Originally Posted by
mr,grumpy
OK, I'm prety psyched. The Bruce is six months old and sit's up like a champ! I got the go-ahead from my wife to get whatever child-transporting bicycle device that I want and take the boy out. I have decided on a trailer for several reasons. My question is this though: if he's bundled up in his warm pants and parka and hat and hood, how cold can it be out and not be TOO cold for him. I know that he would be out of the worst of the elements in the plastic cover of the trailer (one thing I like about it over a kid-seat) but his little face would still be un-covered! Any advice from other cold-weather cycling parents would be greatly appreciated!
Some would say there's no such thing as too cold if you're properly prepared. You need to decide what you're comfortable with. However, there are car-free families with children who ride in all kinds of weather towing their children in trailers on in child seats. Here's a link to one blog by a young couple in Colorado who are car-free. They have a trailer and child seats that they built for their longtail cargo bike. They've winterized both (they came up with a very creative insulated "yurt for the children's seats on the longtail bike.
http://longwalktogreen.blogspot.com/...l-seasons.html
http://longwalktogreen.blogspot.com/...ycle-yurt.html
http://longwalktogreen.blogspot.com/...-pictures.html
Good luck. Have fun with your little one (they grow up fast).