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: Great, but takes a little getting used to
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
When I first got my Kangaroo Bike Seat and tried it out on my bike, I was a little disappointed. My knees hit the seat when I pedaled so I had to bike bow-legged which I didn't like. I wasn't completely sold until we did some tinkering, moving the seat as forward as it could go without interfering with my steering. Now, I love it and it's great! I still do have to very slightly adjust how I pedal, putting my knees out a bit more, but I'm getting used to it. I asked a friend who has one and she said the same thing--you get used to it! I love being able to take my daughter all over town and I really enjoy that she is in front of me. I feel safer with her there, the weight is no problem (I've ridden with the seats that go in the back and they are a little more squirrely), and she loves banging on the face pad and putting her feet up on the bike. Customer Review: we love it
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I love the weeride. It works great for us. The only thing is that the straps are a little hard to adjust.Customer Review: Wanted it to work SO bad! :)
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
This seat was just plain awkward for me. We have two little ones, my son is 2 1/2 and my daughter is 3 1/2.
My hubby and I each purchased one for our bikes and he LOVES it, he couldn't be happier, I on the other hand was pretty dissapointed.
My knees just kept hitting the seat, and like some other reviewers had written, due to the seats position on my bike, I had to peddle with my legs spread waaay out, and lets face it, I just felt very odd doing that, not to mention uncomfortable,....and I looked pretty goofy doing it as well. :) I enjoy riding my bike, and putting this seat on it made me not enjoy it so much.
I SO wanted to love this product, especially since my husband makes his ride look so effortless when he rides with our son or daughter. There is no leg spreadin' going on for him. :) I was very attracted to the idea of our children being seated in front - just the idea of something different I suppose. :)
This seats harness was just basic, nothing spectacular. The time it took to put it on both bikes was not long at all, less than a half hour. Very easy to do. The seat itself was very sturdy.
I will be purchasing a rear seat as I think that will be the better fit for me, but I must add that while this product may have not worked for me I still think it is a very nice quality seat for the price. My children are very comfortable and happy in it and they enjoy riding in it so much! They'll just have to take turns with who will ride in front with Dad and who will ride in back with Mom. :)
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: Great seat, but for how long...
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Our scenario: Our 191/2 m/o b/g twins were 28lbs/32"H and 24lbs/311/2"H respectively at their last ped. visit. We have Trek 4300 mountain bikes which the seats fit on fine (husband added a little tape to prevent paint scratching). I am 5'2" and I do have to bow my legs out some to pedal. When you add their helmets to the overall bundle, hills are a little challenging and I do bump them. Perhaps I can adjust my seat up some to counter that or just get in better shape. They fit in them perfect right now but I am not sure about next year.
With that said, the biking experience is wonderful and the twins love interacting on the ride. Even if they move around alot, I feel very balanced. The seats blend in with our bikes well and look like a very slick package. A great value I think.
Footnote: Helmets are the Airius V6 Toddler Bicycle Helmets - they fit nice and shipped fast with two sizing insert options.