Child seat fitting

Tinkerbelly

I am considering getting a child seat for my hardtail and am concerned about the fitting.

They all seem to attach to the bike on the seat tube, which on my bike (and most other MTBs) has the front shifter cable running along.

Will these seats not be compatible with my bike or am I worrying unnecessarily?

Thanks for your thoughts.

kevinharley

Link up to this thread for some further advice / discussion:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... 2#14966982

We've just ordered the ibert safe-t-seat, which attaches to the handlebar stem, so should remove the brake / gear cabling issue (if it is an issue?)

Daz555

Tinkerbelly wrote:

I am considering getting a child seat for my hardtail and am concerned about the fitting.

They all seem to attach to the bike on the seat tube, which on my bike (and most other MTBs) has the front shifter cable running along.

Will these seats not be compatible with my bike or am I worrying unnecessarily?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Get yourself and your bike down to Halfords or LBS and have a look at the Hamax range. You'll soon figure out if the clamp is going to fit on your bike or not. My bike has the front shifter cable down the rear of the seat tube but the Hamax still fits fine. It depends where bosses etc are located as much as the cable itself.

If the seat tube style won't fit on your bike then you'll have to go for one that mounts on a rear panier-style rack. There is also the option of a top tube or headset mounted seat as well of course.

Be wary of the seats mounted on the top tube as they can result in you having to ride bow legged, depending on frame size and length of leg.

cycledad2

if your bike has braze ons to fit a rack then you can get a rack mounted one.