cross-bar seat adaptor

[Jonathan Ives]

Hi,

I have read many posts on cross-bar seats versus rear seats
for young children.

My requirement is somewhat different.

I have a Dawes discovery bike which I regularly use to bike
around my nearby off-road trails (Fleet Pond) . I do not
ride on public roads

My 11 year old son has a bike and we cycle together.
However my 8 year old son gets a bit left out. He is less
keen to learn, possibly due to some inner ear problems from
when he was young. he is a typical 8 year old boy. I do not
want to leave him out, so have experimented with a home
made cross-bar seat made from an old racer saddle. The two
problems were :

1) the saddle tilting sideways
2) The saddle slidding backwards down the cross-bar

Q: Does anyone know of any purpose built cross-bar adaptors
for mounting a typical cycle saddle ? i.e not a complete
infant seat

I am aware of the concerns about cross-bar arrangements, but
my son would not ride on a rear seat, he always wears a
helment and these are very safe country cycle paths so I
think this approach is sound.

Many thanks

Jonathan Ives

[Chris French]

In message <4615e86e.0404171221.8b190f4@posting.google.com>,
Jonathan Ives <jives@uk.oracle.com> writes
>My requirement is somewhat different.
>
>I have a Dawes discovery bike which I regularly use to bike
>around my nearby off-road trails (Fleet Pond) . I do not
>ride on public roads
>
>My 11 year old son has a bike and we cycle together.
>However my 8 year old son gets a bit left out. He is less
>keen to learn, possibly due to some inner ear problems from
>when he was young. he is a typical 8 year old boy. I do not
>want to leave him out, so have experimented with a home
>made cross-bar seat made from an old racer saddle.

Sounds uncomfortable to me, both for the child and the rider
with a child of that size on the squeezed between you and
the handlebars, and an old racer saddle sound like some sort
of to torture :-)

Wouldn't a trailer bike where you two your son behind be a
better option? It will also maybe give him a bit more
confidence to progress onto riding his own bike.
--
Chris French, Leeds

[Dirtylitterboxo]

At age 8 he's likely to be too big for a seat on your bike
crossbar. Have you thought about a trailer bike? To give you
an idea, see

http://www.chycor.co.uk/holidays/bridge-bike-
hire/images/trailer.jpg

Cheers, helen s


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[Jonathan Ives]

chris French <newspost-c-002@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote in message news:<R2YURFQoOZgANw7R@familyfrench.co.uk>...
> In message
> <4615e86e.0404171221.8b190f4@posting.google.com>, Jonathan
> Ives <jives@uk.oracle.com> writes
> >My requirement is somewhat different.
> >
> >I have a Dawes discovery bike which I regularly use to
> >bike around my nearby off-road trails (Fleet Pond) . I do
> >not ride on public roads
> >
> >My 11 year old son has a bike and we cycle together.
> >However my 8 year old son gets a bit left out. He is less
> >keen to learn, possibly due to some inner ear problems
> >from when he was young. he is a typical 8 year old boy. I
> >do not want to leave him out, so have experimented with a
> >home made cross-bar seat made from an old racer saddle.
>
> Sounds uncomfortable to me, both for the child and the
> rider with a child of that size on the squeezed between
> you and the handlebars, and an old racer saddle sound like
> some sort of to torture :-)
>
> Wouldn't a trailer bike where you two your son behind be a
> better option? It will also maybe give him a bit more
> confidence to progress onto riding his own bike.

Thanks - agreed the trailer looks the better option, but at
8 I think he is rather self conscious of how that looks as
most of his friends ride.

[Chris French]

In message
<4615e86e.0404172231.2a3c95f2@posting.google.com>, Jonathan
Ives <jives@uk.oracle.com> writes
>chris French <newspost-c-002@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote in
>message news:<R2YURFQoOZgANw7R@familyfrench.co.uk>...
>> In message
>> <4615e86e.0404171221.8b190f4@posting.google.com>,
>> Jonathan Ives <jives@uk.oracle.com> writes
>> >
>> >My 11 year old son has a bike and we cycle together.
>> >However my 8 year old son gets a bit left out. He is
>> >less keen to learn, possibly due to some inner ear
>> >problems from when he was young. he is a typical 8 year
>> >old boy. I do not want to leave him out, so have
>> >experimented with a home made cross-bar seat made from
>> >an old racer saddle.
>>
>> Wouldn't a trailer bike where you two your son behind be
>> a better option? It will also maybe give him a bit more
>> confidence to progress onto riding his own bike.
>
>Thanks - agreed the trailer looks the better option, but at
>8 I think he is rather self conscious of how that looks as
>most of his friends ride.

Surely the seat option has the same problem for him?

Or a tandem (childback/kiddiecranks)

Or if balance is the problem, get him a KMX then he will
have all the 'cool' he needs :-)

<http://www.kmxkarts.co.uk/> (http://www.kmxkarts.co.uk/)
--
Chris French, Leeds

[Zog The Undenia]

Jonathan Ives wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have read many posts on cross-bar seats versus rear
> seats for young children.
>
> My requirement is somewhat different.
>
> I have a Dawes discovery bike which I regularly use to
> bike around my nearby off-road trails (Fleet Pond) . I do
> not ride on public roads
>
> My 11 year old son has a bike and we cycle together.
> However my 8 year old son gets a bit left out. He is less
> keen to learn, possibly due to some inner ear problems
> from when he was young. he is a typical 8 year old boy. I
> do not want to leave him out, so have experimented with a
> home made cross-bar seat made from an old racer saddle.
> The two problems were :
>
> 1) the saddle tilting sideways
> 2) The saddle slidding backwards down the cross-bar
>
>
> Q: Does anyone know of any purpose built cross-bar
> adaptors for mounting a typical cycle saddle ? i.e not
> a complete infant seat
>
> I am aware of the concerns about cross-bar arrangements,
> but my son would not ride on a rear seat, he always wears
> a helment and these are very safe country cycle paths so I
> think this approach is sound.

With a good pedalling style your knees should brush the top
tube, so I can't see how there would be room without
pedalling like a paperboy on a BMX!