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Baby Transportation Safety Statistics
Is there a resource comparing different safety statistics for transporting babies on bicycles, specifically using different methods?
I'd like to see some information about how safe it is to compare a ...
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Any way to transport kids on a folding bike?
I LOVE my Strida, but have noticed that the only way to transport kids with it is in a trailer, which seems to defeat the purpose of a compact bike.
I've seen a crazy expensive Brompton bar ...
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Babies on Bakfietsen: How young is too young?
When is it safe to transport a baby on a bakfiets? How does one know when a child is old enough for this?
By "safe" I mean, protecting the child's brain from damage due to road vibration, pothole ...
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Safe child seat attachment
I was told by my bike shop that the bike I have can only mount a child seat at the seatpost. My son is 2 and I need a safe child seat for him. I have been having great difficulty finding one that ...
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I'm looking for options for carrying 2 children on the back
I'm looking at the Yuba Mundo with 2 Bobike Junior seats to carry my 4 and 6 year old children.
First, does anybody know if those seats will mount on a Mundo?
Second, I'm open to all other ...
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How can I find a biking club that has a group for riding with kids in a trailer?
How can I find a biking club that has a group for riding with kids in a trailer? I prefer to ride in a group.
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Child seat (or rack) at the seat post
I have 2 bikes (mountain and road) sometimes I use them in races (mostly MTB) so I don't want to have any fixed accessory on them. I'm looking for a child seat (or rack where a seat can be mounted) ...
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What kind of bike rack can go with this bike?
I'm looking for a bike rack to put on my bike so that I can hookup the baby seat with the bike. However, I don't see anywhere on my bike where I can mount the front bracket arms of the rack to it ...
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Trying to fit a Blackburn EX1 rack to my bike
My wife brought a second hand CoPilot Limo seat for her bike which came with a Blackburn EX1 rack.
I have just tried to fit this but came accross a hopefully minor problem. Her bike is a Giant ...
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What's the best way for a beginner cyclist to carry children?
My sister has two children, aged 4 and 2. The 4 year old is starting to get confident on his bike and my sister is finding she can't keep up with him on foot any more. She hasn't ridden since she was ...
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Toddler bike seat vs. bike trailer?
Our 2.2 year old toddler seems very interested in a random, abandoned bike seat we found, so we're considering some method of letting him ride with us. But I am not sure whether to get ...
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Do I need a Blackburn bike rack for my CoPilot Limo kids seat, or will the vintage Schwinn rack do?
I was given a CoPilot kids bike seat and the instructions say that it requires a Blackburn EX-1 rack. But will my Schwinn bike rack do the trick, safely?
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What child seats have a quick-release mechanism?
I'm looking to purchase a rear child seat for my almost-two-year-old.
The main feature I'm interested in is being able to very quickly and easily take it on and off.
This Yepp Maxi I saw in a ...
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Child seat: how to keep the child's head from falling forward?
When my child falls asleep in the child seat, his head falls forward.
How can I keep his head back?
The child seat is a modern type with a back that can be tilted back to prevent that. It works, but ...
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At what age/stage should my child be at before I start using a child seat?
Does anyone have any experience or references on when it is ok to start putting a child in a bike child seat/carrier?
I am aware that our child will need some extra neck strength to not bobble around ...
