I have had the co-pilot as well and it was very secure and was pretty simple to move from bike to bike if you have a bit of mechanical knowledge. My LBS steered us away from the seat in front due to control issues. I think it depends where you ride too though, here in Brooklyn I cant have my daughter on a piece of wood and stoker bars, sometimes we need to dart out and stop short due to traffic and would hate for her a kid to not be secured on the bike at a younger age. My daughter uses the Burley Piccolo now, she doesn't really feel comfortable riding on her own on Brooklyn streets, unlike a lot of parents I have nothing to prove about what an advanced rider she is, we just go out for fun.
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:50 AM, EGNolan <egno...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've used rear seats, which work well, even when the children fall asleep > as both of my children have often done. Trailers are fine, but I've > preferred having the children up high where they can see what I see as well > as talk more easily. I've got a nearly 5 yr old (who rides his own bike > around the neighborhood) & a 2.5 yr old (who rides her balance bike around > the neighborhood). I purchased a Yuba Mundo last winter; both my wife & I > use it much more often than a bike & trailer to get groceries or go any > distance w/ the kids. > > I recommend finding a used Co-Pilot or similar if you'd rather keep them > on back, they can last 3+ yrs depending on size of the child. These fit on > a blackburn rack, which you can keep on the bike even when not riding with > the grandson. I got ours used for $25 w/ rack and have now had it for 4 yrs > on various bikes. > > Best, > Eric N. > Indpls > > On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 9:40:23 AM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > >> +1 for a front seat like iBert until they are big enough to hold on in >> the back (around 3), then no official seat is needed, but a wood platform >> on the rear rack works great with stoker bars. Easy way to carry two on one >> bike that way. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 2:08:55 AM UTC-6, Michael Hechmer wrote: >>> >>> Somewhat OT, but a post to the Lifestyles list got only one response. >>> My grandson is now old enough to ride behind his mom, and really loves it, >>> so I am thinking about getting a seat and putting it on my Trek 620. Any >>> advice about models and use would be much appreciated. >>> >>> Michael >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
