I have a BoBike Mini+ front seat on the Bombadil and am going to start using a Yepp Maxi Easyfit on the rear as she is getting too big for the front seat. The Easyfit is nice because I can use the Tubus rack already on the bike with an adapter. Another adapter for the Betty Foy and my wife can take the seat with minimal trouble for the swap.
The Bombadil was a decent fit for the front mount as it has a long top tube but I did change to a seat post with more setback to get a little more room. Used Albas and Bosco bars. Lots of good choices for seats. Usually you can find CoPilot seats used for a decent price with the Blackburn rack. Any way you go (front or rear seat) a double legged kickstand is a big help with loading. Dan -Marin On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Shoji Takahashi <shoji.takaha...@gmail.com > wrote: > I have and use a Yepp Mini Front seat. My 3-yo son is just about at the > weight limit, and my 1-yo daughter is now getting her turn at the h-bars. > > I ride the Yepp Mini on a 52cm Surly Cross Check with albatross bars > (there's a special adapter for threadless stems) and "Medium" Breezer > Uptown 8 (step through). I have room on my bikes for the Yepp-- the child > seat is pretty much in my lap. I do have to splay my knees at the top of my > pedal stroke in order to clear the bottom of the seat. I can be a little > challenging at low speeds to steer (when one relies more on turning the > bars than leaning the bike). I don't think the Yepp Mini would work well > with drop bars (even with cross levers), and even flat bars would be > difficult for me. > > I would recommend the front seat for fairly flat areas. It's a great way > to socialize with a child while riding and pointing out the scenery. It > also allows you to see what your child is doing (e.g., sleeping, pulling on > his/her helmet b/c it's bothering them, etc.). I've also used it for > dropping my son at daycare. > > I also have a Burley D'Lite trailer. It's convenient and spacious. For > carrying two, it's my only way unless I get a cargo bike (but I'd rather > get an AHH!). It's fine, but communicating with the children in the trailer > is not easy. Although it doesn't affect the balance of the bike, there is a > definite impact on handling. First is the weight (tough on brakes and > climbing), and the second is shifting weight and momentum swings when > mashing gears. > > I would like to try a back seat to get the child's line-of-sight higher. I > think their view point from the trailer can be rather limiting (e.g., > seeing the guard rails instead of what's just above/beyond the guard rail). > > --shoji > > > On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12:47:58 PM UTC-4, Peter Pesce wrote: >> >> I use a Yepp Mini front seat on my 60 Sam with Alba bars. I was surprised >> how little room - as in none - I have between the nose of the saddle and >> the back of the seat. I'm not slim, mind you, but I'm not that fat and I >> cannot fit between the saddle and seat to straddle the top tube. I had to >> drop my saddle way down so I can support the bike when we stop. >> Even given that challenge, I like the front seat for interaction, and it >> works fine for our short rides around the neighborhood. If you are thinking >> of more intensive trips it might be a good idea to teat a front seat first >> to see if you have fit issues. >> >> -Pete in CT >> >> On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:08:55 AM UTC-4, 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.
