Thru-axles and trailers

[Arellcat]

I'm still looking at touring bikes (per history) and leaning towards a Kona Sutra.  I test rode one yesterday and quite liked it.

A potential dealbreaker that seems illogical if true, is how you tow a trailer if your bike has a thru-axle arrangement on the back wheel.  The Sutra's axle is basically a semi-flush hex socket cap on the left-hand side, and the axle ends up flush with the dropout on the right-hand side.  I am not very up to speed on tech developments of the last few years but this seems like a pain to deal with.

I have a Radical Cyclone trailer with a standard left-hand side tow hitch for a QR or solid/nutted axle.  I read about the Robert Axle Project, but an extra £60 just to compensate for this design decision is really annoying.  Are there any other solutions?

[iddu]

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/trailer-attachment-adaptor-thru-axle-m12-172-mm-x-1-5-thread/_/R-p-203445?mc=8618363 fit?

[Arellcat]

If it's the right length and thread pitch, that would be just the ticket!  I had no idea Decathlon was doing quite so many accessories like that.

[sg37409]

+1 - I’d been looking for the same thing, thanks for this info

[cycleman]

I  used the Roberts axle project American company supplies trailer hitches for though axles. 

[aidan.f]

I once met someone who had been towing their occupied child trailer with an alloy thru axle adaptor. They were ok and not growing any further apart...

[Arellcat]

I have acquired said Kona Sutra and will take myself off to Decathlon once I've fettled the riding position.