Miyo: Taking children on the bike with you

I guess if you, or will you have, young children, and your passion is the bike, you may be wondering what options you have to accompany you during your outings pedaling. We've included four categories:

chairs to go "back" - in these children usually are seated behind you
take front seats - the children are seated in front, on the table
carts - cars that can tow with your bike
others - some frikadas we found out there

Chairs to go "behind"
They are the most common and there is a great variety in the market. Most often approved for children 9-22 kg (about 9 months to about 4/5 years), but there is also an option for older children.

The best thing is to look for one that can be adpater to any bicycle, well, if you change your bike, you still worth the chair (or if your kids are grown, the can "donate" to someone who can still use).

Hamax Kiss
First things first: my experience. I have a chair I Hamax Kiss , inherited from my brother, that can be used with any bike, even without luggage. The chair "joins" the box, in the tube the seat post with a "clip" that attaches with 4 screws.

Clamp the can leave installed in the box and pressing the metal you see in the picture to the left, under the lyrics, is "off" the chair. Anyway, I usually put on and take the clamp (it takes me about 5 min) each time I go to the small, because if I leave, I knocked the second bottle cage (which goes in the box under the seat).

This chair can take children from 9 months (9 kg) to 4/5 years (22 kg). On security issues: side protection, subject feet (so you do not get into the spokes) and seat belt hard enough to make an adult (impossible for a child). For what it's worth, my brother fell carrying my niece and she was not hurt.
Price: 50 €

The least favorite things are:

The seat belt is a little tight (or short) and to tie (or drop) the child, first, you have to remove the helmet. Note that by the time you're "up" ("down") the child's bike have to be supported by the crowbar (or wherever you can) and in any oversight, you might fall. ..
Do not see the child. You realize that he has fallen asleep when it takes a while silent and starts hitting you in the back headers rhythmic ... if you remove the helmet you will notice when you hear it hit the ground, ... (General to all these seats)
The child is not to have too much visibility. Your back sees perfectly, but to see the landscape has to go all the time looking sideways. (General to all these seats)

Bobike Bobike Maxi or Maxi +
These two chairs, the Maxi or Maxi + , like the previous one, is to take the child back and will fit any bike with a system that connects the seat to the frame. Security measures are similar to those of the Hamax and it looks to be a little more comfortable for the child. Anyway, for some pictures I've been seeing, I think it has less side protection than others.
Price: about 80 € Maxi, Maxi + about 100 €

Römer Jockey Comfort
This chair is also to bring back and fits any bike, but beware, it only applies to tables with round tube. Pintaza has a great, absolutely safe, adjustable, reclining and so comfortable, you feel like being a dwarf again.
Price: about 105 €

GMG Yeep Maxi
Another one on the same line, this with a design a little more care. Bobike Like, if you take a look at the photos , it appears that lateral protection is not very good. Moreover, in many of the photos that appear on the web, both children and parents go without a helmet (and they better). However, the chair is much more aesthetic than others and the material they are made an absolute blast.
Price: about 100 €

Ok Baby 10 +
The last of this series, for children 9-22 kg. Very similar to the Hamax, adaptable to any bike and quite safe and secure.
Price: 50 €

Junior Bobike
If your son already weighs over 22 kg and still want to take with you on the bike (and you have the strength for it), this is your chair . Of the few to bring back that are approved in 22-32 kg. Have fewer protections than in the previous cases, but is supposed to take older children who are not going to jump off the bike and put my feet between the spokes.
Price: 140 €

Chairs to carry forward
The first time I saw this chair was in Rome. The truth is that I agreed at the time I was thinking about how to bring the dwarf me and was looking for some options. Shortly after the Hamax inherited and I could not justify to my financial Directoria buying another chair ... The weight limit for these chairs is usually around 15 kg. For me, the advantages over the above are:

the small can see
you can see the small
in a way, the small is protected by your own body (I have not clear whether they would be more or less secure than carrying when falling behind)
I think in this position destabilizes you less when moving

WeeRide Kangaroo Carrier
This is approved to carry children up to 18 kg. What I like is the mechanism for setting the saddle to the bike, I think the safest of all I've seen. It also has a padded handle that kind of applies to the child "imitate you" to guide the bike and can support your head when falling asleep.
Price: about € 40

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