WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat
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Description of WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat
Product Description The WeeRide Kangaroo Center Mounted Child Carrier offers an award-winning design that allows children to enjoy and share in the cycling experience, surrounded by your protective pair of arms. Your child is not behind you uninterested and distanced by the limited view. The child?s position also keeps the center of gravity where it belongs ? on the bicycle frame, not behind the rider. This all adds up to a more comfortable ride for the cyclist AND the passenger. The Child Carrier is mounted on an independent adjustable steel support bar that attaches firmly between the frame?s head tube and the seat post. The support bar is designed to mount on almost any bicycle. Customer contact information at 1-800-451-KENT (5368) or www.kentbicycles.com -- Safety Information - Always wear a helmet, knee and elbow pads when riding. Check all nuts and bolts for tightness before riding. For casual riding on smooth, flat, paved and dry surfaces free of sand , gravel or dirt. Do not ride at night or in areas of traffic. For children up to 40lbs, "If you need straps in a different size please call us at Kent International and we will have them shipped to you right away."The WeeRide Kangaroo center-mounted bike seat offers an award-winning design that makes biking with your child much safer and much more fun. It's installed onto virtually any bicycle via a patent pending, independent steel support bar that attaches between the front handle bar tube and the seat post. It provides a much more enjoyable and interactive experience for the child and rider. Your child's needs can be heard, seen and attended to more easily, and he or she has a more interesting view--no more staring at someone's back. Other advantages include no dangling arms or legs to reach wheels and the rear of the bike is free to carry your gear.
The seat is made from an injection-molded plastic form, and it features a comfortable padded foam seat, height adjustable foot cups, and a fully adjustable three-point security harness. The Padded pedestal armrest sitting atop the handlebars gives children somewhere comfortable to put their hands, and can serve as a headrest for the napping toddler.
The steel support bar is an independent support system that does not interfere with brake cables or other attached bicycle gear. It includes different sizes of plastic spacers for the front yoke attachment and rear seat post to protect the posts and ensure it fits on almost any recreational bicycle available. It's easily removable for when you want to ride on your own.
It can be used with mountain/city bikes with upright handlebars (with drop-handled racing handlebars, the rider leans forward too much for the child to sit comfortably). Children should be at least 1 year old, and it has a maximum weight capacity of 40 pounds. This bike seat is designed for casual riding on smooth, flat, paved and dry surfaces free of sand, gravel or dirt.
Sports reviews of WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat
Customer Review: Weeeeee ride is WONDERFUL!!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I got this for my 20 month old son so my husband and I could bike again. We installed this in about 20 mins. and went for a WONDERFUL ride. My son was comfy the entire time and the seat is very stable on the bike. The harness LOOKED like it was going to be tricky to figure out but after looking at the instructions I had NO problems getting my son seated and the harness adjusted just right. After dealing with so many other child harnesses, I actually liked how the adjustments worked.
I had no trouble pedaling with the seat on- you do have to pedal knees out a TINY bit- but the only part of you that will notice is the new set of muscles involved until they get in shape- but that just may be my muscles since we haven't biked since before I was pregnant!
The interaction with my son as we biked was great- look at the bunny, see that tree, lets watch the puddle, etc. GREAT! And his pointing and the weeeeee weeeeee and giggles of delight as he enjoyed the wind n his face make this an excellent choice! I expect to be able to use this for quite some time!
Customer Review: Great fun for baby
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This seat is awesome. As some reviewers have mentioned, you do have to bow your legs just slightly to ride with this seat, but unless you have your seat positioned completely incorrectly for proper riding, this is only a slight bowing and I would not consider it a flaw. The straps are a little big for my small 14-month-old daughter, but this only means that she will be able to enjoy it for a long time. It is much, much, MUCH safer than the back-mounted seats that throw your balance off, and my daughter can enjoy the wind in her face and fun sights. I think that this seat is wonderfly designed, but there is one IMPORTANT thing to consider: Many bikes now are not designed in a way that is compatible with this front mounting bracket. I bought a bike that I really liked, only to find that this is seat would not fit because the bar is welded too close to the steering column. I returned the bike (because the child seat was more important) and had to take the bracket with me to several merchants to find a bike that it would fit on. This seat will not work for all bikes styles or brands.Customer Review: Works as advertised
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
Works great, tried the Ibert first and it didn't fit so we ordered this one. Shipping was fast, ordered wednesday got friday. Could see how it might be uncomfortable on a mountain bike or a bike where you have to lean forward, but it was installed on my wifes beach cruiser which has a more upright seating position. I conducted the first test ride and barely knew it was there, my wife is 5'2" and she loved it, was no problems for her. My son who is 18 months old, he loved it also, was all smiles.
Installation was easy, took about 15 minutes. If you're the type of person who has to strictly follow the instructions don't forget to remove the bolt from the bottom of the pedestal part and mount it throught the seat, don't remember the instructions saying to do that and the bolt comes already installed and tightened onto the pedestal for some reason. Suppose you could also just not install the pedestal, only reason I see it being there is for them to rest their head if they fall asleep. Depends on the child but I don't ever see mine falling asleep on it.
Customer Review: wonderful and fun ride
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
My son is 20 months old, and is very tall for his age. I was concerned if this seat would be able to fit him (and still accommodate my lanky self on my bike). I admittedly was skeptical after seeing some negative reviews on this product (surprisingly, no one mentions the age of their kids - important for a product such as this).
Having used this for a week now, I am a total convert and will enthusiastically recommend this to anyone. Not only does it fit my son, but it also allows me to ride my bike without any problems (no wide-angling of my legs). I have a standard $80 road-bike bought from Walmart, nothing fancy here. I have been able to ride for an hour on my bike with my kid without any discomfort at all. I love the fact that it is front-mounted, and the hand/head-rest is very convenient for my son to hold on to. His feet rest correctly in the bottom section of the seat, and the seat-belt is easy to put on and take off.
I now wake up to the calls off 'biking' from my son early in the morning. :-)
Customer Review: My son loves it!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I purchased this product because I wanted to keep an eye on my son and take him on a local bike path from time to time. This product was easily installed, but I could see where it might be a bit tough for some bicycles.
My son is a big 14 month old, 32" tall and 27 pounds. It's a bit tough to strap him in, because of the strapping method, but I am confident he's in safely once we're on our way. I especially like that I have full view of him using the convex and flexible rear-view miror and can talk to him as we ride! In my opinion this beats having the child behind the seat or in a pull-behind.
Since he is in front of me, my wife was concerned about bugs and stuff flying in his eyes, so I purchased a suitable helmet and then mounted some adult safety goggles with tie straps to the helmet, which fits very nicely in front of his eyes and face.
My son and I love it!
I look forward to the next time I get the chance (and the weather) to get him out agai