How to Bike with your Kids: Child Seats, Trailers, Balance & Pedal Bikes (We Tested Them All!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- We are a Big Bicycle Family, we have 4 kids from 8 years old to a 18-month old, and have gone on many adventures including a 100-mile Bike Packing Trip ( • BikePacking with Kids ... ).
Throughout the years we’ve learned a great deal about how to ride bikes with your kids, and are sharing all we know in this video.
We talk about all the various ways you can bring your kids on the bike with you, from Front Child Mounts, Rear Rack Seats, Ride-a-long Trailabikes, Bike Trailers, and even explore the best way to get your kids biking themselves using Baby Balance Bikes, Toddler Pedal Bicycle and getting them ready for epic rides using the FollowMe-Tandem.
Mounts Tested:
Thule Yepp Nexxt Mini ($176)
Max Age: 4 Years Old
Max Weight: 33 Lbs
Similar Products: iBert Child Seat
Pros: Lightweight, Leg Clearance, Easily Removable, Easy 2-Bolt Install, Harness
Cons: Expensive, Only for young kids, Kids Helmet can hit your Chin, Hard for kids to Nap
Link: amzn.to/3Djc6xp
WeeRide Front Child Seat Mount($70)
Max Age: 4 Years Old
Max Weight: 40 Lbs
Similar Products: Shotgun Bike Seat, Kazam,
Pros: Cheaper, Harness, Good Child Position, Seat is Removable with one Bolt
Cons: Need Wider Leg Position, A little Heavy, Moderate Installation, Hard for kids to Nap
Link: amzn.to/3Ohpf05
WeeRide CoPilot ($200):
Max Age: 4-9 Years Old
Max Weight: 77 Lbs
Similar Products: Burley Kazoo, Kazam Link, Weehoo, Trail Gator
Pros: Made for older kids, Kids Can Help Pedal
Cons: Heavy, Can’t make Tight Turns, Cannot See Child
Link: amzn.to/44RoMal
MamaChari eBike (Rear Rack) $200:
Max Age: 1 Years Old - 8 Years Old
Max Weight: 48.5 Lbs
Similar Products: Thule Yepp Maxi Rack, Burley Dash, Topeak Babyseat, Bell Cocoon
Pros: Very Secure, Great Harness, Can take older Kids, Great for Napping
Cons: Bulky, Heavy, Costly, Cannot See Child
Link: amzn.to/44yACX8
Rear Bench Seat ($36):
Max Age: 4 Years Old - 9 Years Old
Max Weight: 48.5 Lbs
Pros: Cheap, Universal Fit on Racks, Lightweight
Cons: No Harness, Weight is Rack Dependent, No Naps, Only older kids (4+), Cannot See Child
Link: amzn.to/3OkRoTT
Burley Bee Trailer ($250):
Max Age: 6 Month Old - 9 Years Old
Max Weight: 100 Lbs
Similar Products: Thule Chariot, Schwin Trailblazer, InStep Quick-N-EZ, Allen Sports deluxe,
Pros: Rainproof, Storage, Can fit Two Kids, Good turning radius, Good for Naps, Can take infants with Snuggler or Car Seat
Cons: Wide, Expensive, Child is far back (Hard to see and talk), Takes up a lot of Space
Link: amzn.to/3OlIoOs
Follow-me Tandem ($350):
Max Age: 4 Years Old - 9 Years Old
Max Weight: 100 Lbs
Max Child Tire Size: 20”
Similar Products:
Pros: Very Versatile, Easily tucks away when not in use, Good turning radius, Fast Loading and Unloading
Cons: Expensive, Slightly heavy, Moderately difficult install, Need Hardware for each Bike
Link: amzn.to/3Q2GMdG
Child Bikes Shown:
Allobebe Baby Balance Bike ($55):
Max Age: 12 Month Old - 3 Years Old
Max Weight: 55 Lbs
Similar Brands: Sereed, Ancaixin, YGJT, Retrospec
Pros: Added Stability from 3 wheels, Low Seat Height, Lightweight, Easy Assembly
Cons: Gets Dirty Easy, Limited to Small Toddlers
Link: amzn.to/43zHfr5
www.amazon.com...
Toddler Balance Bike ($65)
Age: 18 Month Old - 4 Years Old
Max Weight: 77 Lbs
Similar Brands: Strider, Chillafish, Banana, Joystar
Pros: Develop Balance-Sense, Toddler can use for Years, Lightweight, Small Wheels
Cons: Not as fast as Pedals, Takes lots of Practice to be Proficient
Link: amzn.to/46Y5jGK
www.amazon.com...
12” Pedal Bike ($250)
Age: 24 Month Old - 4 Years Old
Max Weight: 77 Lbs
Similar Brands: Strider, Chillafish, Banana, Joystar
Pros: Faster than a Balance Bike,
Cons: For some reason they are heavy relative to their tiny size, expensive
Link: www.trekbikes....
RadWagon 4 ($1800)
Age for Bench Seat: 3 Years Old - 15 Years Old
Max Weight:120 Lbs
Similar Brands: Yuba Spicy Curry, Tern GSD, Bunch Cargo Bike,
Pros: Powerful E-Bike with Throttle (No Pedaling required), Can Carry Many and Heavy Kids, Safe
Cons: Very heavy, Very long, Expensive,
Link: • RadWagon 4: The Miniva...
Super helpful video thank you!
We are wrestling with how our set up needs to change now that our six month old is getting ready to go to nursery and I still need to be able to ferry our 3 1/2 year year-old, who will be 4 by then to his nursery, which is a separate nursery. Both are short journeys, but we live in the UK which is super rainy and the roads aren’t great in our city of Birmingham, so I had been leaning towards an e-cargo bike where they could have shelter from the rain. But recently thought about trailers as a cheaper alternative which wouldn’t require redoing access and entry points for our garden… And now I’m thinking about some of the other options you have here for when the weather is nicer. Oh and you’ve also given me inspiration to do a family cycle trip next summer!
Great video!! Good job!! So inspiring to get our kiddos out enjoying riding!! Thank you!
Thanks we really enjoy biking as a family!
Thank you from our family of five!
Hope you’re having awesome adventures!
Such a fun family
Thanks we love adventure!
What a cool video! Exactly what I wanted to know. I’m a mother of 10 and I’m always trying to find ways to travel with the kids safely. This was perfect as I’m trying to decide which seat to buy for my 3 year old.
Congratulations on your beautiful family.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful! 10 is amazing. Have you ever had all 10 on bikes at the same time?
Lol as soon as I look at the screen to see what the breathing was about I saw your message.
Adorable family and great video! ❤
Thanks for watching
So helpful information! Thanks a lot
Ehhh a mamachari
We don't have them here in Australia on marketplace unless someome has invested to get it imported, but lots of great reviews on it.
I'm going for a taga, closest towards it :) great video!
Might consider a front and back seat for My regular daily bike
Great info
Glad you think so!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Awesome video my man
Thanks glad you enjoyed it
Very thorough! Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience.
Glad it was helpful! My pleasure!
I have a 5 year old daughter and a 1 year old son what’s the best set up for them and the cheapest route please advise thanks so much
Lovely
Glad you enjoyed it
Does WeeRide Front Child Seat Mount($70) work with the ebike Lectric XPedition?
Thanks for all the info. With the rear rack bench seat, are you worried that your child might get their feet caught in the spokes of the wheel?
It looks like a good option to me for my 3 1/2 year-old boy, but I’m pretty sure he would stick his feet right into the wheel spokes.
Yea it actually did happen once with my 3 year old. Luckily we were going super slow so wasn’t an issue, and she learned after that not to fool around. But yea it’s not the most foolproof option. Maybe you could put plexiglass or something to shield it?