

Bicycle safety check, especially brakes and tires

✓

Helmet for cyclist

✓

Safety flag in place (Nomad Only)

✓

Cargo loaded and secured correctly

✓

Monthly Checklist

Inspect tow bar, hitch, frame tubing, flex connector and hardware for damage

✓

Inspect tires for wear and cracks

✓

Inspect wheels for trueness and cracks

✓

Inspect wheel bearings for wear

✓

Inspect fabric parts for rips, abrasion, or missing or damaged hardware

✓

Contact your Authorized Burley Dealer for replacement of any damaged or worn-out parts

✓

Maintenance and Storage

Hitch and Tow Bar Maintenance

Store trailer indoors if possible. Do not use or store trailer at temperatures below 32˚F (0°C), as the hitch flex connector can
become brittle and possibly break, causing an accident resulting in serious injury.

Fabric Care

Hand wash fabric parts with mild soap or detergent and warm water. For heavy soiling, use a nylon bristle brush. Do not use
bleach. Polyester fabric will eventually fade, especially when exposed to direct sunlight. Wipe dry (to help avoid mildew) and
store out of direct sunlight in a dry, well ventilated area, or use a Burley Trailer Storage Cover to protect your trailer. Replace
any damaged parts.

2009 Nomad Replacement Parts and Diagram

Diagram # Part # Description Warranty

1 960041 Forged Standard Hitch lifetime
2 960009 Safety Flag 1 year
3 4325401 Tonneau Cover 1 year
4 4326502 Bag 1 year
5 950022 Left Side Panel on Frame 1 year
6 950023 Right Side Panel on Frame 1 year
7 250122 Tow Bar Assembly lifetime
8 160021 Wheel (SOLD INDIVIDUALLY) 5 years

9 950019 Tow Arm Guide Kit 5 years
10 950026 Side Rail Posts (set of 2) lifetime
11 950027 Snap Coupling Kit (Set of 4) 5 years
12 4310007M Rollbar with Knobs lifetime
13 950072 Nomad Frame Kit lifetime
14 950029 Axle Tube Assembly lifetime
15 950038 Flex Connector for Square Tow Bar w/ Safety Strap 5 years

Please go to www.burleygear.com for updated product par ts list and diag rams

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2009 Flatbed Replacement Parts and Diagram

Diagram # Part # Description Warranty

1 960041 Forged Standard Hitch lifetime

950096 Fabric Floor (NOT SHOWN) 1 year
2 250122 Tow Bar Assembly for Square Tow Bar lifetime
3 160021 Wheel (SOLD INDIVIDUALLY) 5 years

950005 Tow Bar Receiver Kit (NOT SHOWN) 5 years
4 950073 Side Rails (set of 2) lifetime
5 4130010 Hold Down Straps (set of 2) 1 year
6 950074 Flatbed Frame Kit lifetime
7 950097 Axle Assembly lifetime
8 950038 Flex Connector for Square Tow Bar w/ Safety Strap 5 years

Please go to www.burleygear.com for updated product par ts list and diag rams

Notes:

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Burley Trailer Limited Warranty

Burley trailers are warranted from date of purchase against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service. Burley
will repair or replace parts it determines to be defective as follows: fabric parts for one year, plastic parts for five years and durable frame
parts for the lifetime of the trailer. The Burley trailer owner must present the trailer for repair at place of purchase, with an original sales
receipt or similar proof of purchase. This warranty applies only to the original owner and is nontransferable. Burley can not be responsible
for failure due to improper assembly, modification of parts or instructions, neglect, abuse, accident, and/or normal wear. The warranty does
not cover any trailer used for rental, competition, or commercial use.

Burley neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume any other liability in connection with this Burley product, and there are no
oral agreements or warranties collateral to or affecting this agreement. This warranty gives you specific rights. You may also have other
rights which vary by state or country.

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