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Can any of you recomend a bike trailer for carrying my daughter? also what age did you start riding with your kids in?? my little one is coming up to her first birthday, is it to early for her to travel in one??
got a croozer double very reliable and robust baby sling means can easily carry them from 6mths plus
not cheap but worth it (got ours s\h)
They all seem to be 2 seats. Do they do single ones??
Secondhand two seat Croozer here as well. You can get single seat ones but they don't come up secondhand very often. Other make worth a look is Chariot but be prepared for a shock when you see prices, even secondhand they still go for a lot of money. My two seater is pretty wide and a lot of the cycle routes where I live have daft railing across to prevent yobbos on crossers getting onto them, downside is that the trailer doesn't fit through them so routes have to be planned carefully. That said the singles aren't much narrower.
I started my lad in ours at about 15 months. It's a bit of a ball ache if they fall asleep as there isn't really anything to support their bonce so it just flops to one side. Best to take a blanket with you just in case. As said you can get a sling so they can take as young as 6 months.
Currently selling our Chariot Cougar 2 in the classified if you decide that's the route you want to head down... email in profile.
We started a bit under a year, but was always a bit worried how much his head wobbled about in the first few months, even with the proper toddler head support. Also second the comment about when they fall asleep. They're good fun though.
Cheers,
T
Croozer here, started at 6 months with the baby sling.
She's always slept in it loads, in the baby sling up to 12 or 13 months (small baby), then just in the main seat. No worries at all about head wobbling in the baby sling. Without the sling after that, her head goes to the side and rests on the head pillow thing or snuggles down onto her shoulder. Seems pretty much the same as what happens when she sleeps in her car seat. She's got no helmet on though, that might make a difference if you stick helmets on them. Although thinking about it the one time she went in a bike seat with a helmet on, she did exactly the same after a bit.
Double trailer for only one kid is not the end of the world, we give other kids lifts in ours, she loves doing that, and you can get an awful lot of shopping (pretty much a trolley load) in the boot and the spare seat combined, full camping gear etc.