Best Child bicycle seat

Before you start to get to grips with the safety and comfort features, you should decide whether the seat should be mounted at the front or at the rear. Broad offers many advantages and disadvantages. With front mounting, you always have the child around your eyes and you can have conversations. The scion can look forward and the driver can carry a backpack. In addition, the seat can be used in combination with bicycle bags as a luggage carrier and the weight is better distributed, which also ensures better handling. Unfortunately, a front mounted seat is only allowed for children with a maximum weight of 15 kilograms and small drivers often have the problem that they can no longer look forward when the child wears a helmet. In addition, the child bicycle seat can be a hindrance when pedalling or steering in bends and make climbing more difficult due to the restricted space between seat and saddle. The rear-mounted seat makes getting on the bike much easier, especially on a deep-entry trekking bike, and the seat does not prevent pedalling and steering. These seats are particularly suitable in confusing city traffic and for Dutch bicycles.

When choosing the right child seat, it is not just the colour or the handle that plays a role. Much more important are the small details that have to be paid attention to when buying. Especially in warm temperatures, not only sunscreen should be used, but also ventilation slits in the seat and back should be important. Armrests and a bow show the child where to place his arms and hands. Closed armrests with handle opening protect the arms and the handle offers additional safety. Personal taste should not play a major role in the choice of colour. Since the child bicycle seat is exposed to wind and weather and is probably used mainly on sunny days, it is better to buy grey instead of black shells. Dark surfaces can become extremely hot. Usually it is standard that the height of the footrest can be adjusted as the child grows. But there should also be an adjustable headrest so that cycling together is fun for a long time and you don’t have to buy a new seat all the time. There are two different versions of the belt system. The 3-point harness system and the 5-point harness system. With the 3-point harness system, the straps are attached to the shoulders and between the legs on the seat. The 5-point harness system has additional fasteners on both sides of the waist. Basically, even the first variant fulfils the current safety requirements, which is why we are happy to make our own decisions here. To ensure that the seat is visible even in the dark, it should have a large red reflector. Just like the shell, the seat upholstery should be in light colours. The padding itself does not have to be very thick, but it is practical when it is removable and washable. The feet should be placed in a footrest so that they are not straight between the spokes. With the help of adjustable footrests you can fix the shoes. Not a must, but a practical extra is a carrying handle on the back of the bowl.