Good review! I just got a Thule Ridealong Mini and installed it on my Trek 7.2 FX. My knees do hit the bike seat occasionally and I do have to bow out my legs a little. It is manageable but I might try getting a cruiser bike as well to see if it will solve my fitment issues.
Thanks finch204! I do recommend getting a cruiser-like bike for this. Not just because of this review, but I've had experience with another front loader on a regular MTB and it was awkward at best :) I just picked up a cheapie cruiser purely for this purpose, so it didn't set me back much and as I proved to myself, it was definitely worth it. Good luck and enjoy the seat!
Unfortunately it doesn't work that well :\ Been on a 2 week road trip (with our bikes) out in the east coast of Canada and it still falls down easily. I even bought a sternum strap from MEC, but it didn't help as much as I would have hoped.
Thank you for the review. Trying to choose one for our family. And my extremely logical husband may trust more this explanation rather than my “Its purty, and I like it”😜
Tried to install it on my mountain bike no go. I have a trek full suspension bike and I ended up purchasing a GT cruiser bike huge difference. I had an issue also with the straps with my daughter been riding her since she was 8 months old and even back then the shoulders would slide off. Other than that the best product out there hands down. The cruiser from GT mine says aerostream has the model. Worth every penny I don't mind spending the money on quality. My daughter loves it. I bought a trailer for my full suspension mountain bike. But the Cruiser is way more fun. You don't have to worry about bumps or curbs pounding the crap out of your kid. Good review. I would buy it again.
Thanks! I would too! (Buy it again) Sounds like you had a pretty similar experience to me. Glad it worked out for you. Hopefully our experiences help other people make the right decision for them.
Hi! I bought a cheapie Schwinn bike from Canadian Tire. In Canada, Candian Tire is our hardware/everything store. :) Schwinn makes a bunch of different models. Nothing fancy. Cost me $150CAD (it was on clearance). The important thing is to make sure you have enough of a neck on the handle bar to attach the seat to! If you watch the video, about 2:15 in, you'll see my handle bar is raised up as high as it can be so there's room to install the adapter that holds the seat. Hope that helps. Good luck!
It's actually the leg holders that may limit your steering, but not by much. (And only if the leg holders are extended down a certain point). This is why I recommend a cruiser-type bike for this type of child bike carrier. It's impossible for some types of bikes!
With a cruiser bike (like the one in the video) pedalling is not an issue whatsoever. That's why I bought a cheapie cruiser bike for that seat! It all depends on the bike, and how far forward the child seat is compared to where your seat is. How upright you sit determines if the seat hits you in the chest or not :) (So on a MTB, the seat stance is such that you lean forward more, thus your chest often times will touch/interfere/hit the child seat)
Before the Yepp, I did own one (for our first child). It was the kind that mounted to the frame just behind the handle bar. It was probably a combination of that type of child seat and the bike I had it mounted on (just a regular MTB) that made it difficult. Because of the stance when sitting on a regular MTB, your chest ends up against the child's head (because of the forward lean). Also, because the handle bars are narrower, your arms are pretty much wrapped around the kid. This combo of the yepp mini (which puts the kid even more forward than the one I just mentioned) PLUS the cruiser bike with the big sweeping handle bars, makes riding SO easy. It took all of about 30s to get used to the weight in the steering (after all, the seat is attached to the steering column!). It has been GREAT. The ONLY caveat/warning I have for you is dependent on how long your kids legs are. For my the combo of this bike and the yepp mini, when the leg rests of the kid is not fully extended (which it isn't for our youngest) then your turning radius is diminished significantly, because the leg rests hits the bike frame on tight turns. This wasn't an issue whatsoever for us. You probably don't want to make that tight of a turn when hauling a child anyhow. We just came back on a mini bike trip to test everything out a couple of days ago. We went down to Niagara-On-The-Lake (In Ontario Canada). We did about 20km. I also had our middle child on a tag-a-long attached behind me to the seat post. Other than the weight of it all :) It was a breeze to ride! Hope that helps you. Cheers!
@@JoeDuong thank you for this detailed reply! I currently use a WeeRide which sits further back from the handlebar (like your old seat you described) and I find it uncomfortable on my back as it forces me into a C-shaped spine with arms fully extended and knees out to avoid hitting the seat, all while my daughter’s head is being pushed forward by my torso.
@@gbeebani That's exactly why I have this combo now :) I still use it as we have another small one now. (The original kid in this combo can ride a 2 wheeler now :) ) This should be my year or two with this combo before I won't need it any more! :)
In my opinion, I don't think it would work well. Road bikes have you naturally leaning forward a lot more, so you'll very likely have your body up against the seat!
When I go for a ride, I like to point things out to my kids. Hard to point things out when they're behind me, but also, can't see any reactions if they do know what you're talking about. I agree, a rear child seat is much easier if the ONLY thing you care about is transport, but at that age, it's more about the wonder and adventure of where ever it is we're heading!
