Name

Burley Design

Legal name

Burley Design LLC

Website

https://burley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burley Design LLC, founded in 1978 and based in Eugene, Oregon, designs and sells premium bike trailers, child bike seats, cargo trailers, pet trailers, and a modular conversion kit ecosystem for families, pet owners, and cargo cyclists via direct-to-consumer e-commerce and an international dealer and distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Burley generates revenue primarily through the direct sale of physical bike trailers, child bike seats, cargo trailers, and related accessories and conversion kits. Products are sold as one-time purchases with no recurring subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Burley Design manufactures and sells premium bike trailers and accessories across three consumer use cases: child transport (kid bike trailers/strollers, child bike seats, trailercycles), cargo hauling (bike cargo trailers and bike trailer wagons), and pet transport (pet bike trailers). Products are sold as modular hardware units supported by conversion kits (jogger, ski, stroller, wheel kits) and hitch/adapter accessories that allow the same trailer to switch between bike, jog, stroll, and ski configurations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bee® Kid Bike Trailer & Stroller A bike trailer and stroller for transporting children, providing a safe and comfortable ride for kids on family bike rides.
• Honey Bee™ Kid Bike Trailer & Stroller A compact and lightweight kid bike trailer and stroller for family adventures.
• Encore® X Kid Bike Trailer & Stroller Versatile kid bike trailer and stroller designed for year-round adventure with bike, jog, stroll, and ski capabilities.
• D'Lite™ X Kid Bike Trailer & Stroller Lightweight and durable kid bike trailer featuring adjustable suspension, independently reclining seats, and premium seat pads; available in single and double passenger models.
• Hopper™ Bike Trailer Wagon Bike trailer and wagon hybrid for family adventures, offering versatile transport for kids and cargo.
• Hopper™ Family Bundle Complete family bundle pairing the Hopper trailer wagon with accessories for family adventures.
• Hopper™ Adventure Bundle Adventure bundle extending the Hopper's versatility for expedition-style cargo transport.
• Dash® RM Rear Child Bike Seat Rack-mounted rear child bike seat for transporting children on bicycles equipped with a rear rack.
• Dash® RM MIK HD Rear Child Bike Seat Rack-mounted rear child bike seat compatible with the MIK HD (Mount in Kinder) quick-release rack mount system for tool-free installation.
• Dash® FM Rear Child Bike Seat Front-mounted child bike seat designed for carrying a child at the front of the bicycle.
• Dash® X FM Rear Child Bike Seat Premium front-mounted child bike seat with enhanced features for child safety and comfort.
• Kazoo™ Trailercycle Trailercycle that attaches to an adult bicycle, allowing a child to ride along safely while learning to pedal.
• Coho® XC Cargo Bike Trailer All-terrain single-wheel cargo trailer designed for adventurous hauling on varied surfaces.
• Flatbed™ Cargo Bike Trailer Flatbed cargo trailer for transporting goods, equipment, or supplies by bicycle.
• Nomad™ Cargo Bike Trailer Heavy-duty cargo trailer designed for long-distance touring and equipment transport.
• Travoy® Cargo Bike Trailer Compact cargo trailer designed for everyday errands and commuting with cargo-hauling capability.
• Bark Ranger® Pet Bike Trailer & Stroller Dog and pet bike trailer with a roomy interior, seamless stroller conversion, two size options, and carrying capacity up to 100 lbs.
• Tail Wagon® Pet Bike Trailer Pet bike trailer designed for transporting dogs and other pets during cycling adventures.
• Jogger Kit Conversion Kit Conversion kit that transforms Burley bike trailers into jogging strollers for running with children or cargo.
• Ski Kit Conversion Kit Conversion kit enabling bike trailers to be pulled on skis for winter recreation.
• 2-Wheel Stroller Kit Conversion Kit Conversion kit converting bike trailers into traditional two-wheel strollers for everyday use.
• 16+ Wheel Kit Conversion Kit Wheel kit for converting trailers to use larger 16-inch wheels for enhanced performance.
• Coho® 16+ Wheel Kit Conversion Kit Specialized 16-inch wheel kit for the Coho cargo trailer for all-terrain capability.
• Steel Hitch Durable steel hitch for connecting bike trailers to bicycles.
• Thru Axle Adapter Through-axle adapter for connecting trailers to modern bicycles with thru-axle hubs.
• Hitch Adapter Universal hitch adapter enabling compatibility between trailers and various bicycle axle configurations.
• Coho Thru Axle Adapter Specific thru-axle adapter designed for the Coho cargo trailer.
• Coho 5mm Skewer Adapter 5mm skewer adapter for connecting the Coho trailer to bicycles.
• Coho Nutted Axle Adapter Adapter for connecting Coho trailers to bicycles with nutted axle configurations.
• Burley Gift Card Digital gift cards for purchasing Burley products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products carry pets up to 100lbs capacity

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KlarnaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKlarna provides Buy Now Pay Later financing options for Burley customers, allowing installment payments on purchases. Available for US customers with financing details accessible through the website.
• MIK HD (Mount in Kinder)coreTechnology or IntegrationMIK HD is a rack mount system integrated into the Dash RM MIK HD child bike seat product, allowing tool-free installation on compatible bike racks. This represents a product integration/ interoperability partnership for enhanced customer convenience.

Scale indicators1 record

Others

• Burley (Bicycles) parent era: The original Burley Design bicycling cooperative separated from the trailer business over time; the trailer brand continues as Burley Design LLC. Relevant as an adjacent heritage connection rather than a current competitor.

Direct peers

• Thule: Thule is the dominant direct competitor in premium child bike seats and bike trailers (including the Chariot line it acquired). Both brands serve the same active-family customer with overlapping product categories including child bike seats, multisport trailers, and cargo solutions, making Thule the closest comparable in the category.
• Hamax: Hamax is a Norwegian manufacturer specializing in child bike seats and bike trailers with European distribution strength. It directly competes with Burley's Dash child-seat line and kid-trailer portfolio for the same parent customer segment.
• Croozer: Croozer is a German manufacturer of kid, cargo, and pet bike trailers with a modular design philosophy closely mirroring Burley's conversion-kit approach. Both brands target active families and compete head-to-head across kid, cargo, and pet trailer categories.
• Qeridoo: Qeridoo is a German specialist in premium child bike trailers and strollers with strong European D2C and dealer distribution. It competes directly with Burley's D'Lite X and Encore X models in the premium kid-trailer segment.
• WeeRide: WeeRide makes child bike seats, trailercycles, and kid bike trailers (including the Co-Pilot and Trail-A-Bike lines). It directly overlaps with Burley's Kazoo trailercycle and Dash seat SKUs in the family cycling niche.
• BOB Gear (Britax): BOB Gear, owned by Britax Child Safety, produces jogging strollers and bike trailers that overlap directly with Burley's Jogger Kit conversion use case and kid trailer line. Both brands target active parents who want multisport child transport solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Topeak: Topeak is a broader cycling accessories manufacturer with overlapping trailer and bike-mount accessory SKUs. While not focused solely on kid/pet trailers like Burley, it competes in the cargo-trailer and bike-attachment accessory space and shares the same IBD and e-commerce channels.
• Schwinn: Schwinn is a mass-market bicycle brand owned by Pon Holdings that sells complete bikes and some family cycling accessories. While not a direct trailer competitor, it serves the same active-family customer segment and distributes through the same dealer channels.
• Trek Bicycle: Trek is a major bicycle manufacturer whose dealer network stocks Burley trailers. It is a broad industry incumbent rather than a direct competitor but represents the channel partner through which many Burley products reach end consumers.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BurleyDesign

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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