{"id":1054,"date":"2014-08-18T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2016-10-21T22:34:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T03:34:01","slug":"carrying-stuff-by-bike-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/carrying-stuff-by-bike-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrying stuff by bike: kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are several ways to carry kids on a bicycle, and many can be combined if you’re portaging 17 children and Vito your helper monkey<\/a>. I’d like to focus on one of the less expensive options which should work on many bikes: the Topeak BabySeat.
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\nThe BabySeat (technically the BabySeat II) is $150 and mounts to a Topeak rear rack that can be used for several other things. That’s what I like most about this setup, you’re buying a system<\/em>. Take the BabySeat off and you can can mount any of Topeak’s bags or baskets (plus any panniers).<\/p>\n

Install the Rack<\/h2>\n

Installing the rack should be somewhat straightforward, permitting you have a somewhat “normal” bicycle<\/a>. If you are trying to mount this to your carbon fiber road bike, sorry I can’t help. If you have a steel framed bicycle but are lacking the mounts to add a rack, adding the mounts can be done by your local bike builder, Peacock Groove in my case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Add the Seat<\/h2>\n

Once the rack is mounted to your bike, adding the BabySeat is somewhat simple. The trickiest part is making sure the metal clip in the crotch part of the seat is properly clipped to the front bar of the rack. You’ll probably pinch your fingers a couple times before getting it right (Lord knows I did). <\/p>\n