Child seat for my 'awkward' bike

Dr_Pips

Hi All,

I have a Giant XTC 3 which I barely use, but want to get back into it again. I'd really like to get a child seat to fit to the back so I can take my 1 year old as well. The only problem is that where the adaptors would attach is the wires for the front derailer. I spoke to the guy from Halfords who didn't really have a solution, other than one of the seats that fits inbetween the rider and the handlebars, but these only go up to a baby with a weight of 15kg, too low. Or a trailer, but I'm not sure I like the sound of that.

Has anyone come across this before, and do you have a solution?

Thanks,

Dom

alan_sherman

It is a hardtail MTB so could take a rear rack. Many rack mount seats available.

Does it have eyelets on chainstays? I guess not. The solution below would work.

I have a copilot seat with a disc compatible Blackburn Ex-1 rack. It mounts to the QR skewer (extra long - supplied). At the top it needs either seat stay eyelets, P Clips, or a replacement saddle clamp that gives a mount point (see here: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/m-p ... rrency=GBP )

Daz555

Having had my kids in both seats and trailers over the years I have to say a trailer blows the seat out of the water. The kids prefer it and the riding experience is so so much nicer with a trailer - also very handy for doing the shopping.

baudman

+1 to the trailer

ViperS15

You can get a Hamax seat and it will fit no problem. The fixing bracket will mount behind your cables and let them run freely.