I need the baby weight to come off, so my husband and I going to start going for bike rides, nightly. We need seats for the 2 year old and the 4 month old. Any brand suggestions? I think Brody, the 2 year old, would like a seat better than the bike stroller. Should be do front or back attachment seat? What would be safest for Burke, the 4 month old? Ideas, experience and thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
We take my daughter (18 months old) bike riding in a bike trailer and she loves it! The first few times she got upset with the helmet but once we started moving she was all smiles. I would suggest talking to your pediatrician about the 4 month old. I am not sure that is old enough for a bike trailer. Don't forget the helmets for everyone!
We have a one year old daughter, and I'm in the same dilemma. I want to start biking this summer, but we need a seat. I looked into the seats that sit in front and they don't look very comfortable. Plus, I'm short, so I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to use the seat wtih my dd. We're going with the rear seat. I'm a little leary of bike trailers, but I think they'd be great for two kids. I know a lot of the seats that attach are only made for kids one and up. You may be able to find something for an infant though. I'm just worried about what will happen if I wreck the bike and my dd is strapped to the back of it.
When my friend bikes, she wears her baby on her back. Secure, tied on to mama ; )
I did a lot of internet research a few years ago when I couldn't find a bike helmet to fit my 1 year old. Boy was I amazed at the info out there. 1)they don't make helmets that small because a child under that age is not suppose to be on a bike(front or rear seats).....I had no idea. Some reasons the sites gave were that their heads and necks were not yet strong enough for the jostle of a bike ride. The sites were VERY opposed to the seats that attach in front of you because if you crash, you fall on your child. I have the seat in front of me now that my child is older, but mainly because she was too fidgety when she was in the seat behind me and I couldn't see what she was doing. The web sites were also totally against the bike trailer for kids under age 2 because they are so bumpy. The one site even said, "you(the adult) get in the trailer and see how it feels to be wildly bounced around".
These were just some things I hadn't thought about. And although a lot of these web sites are a little on the extreme side, it at least gets you thinking more about safety. We live close to a bike trail, so we would go to the park and my hubby would put the kids in the wagon or stroller while I rode along on my bike, until the kids were old enough to do the trailer and the front seat rider.
