Child Seat vs Bike Trailer? How to Bike With a Child

This video covers the three main ways to ride together with a child on a bike: front-mount child seat, back-mount child seat, and a bike trailer.

But which way is right for you? Different situations call for a different method for carrying a child.

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[Wyteboi]

Great video!!! Veteran rider here and now a new father so learning a whole new way of biking with my family helps me stay fit. I can now incorporate my hobby with my young one ❤ much love!

[cydninealy]

Im getting into biking and have a 2 year old this was a really great review

[marykjacobellis]

Thank you for taking the time to clarify seat/trailer options. Just got the bike seat wasn't sure if I should continue using trailer.

[elizabethvaldez]

Awesome!! Got all the info I needed in 2 minutes thanks for not be making it 30 min!!

[annabeckman]

Ugh i have been looking for a video like this!!! THANK

[wapaa]

I like seeing the different options. As much as I would love the trailer I’m thinking of getting the rear mount for me personally because I will need the back of my bike to put a cargo trailer like The Bob Yak trailer since it’s slim, because I’m gonna need to go grocery shopping. Thanks for allowing me to see the different options because I will definitely will be needing to hope on the road since for some reason these counties believe that sidewalks are unnecessary after a certain point as if every single person owns a car.

[bnoza]

Your daughter is so adorable and they are both beautiful happy kids. Props to you. I'm trying to really incorporate my daughter with my riding. She got taken away from me for a few years and now she's 6 and not 3 or 4 so I'm trying to find a solution that will make up for the bigger size and weight she now has. She loves adventuring with dad and I must give her that before it's too late.

[md]

How do you dismount your bike? I usually kick my legs over but with the rear seat ill Jackie Chan my kid.

[chantalfarr]

This is our third one of these car seats. The first we got as a gift, the second we bought to replace a cheaper on in our second car. The third was an insurance replacement. These seats are easy to install, adjustable and easy to disassemble to clean (vomit and spills).

[mikemmm]

Just got a second hand wee ride and rode with my 11mo old.plan on moving to a bike trailer when she’s older . Thanks for the video

She almost fell asleep, the only gripe I have is the straps. Shoulder straps don’t stay put and they aren’t the easiest to use . I only paid 20$ so It is what it is

[Bettys_Eldest]

In '86 when my wife was pregnant the first thing we bought for the baby was junior back tandem, followed closely by a set of kiddie cranks. From about a year old our eldest daughter rode in a Hamax rear seat on one of our bikes. At three she rode the tandem fitted with kiddie cranks, whilst her younger sister used the bike seat. At five she was able to ride the juniorback tandem without kiddiecranks so we swapped them over to our touring tandem for the youngest to ride. In winter it gets cold for a child sitting motionless in a bike seat, so we were limited to rides of an hour or two, but in summer one hundred mile rides were feasible at a very early age. We often did borrow a Burley Lite back in the 80s so that we could take a friend or even two out with us. With three and one year old grandsons, I am currently refurbishing the juniorback tandem, but also planning to purchase a Burley Bee to tow behind it.

[cherrellm]

Great video! Very informative on different options we have when biking with a child. I have a 6 month old and want to start biking more and this video gave a lot of good information 👍🏾

[danfresca]

Thanks for this I’m defo going for the trailer

[thehundred]

Thank you for the video! Helped a lot making my decision.

[christopherwilson]

Great video but no one ever recommends what kinds of bike rack they use to attach the kids seat. Any suggestions?

[annaalvarado]

Thank you so much for this video! I have my first child and your videos have been tremendously helpful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤍 definitely getting a bike trailer

[benlee]

Great video! How do you get on the bike with kids in both the front and rear child seats?

[andreaslarsson]

I use both child seats and bike trailer. However I've experienced that some drivers don't see the bike trailer and are about to crash into it. So I see some risk with using a bike trailer as well. Especially when biking in the city even though you are using only bike paths and bike lanes.

[CJROOS]

Not enough hand gestures in my opinion

[karthikeyankarnan]

Thanks for this video? Would you recommend some BIKE as well, which would be good for these bike seats?