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2late2be
i just think that he'll enjoy the ride better in a carrier seat than in a trailer, he's 15 mo. by the way...
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Back in the dear, dead, days of my youth, I carried my daughter around in a carrier seat.
As others have mentioned, a carrier puts your childs weight up high and has a tendancy to overbalance the bicycle. I never really noticed this as an issue once I was mounted and moving, but it was a problem trying to get her into the seat and settled. Generally, my wife and I found it a two person job. One person held the bike and the other got my daughter strapped in.
If you have ever ridder on the back seat of a tandem, you also know the frontal view is pretty limited. About all your baby will see is your back.
My little sister has a bike trailer. Her two kids seem to really enjoy riding in it.
Unlike a carrier, the kids have a great view forward and to the sides.
Being low down and having a low center of gravity, trailers are very stable.
While a trailer is somewhat heavier to pull about and bulky to store, it is a one person operation getting your kid comfortably situated.
Most trailers can be completely closed up to keep your child more comfortable.
Carriers, at least the one we had, are a real chore to put on and take off. For the most part, you install it and leave it there until the kid is too large. On the other hand, a trailer just clamps to the bike and is really simple to attach and detach. This also makes it easy to let someone else pull the trailer when you get tired.
Finally, at least for the carrier we had, there is a pretty definite size limit. After that, if you want to keep riding with your kid, you are likely to need a trailer until the kid is big enough for a tag-along.
Beleive it not, I am not really opposed to a carrier, but I really think trailers are better in most aspects.
Hope this helps.
Back in the dear, dead, days of my youth, I carried my daughter around in a carrier seat.
As others have mentioned, a carrier puts your childs weight up high and has a tendancy to overbalance the bicycle. I never really noticed this as an issue once I was mounted and moving, but it was a problem trying to get her into the seat and settled. Generally, my wife and I found it a two person job. One person held the bike and the other got my daughter strapped in.
If you have ever ridder on the back seat of a tandem, you also know the frontal view is pretty limited. About all your baby will see is your back.
My little sister has a bike trailer. Her two kids seem to really enjoy riding in it.
Unlike a carrier, the kids have a great view forward and to the sides.
Being low down and having a low center of gravity, trailers are very stable.
While a trailer is somewhat heavier to pull about and bulky to store, it is a one person operation getting your kid comfortably situated.
Most trailers can be completely closed up to keep your child more comfortable.
Carriers, at least the one we had, are a real chore to put on and take off. For the most part, you install it and leave it there until the kid is too large. On the other hand, a trailer just clamps to the bike and is really simple to attach and detach. This also makes it easy to let someone else pull the trailer when you get tired.
Finally, at least for the carrier we had, there is a pretty definite size limit. After that, if you want to keep riding with your kid, you are likely to need a trailer until the kid is big enough for a tag-along.
Beleive it not, I am not really opposed to a carrier, but I really think trailers are better in most aspects.
Hope this helps.
a child carrier or bicycle trailer?
annakalb
which is better and safer for my 1 1/2 year old to ride with me?
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I too have a Honda Civic and the Schwinn brand trailer folds to 3" flat on the floor of the trunk.
I carry a 4 yr old and 2 yr old grandsons in the trailer. The kids love it. They don't have to be enclosed in warm weather as the top acts as a convertible.
On cinder bike paths you will want a rear fender on the bike to keep the dirt from flinging up on your child.
As to what BobA said about the stability... I did drop my bike with the trailer attached. I got stitches in my leg. The kids sat there worried about me. They were fine, the trailer never lifted a tire. Can't say that about rear rack mounted seats.
Look around you can even find a fantastic deal on used trailers that are like new. Kids simply out grow them.
I too have a Honda Civic and the Schwinn brand trailer folds to 3" flat on the floor of the trunk.
I carry a 4 yr old and 2 yr old grandsons in the trailer. The kids love it. They don't have to be enclosed in warm weather as the top acts as a convertible.
On cinder bike paths you will want a rear fender on the bike to keep the dirt from flinging up on your child.
As to what BobA said about the stability... I did drop my bike with the trailer attached. I got stitches in my leg. The kids sat there worried about me. They were fine, the trailer never lifted a tire. Can't say that about rear rack mounted seats.
Look around you can even find a fantastic deal on used trailers that are like new. Kids simply out grow them.
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