Originally Posted by
SethmjH
Hey everyone,
I wanted to use this bike to get to work and back (7km each way, with lots of hills), to put a childs seat on (the weeride), and for trips around the neighborhood, like the mall ect. I recently got a bike, and got really ripped off, the nearby bike store told me it wasnt suitable for children seats, only for trailers. That if i did put a childrens seat, it could break because of its made of white metal. So id like to make sure this one is a good fit.
Please take a look and tell me if this is suitable for what id like to do.
Fleetwing Road Bike | road | Markham / York Region | Kijiji
thanks!
I use a similar old 10 speed for kid-hauling - now half-wheels. Can you post the original bike? I'd be surprised about the bike being white metal. It may be the attachment for the seat you'd like to use is inappropriate.
If you're already comfortable with drop bars you'd probably be fine, top bar brake levers would be better, as you likely will have more dificulty leaning down to the drops. I might suggest a kid trailer or half-wheel (co-pilot, trail-a-bike, picolo/kazoo, etc) if your kid is old enough (wee-ride make both types if you're attached to the brand - I assumed you meant the wee-ride kangaroo centre mount carrier)