Originally Posted by
335si
I have an 11 month old and I am somewhat new to cycling. I have always ridden bikes, but never much on the road or gravel trails. I just moved to Pittsburgh and purchased a 2018 Trek Fx3 disc. I was excited that the Great Allegheny Passage is 100 feet from our door and I purchased a bike for the wife, myself, helmets, trailer, etc.
I found a used Burley Bee that had only been used once and thought we were on our way. Wrong....I found my 11 month old to be too short. His helmet doesn't reach the helmet pocket so his head/neck is pushed forward. He absolutely hated it and wouldn't stop crying.
Discouraged, I started looking into the rear child seats. I went ahead and purchased a Thule Ridealong on amazon for $200. The seat gets here tomorrow and i hope this solves the problem as I am about $2,000 into this with all the bikes, trailer, helmets and other miscellaneous gear. I will likely be able to recoup the $150-200 for the Burley Bee, but if my son doesn't like the Thule Ridealong i am afraid I wasted a lot of money. Well, my bike shouldn't be a waste as it is my only means of transportation, but the wife's bike, gear and all the baby stuff may be a waste....
Anyway, sorry for the long rant, but i will be sure to at least follow up with this thread by this weekend. I hope to ride tomorrow, but i am not counting on it.
Ken
Don't be discouraged - your kid is probably too young. My kid just turned 2 and now she loves riding in the seat on the back of the bike, although for no more than 40 minutes at a time and then we have to stop (playground, coffee shop with pastry
or to just run around). And every single time she refuses to put her helmet back on (also dislikes 'returning home'). Kids are not very fond of helmets. About a year ago, she was not very fond of the shaking and bumps but now doesn't seem to mind it - I'm also running thicker tires at lower PSI so that helps.
guys - just installed and rode the first time with my 25 lb child on my Trek FX2 and Yepp maxi rear child seat. However, the only thing my kid likes to do when in motion is sleep! Now, she didn't have much neck support and I could see she was trying different positions but was never comfortable and letting out small cries. Is there an accessory I can use to support her better?
Also, has anybody tried the Thule Ride Along and does that 20 degree of recline allow babies to sleep?
Thanks
I started with my daughter after she turned 1 and even then I had to go fairly slow. You have to be really careful about neck support and making sure the kid can hold their head up with the helmet. She never had any issues sleeping in the seat with the helmet on. I have a CoPilot Limo and have it leaned back a bit. Are you sure the small cries are due to her being uncomfortable? Can you try going slower and using lower pressure in your tires next time so she doesn't get bumped as much?