Timeline for Is it safe to put child seat on drivers seat post?
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| Aug 23, 2018 at 19:25 | comment | added | zundi | @ArgentiApparatus You are right, it didn't fit there :( | |
| Aug 23, 2018 at 19:24 | comment | added | zundi | @whatsisname 9kg | |
| Aug 5, 2018 at 0:59 | comment | added | whatsisname | How heavy is the kid? | |
| Aug 3, 2018 at 15:04 | comment | added | Chris H | @AndrewHenle but trailers have plenty of their own risks, mainly due to cars (those who pass close pass trailers even closer) and clipping obstacles. In 4.5 years and a few hundred miles with a child seat I've had no accidents, and a few scary moments. The trailer has its benefits but I've used it in significant traffic only a few times and would never use it in rush hour due to overtaking. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 at 13:58 | answer | added | Mike | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 3, 2018 at 12:56 | comment | added | Andrew Henle | @Michael A child is also a dynamic load, so the peak loads on that long lever arm will be higher than you'd otherwise expect. Imagine the kid bouncing up and down... FWIW, I've always thought putting a kid more than a meter off the ground on a bicycle is a really bad idea - if I screw up, my child gets to fall over a meter onto what's likely a very unforgiving surface. I only ever put my daughter in a trailer where I couldn't screw up and dump her hard into a curb from 4 feet in the air. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 at 12:04 | comment | added | Michael | Have you considered a seat for the rear rack instead? Putting a long lever with considerable weight on the seat tube or seat post always seemed like a very bad idea to me. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 at 11:49 | answer | added | Inoutguttiwutts | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 26, 2018 at 16:10 | comment | added | zundi | @Criggie True. In fact as you can see in the picture, I had to wrap an inner tube around that part in order for it to fit tight because even that one wasn't thick enough. | |
| Jun 26, 2018 at 16:07 | comment | added | zundi | @ArgentiApparatus You are right :( | |
| Jun 26, 2018 at 1:22 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Is it too late to return the Hamex and buy a better seat? actionbicycleclub.com/shop-all-products/dolittle-child-seat or weeride.co.nz are far better solutions. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 at 17:25 | comment | added | Chris H | @Criggie if the bracket is the same as either of the 2 different Hamax brackets I've had, the plate that goes behind the seat tube doesn't have much of a hole in the middle for it to straddle the cable stop. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 at 17:23 | comment | added | Chris H | That Hamax fits a wide range of tube sizes (I had one). But the handling won't be as good with the child's weight so high | |
| Jun 24, 2018 at 8:45 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1010806029570007040 | ||
| Jun 24, 2018 at 8:13 | comment | added | Carel | If the seat-post is steel (not Al or carbon) and long enough to go deeply into the seat-tube, at least to the level of the derailleur cable stop, it may be secure. If the diameter is a bit too small, a shim made from a drinks can, soft Al, is helpful. | |
| Jun 24, 2018 at 8:04 | comment | added | Carel | The way the cable has to slide over the top brace makes me wince! | |
| Jun 24, 2018 at 5:59 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | This bike has a top-pull front derailleur and the cable stop is getting in the way. Is it possible to attach the mount so it straddles that cable stop ? IE one above and one below ? | |
| Jun 24, 2018 at 5:57 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Note the seat post is a narrower outside diameter than the seat tube. | |
| Jun 23, 2018 at 18:56 | comment | added | Argenti Apparatus | Does not look like there is enough space on the seat post | |
| Jun 23, 2018 at 16:15 | history | edited | zundi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 23, 2018 at 16:10 | history | asked | zundi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |