Child Seat vs Bike Trailer? How to Bike With a Child 

I've had this bike for several days now and I have not had problems with it so far. ru-vid.comUgkxn_jUDSlprMIeubd9rHdEAnv59nKfjcKv The handlebars, seat+ seat post, pedals, and front wheel were detached for shipping. It was easy to reassemble, but I did need to go out and buy a set of tools in the metric system to reattach parts. Use lubricant (WD-40 works well) on screw threads and hinges before re-assembling.(NOTE: Do Not Throw Away Any Of The Packaging Until After Assembly Because Some Of The Packaging Contains Small Parts That You Will Need To Reattach Parts!!!)Took it to a bike kitchen for fine tuning afterwards, and for refilling the tires (they'd lost some air during shipping) and then practiced riding on it. It fits me perfectly at 5'4" with the seat at the lowest possible setting--would not recommend for anyone shorter, as it may be difficult to get on and off the bike without assistance of some kind. The aluminum body is beautifully welded together--the only thing that irks me somewhat is some of the plastic parts, but oh well. Not too experienced with bikes (haven't owned one in years) but if you're not willing or are unable to spend $600+ on another bike, I would say this is a good way to get started. Just check everything before you go out riding--air levels in the tires, wobbling of the seat, handlebars, or pedals, loose screws/parts, you know, as it will happen over time. Common sense. Good luck to ya, and hope my review helps.

Great video!!! Veteran rider here and now a new father so learning a whole new way of biking with my family helps me stay fit. I can now incorporate my hobby with my young one ❤ much love!

Thank you for taking the time to clarify seat/trailer options. Just got the bike seat wasn't sure if I should continue using trailer.

Im getting into biking and have a 2 year old this was a really great review

Thanks for this I’m defo going for the trailer

I like seeing the different options. As much as I would love the trailer I’m thinking of getting the rear mount for me personally because I will need the back of my bike to put a cargo trailer like The Bob Yak trailer since it’s slim, because I’m gonna need to go grocery shopping. Thanks for allowing me to see the different options because I will definitely will be needing to hope on the road since for some reason these counties believe that sidewalks are unnecessary after a certain point as if every single person owns a car.

Ugh i have been looking for a video like this!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!

Awesome!! Got all the info I needed in 2 minutes thanks for not be making it 30 min!!

Just got a second hand wee ride and rode with my 11mo old.plan on moving to a bike trailer when she’s older . Thanks for the video She almost fell asleep, the only gripe I have is the straps. Shoulder straps don’t stay put and they aren’t the easiest to use . I only paid 20$ so It is what it is

How do you dismount your bike? I usually kick my legs over but with the rear seat ill Jackie Chan my kid.

In '86 when my wife was pregnant the first thing we bought for the baby was junior back tandem, followed closely by a set of kiddie cranks. From about a year old our eldest daughter rode in a Hamax rear seat on one of our bikes. At three she rode the tandem fitted with kiddie cranks, whilst her younger sister used the bike seat. At five she was able to ride the juniorback tandem without kiddiecranks so we swapped them over to our touring tandem for the youngest to ride. In winter it gets cold for a child sitting motionless in a bike seat, so we were limited to rides of an hour or two, but in summer one hundred mile rides were feasible at a very early age. We often did borrow a Burley Lite back in the 80s so that we could take a friend or even two out with us. With three and one year old grandsons, I am currently refurbishing the juniorback tandem, but also planning to purchase a Burley Bee to tow behind it.

This is our third one of these car seats. The first we got as a gift, the second we bought to replace a cheaper on in our second car. The third was an insurance replacement. These seats are easy to install, adjustable and easy to disassemble to clean (vomit and spills).

Awesome video, thank you!

Very useful, thank you

Great video! Very informative on different options we have when biking with a child. I have a 6 month old and want to start biking more and this video gave a lot of good information 👍🏾

Thank you so much for this video! I have my first child and your videos have been tremendously helpful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤍 definitely getting a bike trailer

Thank you for the video! Helped a lot making my decision.

Very helpful thanks

Very useful video thanks bud

Thank you, great info here.

Hi thanks for the video! Do you have any recommendations for a kickstand to use with the rear mounted bike seat?

Great video! How do you get on the bike with kids in both the front and rear child seats?

Thank you, vey good information

Where did you get you back seat rack?

Thank you really informative

Nice review 👍👍👍. I use the weeride for my 3 year old grand daughter. Now carrier is too small but I also have the trailer. I haven't tried any rear carrier, will try that too

useful video! i'm looking for demos of mounting and dismounting with a front mounted seat, especially on a bike with a relatively short wheelbase, if anyone has a suggestion :)

I can’t wait to take my son out this spring and summer…but I’d like an umbrella for the rear mount???

Thank you for this video. Unfortunately my child is not sitting in the bike trailer, so trying the back seat. Bought couple of bike racks (returned one already and bought second one) and both has mentioned, "not for use with child seat". What could be the problem in using that with child seat? or any bike rack recommendations to use with back child seat?

I really wanted a front mounted one, it seems more fun but alas, i have a roadie. Settled for a trailer. Great vid my man!

Hi, This video has very good information. I am looking for your help in buying a bike and child rear seat. Do I need to buy separate rack and install it first and then place child seat above it. I am so new to this. Could you please share the links to all the products as an example. I am having hard time finding a matching bike, child seat, rack. Thank you very much!

Your daughter is so adorable and they are both beautiful happy kids. Props to you. I'm trying to really incorporate my daughter with my riding. She got taken away from me for a few years and now she's 6 and not 3 or 4 so I'm trying to find a solution that will make up for the bigger size and weight she now has. She loves adventuring with dad and I must give her that before it's too late.

Great video but no one ever recommends what kinds of bike rack they use to attach the kids seat. Any suggestions?

Perfect video for us... We were planning on buying bikes for getting to beach.. 2.4km away.. our little girl is 15 months

Do u have a video with you ridding both kids on the bike seats front and rear

I would love to know what helmets work best for the bike trailer. I bought the schwin joyrider and my kids helmets push their heads forward and it looks so uncomfortable. I live in California and its law for them to use helmets while in a trailer

Lmaooo he said “a gust of wind”😂😂😂 oh reeeeaaally

How can i buy the two seats?

Great review. We're looking to sell 1 of our 2 cars, which i only need one day a week with my kid and is kinda a waste of money. It's a 45 minute bike ride one way; so the trailer is problaby the best option. How is this in winter time, is it doable temperature wise if its around freezing. Will the kids be warm enough?

Link plz

Thanks for this video? Would you recommend some BIKE as well, which would be good for these bike seats?

Nice video.So sad that seat is not available in India anywhere

Where did you get the suspension bar for the rear seat. Did it come with the seat?

Just purchase a used macride, and the knee offset is realy hard on the body after long ride vs 50km+ ride with the trailer without any issue

Can child seat fix in rear with double suspension bike?

I use both child seats and bike trailer. However I've experienced that some drivers don't see the bike trailer and are about to crash into it. So I see some risk with using a bike trailer as well. Especially when biking in the city even though you are using only bike paths and bike lanes.

You can get a front mounted child seat that is just the saddle & foot rest. This would solve your 2 complaints since you can actually have much older kids ride that way for even longer than the back mounted seat & the center of gravity is more natural & a funner/easier ride for the adult

Hello, what brand is the green seat? Thank you 😊

For the rear childseat in the winter, do you have a way to keep a kid warm with a special poncho, cover, etc?

Have you tried the Weehoo blast trailer yet?

Would love to contact the team but not seeing any contact info.

Thanks for this video its really helpful. Question do your children get more bored in a trailer vs child seat?

Does anyone know if you would be able to use both a rear seat and trailer at the same time I have three kids and would like to be able to take all three of them on a ride sometime

You mentioned this not being safe for the road. We live in the UK and would buy this for replacing it with having a car as my husband has been cycling to work and we don’t really need a car except for when going out with girls. In this case we would use the bike trailer but would need to suit the road. Is this an option?

Really good content! Looking for your advice here: with my kids turning 6 and 2 next January, what would you advise to get? Soon the younger will join the brother on his school so I'll be commuting ~3 miles everyday to take them to school. I thought about getting the back-mount child seat but with its ~22kg limit soon it will be useless to take my oldest son. Of course I could re-use to take my youngest daughter only... anyways, I'm feeling tempted to get the trailer, not only because I can take both but essentially because I'm learning I can attach it to a road bike, which is the only bike I have. This road bike is actually 100% of the time at home, attached to a smart trainer, and as I'm considering getting a smart bike I think I could repurpose the road bike to use on the trailer. Your advice is welcome!

Which cost?

Hi , nice video, I have questions that I have 14 inches bike , can I fit the child seat 💺 , my son is four year old , I want to drop him to school every day , Halfords bike shop told me that I am too short that’s why child seat is not recommended.

Do you have any thoughts on a higher backed or lower more open rear seat? The seat in video, should the bike go over, the only protection is the helmet. I'm looking at the Bobike Exclusive Tour Plus that has a lot of protection but seems excessive and maybe even less enjoyable experience for the kiddo. I've ridden bikes all my life and never with a helmet so i'm not sure what's acceptable and what's overkill. I would be putting it on a 750w e-bike and will be using it on roads at times.

i have a same set up like yours and same seats on the front and back,i have a 2 1/2 yrs old and 14months and 7,and now i just got trailer also and my 7 yr old seats there lol

Hi, Can the rear seat child seat be mounted on a mountain bike ?

May i know where did u get the kid chairs?

What kind of bike rack are you using to hold up the back child seat , looks solid ? . I have a 40 lbs kid and I've been told I'm at the max weight for the seat and rack , it's unfortunate because it's the most efficient seat for my situation. If I can find a weight bearing rack , I'd extend the use of the bike seat , are you able to let me know the average maximum weight for a child seat and what kind of bike rack you're using? Greatly appreciated 🙏

There are other front mounted seats that are mounted closer to the handle bar thus giving more space for your own legs. I have the Thule RideAlong Mini and my knees don't touch the seat. :)

What seat is the rear one?? I ordered one from Amazon but it doesn’t work with my GT Avalanche Comp 😖

How easy is to take it from the bike to stroll mode?

Hadassah is going to ride it

What bike is that one with both seats?

I have a 7 year old that refuses to ride a bike. Anything I can use to haul them

What do you guys suggest with a three month old?

What tire pressure u run with kid sitting behind you

What is your favorite bike to use having a bike trailer

I have 3 children. Would I be able to do bike seat and trailer on one bike? Or is that not safe?

Is it difficult to see over the child when they’re in front?

I am about to buy a bike. I ordered a Thule Chariot Sport 2. What bike you recommend? I see you are using a Schwinn bike. It is a GTX3? Thanks

How olds your boy? I'm thinking about putting my 4yr old 15kg child in it. Just until the trail Gator arrives then his sister will go in the rear seat.

I was thinking about getting one but I’m really scared I’m going to fall with her on the bike.

I've seen countless kids asleep in the back seat with parent oblivious while the kids head is bent unnaturally and bouncing all over the place.

Soooo...what I'm trying to figure out is, can I attach a trailer to an adult tricycle

Not enough hand gestures in my opinion

As someone that has crashed and needed 70 stitches in my face, I WOULD NEVER carry a child on a bike with me and if I would have crash with one of these front mounted carriers they most likely would have been killed! Buy a bike trailer. I know it is not as personable but it so much safer.

Best way to ride with a child. No time. I use the bike trailer for my chihuahua's. More fun!! They don't cry or whine. LOL

Man that looks realllllly dangerous.