Child seat options

[livpoksoc]

Just been checking over my two bikes, and I can't work out if I can get a pannier rack on the back, to hold a seat, or if I'm stuck with a seat post mounted one.

I have a Spesh rockhopper and a Trek Madone, and can't tell if I have the appropriate holes on the frame or not.

If the frames aren't set up for a rack, what's the recommendations from CC'ers for child bike seats?

 

[Sharky]

N+1 time.

Just buy a cheapo new or second hand. As long as it has the rack and fittings you need.

Will save bodging your best bikes and it will only be for a short time before junior will want a tag along.

 

[wisdom]

My experience of using child seats was that they made the bike unstable. Bought a proper kids trailer easily fitted to any bike in seconds.
Kids loved it.

 

[livpoksoc]

N+1 time.

Just buy a cheapo new or second hand. As long as it has the rack and fittings you need.

Will save bodging your best bikes and it will only be for a short time before junior will want a tag along.

I have my original roady which I know fits a rack, but have it set up purely for turbo. Guess I can just swap a regular tyre onto it and that would do the job.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Is the blue bike disc'd & does it have quick release? is so I have a rack here that will fit for the cost of postage.

 

[roadrash]

^^^^^the good will of cyclechat strikes again....brilliant^^^^^^

 

[Sharky]

In medieval times, giving somebody the rack may not have been so charitable

 

[winjim]

Do bear in mind that a rack mounted seat can give a rather harsh ride for the kid, whereas a seattube (not seat post!) mounted one has a bit of spring in it to provide suspension.

 

[livpoksoc]

Is the blue bike disc'd & does it have quick release? is so I have a rack here that will fit for the cost of postage.

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Thanks, appreciate the offer but I'm asking as I was given a free Kooki child seat and can't make use of it, so wouldn't want the guilt of not using it if it didn't work out.

 

[livpoksoc]

Do bear in mind that a rack mounted seat can give a rather harsh ride for the kid, whereas a seattube (not seat post!) mounted one has a bit of spring in it to provide suspension.

Fair point, will bear this in mind.