Grebel Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I realised the other day that my kids are growing up WAAAY too fast.... My little guy (OK not so little any more. He's 5 already!!) has been eyeing his big brother's old 16" "MTB" for a few months. We went through the basic 3 wheel plastic scooter, bought a Weeride Kangaroo for the bonding rides, onto the Y-bike and then the JD Bug and ended up with a 10" steelie from Checkers Hyper which served us well up until a few weeks ago. He asked to sit on the 16" bike. Well lo and behold, his feet toes just touched the ground. With a little help he was on and riding! Then he spotted his brother's 20" BMX. He asked if he could ride it and I said no chance. There is no way as his feet can't touch the floor. After much nagging and just to prove my point I said OK but assured him that it wouldn't work. Boy was I wrong......... I held the bike while he climbed on board. Seat right down, a few words of advice and a small push to get him going and he was off!!! Cruised around the driveway for a few laps and sorted! He mastered the art of sliding of the seat when he came to stop with ease. He has to get it just right though or the weight of the bike is too much to handle. Really stoked to see how well he is doing. Asking me to build him some jumps already. I have a little skills loop planned for around the garden already He has never used a set of training wheels. The scooter gave him confidence, the Y Bike started the balance learning curve, the JD Bug sharpened those skills and then all we had to do was explain the pedaling action to him when he got the 10". One or two pushed on his pedal bike and by the end of the day he was pedaling on his own. Carpediem, Beesrib and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 3
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Ok folks. I bought these two thule seat systems for my two kids. Unfortunately, i am too much of a short arse for them to clamp to my seatposts. So. Two unused thule rear seats for sale. Retail for R2500 bucks each. Make me a realistic offer.
l4y3rcake Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Ok folks. I bought these two thule seat systems for my two kids. Unfortunately, i am too much of a short arse for them to clamp to my seatposts. So. Two unused thule rear seats for sale. Retail for R2500 bucks each. Make me a realistic offer. Hey Wayne might be interested in the Orange one. I'm a shortarse too. How much space do you need to clamp it?
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Hey Wayne might be interested in the Orange one. I'm a shortarse too. How much space do you need to clamp it?Will measure it and pm you.
l4y3rcake Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Will measure it and pm you.Much appreciated.
milky4130 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Bought a second hand yep from a fellow Hubber & my 11month old laaitie is loving it. Not to mention all the attention we get in the mornings from the ladies when I drop himOff at crèche.
Ryanpmb Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) Ok folks. I bought these two thule seat systems for my two kids. Unfortunately, i am too much of a short arse for them to clamp to my seatposts. So. Two unused thule rear seats for sale. Retail for R2500 bucks each. Make me a realistic offer. Hey Wayne might be interested in the Orange one. I'm a shortarse too. How much space do you need to clamp it? These are not meant to clamp on to the seat post. They clamp onto the seat TUBE. I think Wayne experienced the same problem as me - on a MTB with a sloping top tube there isn't enough space to clamp the rack high enough on the seat tube. It works perfectly on my CX bike - so bikes with a top tube that is more parallel to the ground work well (there's a longer seat tube to work with). Once clamped and fitted to the frame the bottom of the seat needs to be at least 80mm from the highest point of the tyre (gap between tyre and lowest point of the seat needs to be at least 80mm). The seat bobs a bit through bumps and offroad surfaces so if this gap is any smaller it touches the tyre - interesting when on the move!!! Not to be fitted to carbon frames. Great, secure seat. So if you can fit it to your frame it's a great buy. Easy to fit and remove too. Edited January 31, 2015 by Ryanpmb l4y3rcake and Wayne Potgieter 2
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 These are not meant to clamp on to the seat post. They clamp onto the seat TUBE. I think Wayne experienced the same problem as me - on a MTB with a sloping top tube there isn't enough space to clamp the rack high enough on the seat tube. It works perfectly on my CX bike - so bikes with a top tube that is more parallel to the ground work well (there's a longer seat tube to work with). Once clamped and fitted to the frame the bottom of the seat needs to be at least 80mm from the highest point of the tyre (gap between tyre and lowest point of the seat needs to be at least 80mm). The seat bobs a bit through bumps and offroad surfaces so if this gap is any smaller it touches the tyre - interesting when on the move!!! Not to be fitted to carbon frames. Great, secure seat. So if you can fit it to your frame it's a great buy. Easy to fit and remove too.Ryan.... You are so right. Cant believe i never saw that. Gonna try it out quick. l4y3rcake and Ryanpmb 2
l4y3rcake Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 These are not meant to clamp on to the seat post. They clamp onto the seat TUBE. I think Wayne experienced the same problem as me - on a MTB with a sloping top tube there isn't enough space to clamp the rack high enough on the seat tube. It works perfectly on my CX bike - so bikes with a top tube that is more parallel to the ground work well (there's a longer seat tube to work with). Once clamped and fitted to the frame the bottom of the seat needs to be at least 80mm from the highest point of the tyre (gap between tyre and lowest point of the seat needs to be at least 80mm). The seat bobs a bit through bumps and offroad surfaces so if this gap is any smaller it touches the tyre - interesting when on the move!!! Not to be fitted to carbon frames. Great, secure seat. So if you can fit it to your frame it's a great buy. Easy to fit and remove too. Thanks Ryan Got it working but with one little issue though. I have a top pul FD and the quick release system is clamped on my cable. I have only found one source of info on this. This lady cut a copper pipe in half and wrapped it in grip tape to clear the cables. Maybe this is the perfect excuse to apply the n+1 rule and build an SS.
Grebel Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Anybody looking for a Weeride Kangaroo? Really good condition with the original packaging. Please PM me if you are interested.
Ryanpmb Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Thanks Ryan Got it working but with one little issue though. I have a top pul FD and the quick release system is clamped on my cable. I have only found one source of info on this. This lady cut a copper pipe in half and wrapped it in grip tape to clear the cables. Maybe this is the perfect excuse to apply the n+1 rule and build an SS. Yeah - I did wonder about this. I run it on a 1x setup, a bottom pull setup and a SS so haven't had to worry about this. Good luck with the SS. They lighties get heavy quickly on the SS . Edited February 2, 2015 by Ryanpmb l4y3rcake 1
l4y3rcake Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Yeah - I did wonder about this. I run it on a 1x setup, a bottom pull setup and a SS so haven't had to worry about this. Good luck with the SS. They lighties get heavy quickly on the SS . 1x10 it is then. Think the extra 22kg's(7kg seat and 15kg lighty) might kill a social rider like myself on SS.
Shebeen Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Ryan.... You are so right. Cant believe i never saw that. Gonna try it out quick.he he, what did it say in the manual?! now that i think about it Thule products are normally really well designed, so should fit a range of bikes. http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/139345/file-17724759-png/images/dummies.png Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Wayne Potgieter Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Man....manwell....manuielll.... I dont understand this word.. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
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