Bicycle sidecars?

superfortr

This is more than 1 question, but recently I've gotten interested in possibly putting a side car on my bike and was wondering about a few things.
Is it street legal (for St. Louis, Missouri really, but anywhere)?
Does it make driving the bike harder?
What about balancing? Does it make balancing harder or easier (like a tricycle)?
Is there any company who builds them cheaply in the US?
And is there any special way to attach it?

Answer
The only manufacturer I know of is Chariot Carriers based in Canada. Here is a link to the site
http://www.chariotcarriers.com/english/html/sidecarrier.php

It will set you back around $380
http://www.rei.com/product/753239

The reviews that I read when I researched these were very favourable.They are easy to get on and off (special hitch). You can keep a close eye on your child and chat easily. There is less dirt thrown on them from the rear wheel. Unfortunately I need one for the other side of the bike (right hand drive country)and they don't make one, otherwise I was sold.

There should be no legal problems using them on the road. (that I'm aware of). Drop Chariot carriers an email to make shore or check Missouri's vehicle code.

What is this children's book??

Michael

Okay, so I'm just running into a mental wall when I try to recall the name of this book that I read about ten years ago. It was a children's book, as in it was in the children's section of the library, but it was fairly long. I think the title was something the "The Emerald of Aslfkjs" or "The Jewel of Sdfkjslk." I remember that the last word was weird⦠If it helps, I believe that I remember some of the details of this book. There were three women living on an island, and for some reason, they had to go get a young boy. They believed that they had identified him, but unfortunately this boy was very nasty. On the other hand, they also ran into a nice boy, who was the same age. In the end, the nice boy turned out to be the prince/wizard/whatever, and the fat boy was not. There was a scene where the fat boy was demanding a wizard to turn stuff into gold, and the wizard was very relieved, because this was a simple request-- I remember that the line in the book went something like "any wizard worth his salt could turn [metal] into gold." I know I don't have many details, but if anyone knows what this book is called, I would be super grateful. I believe the author. who I'm like 90% sure was a woman, wrote a book about how an unsuccessful witch married a man who was very surprised to realize that she was pretty. There was a picture in this other book where she's sprawled out in the bed with her hair all scattered about. I suppose if you know of this other book. Thank you, and I'm sorry I'm being so vague. This is killing me!

Answer
That sounds like "The Secret of Platform 13" by Eva Ibbotson, who also wrote "Which Witch?" and "The Star of Kazan".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Platform_13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Which_Witch%3F_%28novel%29
http://www.librarything.com/work/247431/reviews

" 'Any wizard worth his salt can make gold, but it isn't very interesting to watch.' 'I don't believe you. I don't believe you can do it.' Cor turned and clapped his hands, and three wizards came to him at once. 'His Highness wishes us to make gold,' he said wearily. 'Find me some base metal - a bit of guttering from a drain pipe ... an old bicycle wheel . . . anything."

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