Giving the seat a freshen up with some new straps or replacing the occasional part saves the cost of buying an entirely new seat if anything does break or wear out.

I would certainly be looking at a front or centre mounted seat on a mountain bike. A mountain bike child seat going over all the rough terrain without having an eye on your child would just be too much of a concern. The WeeRide also uniquely fits full suspension bikes. HYBRID BIKEOur primary tester for the WeeRide was almost 3 years old and in the 90 th percentile for height and weight. He fit very comfortably in the seat once we adjusted for maximum space in the harness and footrests, and was clearly at the upper end of the tolerances for this model. WeeRide accepts no responsibility for any damage to a bike where the product has not been correctly fitted. All models of the Kangaroo have a listed age recommendation range of 8 months to 33 pounds. However, we strongly encourage you to wait to use any baby bike seat until your child is 12 months old. 12 months is also the age that is recommend by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In our real-life testing, about half of our adult bikes did not have adequate space to mount this seat and would have required the spacer. As above, I would recommend a front or centre mounted seat. Just for the benefits of being able to communicate with your child and for their enjoyment. CRUISER BIKE Is it sold by a major brand ? This should give you peace of mind and know that safety would be their priority – WeeRide, Polisport, Belelli, Hamax, Raleigh are all major companies that would not take a chance with your child’s safety. SAFETY FEATURES TO LOOK FOR IN THE BEST KIDS BIKE SEATHowever, you’ll only have to install it once. Once in place, the seat itself can be removed and reattached easily, which our tester really loved. Although the bar left behind when the seat isn’t on doesn’t look too snazzy and adds a significant weight to the bike, being able to remove the seat for everyday riding so easily is a huge bonus. Get your child to school – can the seat be easily removed once you have reached your destination? The WeeRide Safe Front Bike Seat can be removed in seconds. More like giant foot cups, the footrests were big enough for our tester to keep his foot in while barefoot, wearing his favorite rain boots, and in regular sneakers. If you don’t have enough room on your headtube to mount, the WeeRide front-mounted seat has an optional mounting adapter for threadless headsets. The adapter consists of a single spacer that you install on your steertube as a replacement for one of the current spacers. (NOTE: We cannot currently find this adapter available for sale online.) Centre Mounted Bike Seat – a bike seat situated in front of the rider but mounted over the crossbar.