wicusr Posted August 23, 2016 Share HI all, I am looking into buying a child carrier for a 2 year old.ALso have a small 5 month old baby that I want to take with me riding at a later stage. Which baby carrier is the best / safest.I have looked at the Thule RIdeAlong and Weeride - Weeride seems to work well with small children (leg room seems limited?) how does these trailer carriers work? any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemish Lion Posted August 23, 2016 Share A baby seat at the back (like a cheap Giant seat) works well for a 2-year old. There is a reason why they do not make tiny helmets as below 1-year a baby's neck can't handle the constant shocks. The Wee-ride is great as it is front mounted and doesn't jolt as much as a back carrier but careful as the wind hits the face constantly. I would only use a Weeride from 9 months + and be very careful while doing so. Once 1.5 years I would move them on a back seat as it's more sheltered. I ride with both kids at the moment one front and one back as my wife's frame is too small for a Weeride. If your kid can sit still a trailer may work, I have no experience with those but I prefer to have my kids as close to me as possible. Would be interesting to hear how easy it is to pull a trailer vs having both kids on 2 seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDF Posted August 23, 2016 Share And that's all I'm saying on this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicusr Posted August 23, 2016 Share for starters ot will only be the 2 year old that I want to take along.The smaller one will only join when she is over a year. is it worth it buying a Thule or liek you say, the cheap Giant or Polisport http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.co.za/product/polisport-bubbly-baby-seat where do one buy a Giant child carrier from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicusr Posted August 23, 2016 Share i would have liked the trailer but they are fairly expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemish Lion Posted August 23, 2016 Share for starters ot will only be the 2 year old that I want to take along.The smaller one will only join when she is over a year. is it worth it buying a Thule or liek you say, the cheap Giant or Polisport http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.co.za/product/polisport-bubbly-baby-seat where do one buy a Giant child carrier from? I would not buy a child carrier new as they do not wear a lot and you can pick them up half price. Check thehub classified and gumtree regularly. I would also post a wanted ad as I'm sure some hubbers may have one stacked away and forgotten about. I have a spare Giant one but will be using it in a few months time. I wouldn't use a carbon bike with a carrier as I'm not sure carbon can handle the stress. I also had to fabricate an adapter to my seatpost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatonic_Joe Posted August 23, 2016 Share Check out the FevaFoam seat, made locally, costs around R500, have mine for over 2 years now and I havent had any issues, doesn't work too great on a road bike though, best on a MTB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-VQzEDOYVY http://fevafoam.co.za/product/feva-star-seat-individual-packed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicusr Posted August 23, 2016 Share Thanks, I was actually looking at that a few minutes ago - are they very stable / safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patensie Posted August 23, 2016 Share Lots of info here:https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/83795-the-official-riding-with-kids-thread/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicusr Posted August 23, 2016 Share this looks promising https://bobike.com/product/cat/frontseats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatonic_Joe Posted August 23, 2016 Share Thanks, I was actually looking at that a few minutes ago - are they very stable / safe?Yeah, you need to make sure you attach the straps securely. I've never had an issue, I've ridden many many km's with my son on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbaker Posted August 23, 2016 Share WeeRide is awesome- would definitely reccomend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaan373 Posted August 23, 2016 Share The feva star seat is really awesome. I've done many a mile with my son on it and he loves it. He has even fallen asleep on it before on a very long ride... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicusr Posted August 24, 2016 Share I might settle for a second hand one of these https://bobike.com/product/cat/frontseats/https://bobike.com/product/cat/frontseats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beesrib Posted August 24, 2016 Share This works well for me.... just put a folded towel or small pillow on the seat. The seat section does get a bit hard after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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