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JohnB <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> pas wrote:
> >
> > http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/misc/babyseat.jpg
> >
> > here's how they do it in some countries. We built one like this ourselves
> > for around town, it's actually much more stable than over the back wheel as
> > the CG doesn't change a whole lot and the kid is inside your arms.
>
> I've never liked this kind of arrangement as it places the child at some
> risk in the case of an emergency or sudden stop. At least the example
> you show has a rigid back that should help prevent the adult crushing
> into the child. the worst are those clamp on saddles that go on the top
> tube with two foot supports attached to the down tube.
> However I don't like the idea of the child being flung forward onto the
> handlebar clutter or worse, which even with strapping is possible with
> some arrangements. At least if they are on the back they have a soft
> back to knock into.
I'd be more concerned about the sky falling.
> pas wrote:
> >
> > http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/misc/babyseat.jpg
> >
> > here's how they do it in some countries. We built one like this ourselves
> > for around town, it's actually much more stable than over the back wheel as
> > the CG doesn't change a whole lot and the kid is inside your arms.
>
> I've never liked this kind of arrangement as it places the child at some
> risk in the case of an emergency or sudden stop. At least the example
> you show has a rigid back that should help prevent the adult crushing
> into the child. the worst are those clamp on saddles that go on the top
> tube with two foot supports attached to the down tube.
> However I don't like the idea of the child being flung forward onto the
> handlebar clutter or worse, which even with strapping is possible with
> some arrangements. At least if they are on the back they have a soft
> back to knock into.
I'd be more concerned about the sky falling.