Carbon frame + Hamax child seat

kenan

Been looking for a child seat for my bike and have decided on a Hamax rear seat like this one: http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... at_127.htm

Do you think it will ok to mount it onto my carbon 456 frame? Just wanted to chek it would be ok on the carbon frame (would use heli tape under the bracket)

dbmnk

If you're worried, check out Loct child seat
http://www.loct.co.uk/

My daughter absolutely loves to sit there, and if you plan on going offroad, this is the only correct position of a child

kenan

I like the look of those, but at 18 months old she is not there yet.

Looked at the WeeRide in a lbs but they are very small, hence ending up looking at the Hamax.

pastey_boy

no way on earth that would fit a carbon 456

davewalsh

pastey_boy wrote:

no way on earth that would fit a carbon 456

Any particular reason you say that ? I have that exact seat and I think it would fit. However, I personally wouldn't use that type of seat on a carbon frame as you're loading the seat tube in a way that it isn't designed to be loaded.

I'd seek advice from On-One, they should know better than anyone if the seat tube will cope with the load.

pastey_boy

davewalsh wrote:

pastey_boy wrote:

no way on earth that would fit a carbon 456

Any particular reason you say that ? I have that exact seat and I think it would fit. However, I personally wouldn't use that type of seat on a carbon frame as you're loading the seat tube in a way that it isn't designed to be loaded.

I'd seek advice from On-One, they should know better than anyone if the seat tube will cope with the load.

you have just answered your own question.

nicklouse

kenan
no way in hell. I have seen what they can do to a steel frame. and ally frames.



either something that attaches to the seat post or a different bike.

kenan

I thought it would be a no no, poor bike is just hanging in my garage colleting dust.

Jurns out a mate has a WeeRide which I am going to borrow this week and see if its as small as I fear.

If that fails then I'll have to get my 18 year old GT back on the road for a bit of old school cool 8)

thanks for the advice guys

nicklouse

kenan wrote:

I'll have to get my 18 year old GT back on the road for a bit of old school cool 8)

yep thats the way to do it.