[Closed] Aldi child's bike seat

That mounts on the seat tube, not the seatpost.

As above, it's seat tube mounted not seat post mounted.

What size wheels does your MTB have and what size is your frame? I can only get away with mounting one on my 29er frame as it's a large and I can get the frame bracket right at the top of the seat tube. Any smaller frames and the bike seat will foul the rear tyre.

Looks like the Raleigh one my mate got me. The bracket was too close to the tyre on my 29er. I think it's the same price though.

I went for a Weeride, which puts the child in front which makes chatting a lot easier, plus I can easily keep an eye on what she's up to.

It's difficult to see in the pics but I get it now, mounted to the seat post.

I've got a transition Scout, large with 27.5 wheels. I guess it won't fit then!

My Hamax Siesta is on it's second child now (although nearly at the end of the usable weight now he's 3) Personally i'd spend a bit more, get one with as many usable features as you can and you'll get more use out of it.  Mine it literally in daily service on the nursery run at 7 years old

I shall just make my usual plug for the MacRide (depending on age of the child).

http://www.mac-ride.com/

Pros:

Very quick to take on / off.

Works with droppers etc

You can buy multiple fittings so works with multiple bikes.  We regularly do it where one parent commutes with child in the morning, leaves seat at childcare and other parent commutes home.

Cons:

Child is not strapped in (this matters more to some people than others)

Depending on child / frame it requires a bit of a bow legged cycling approach.

I like the look of the Mac-ride. It looks like a modern day version of something my dad cobbled together for me back on the eighties! Don't appear to be readily available on the UK though

it's shown mounted to the seatpost in the Aldi pics, but look how high the seat is. Thule and Hamax use the same style of fitting but mount it to the seattube of the bike allowing it to sit lower.

Don’t appear to be readily available on the UK though

Really.  If I look here....` <a href="https://mac-ride.myshopify.com/"> https://mac-ride.myshopify.com/</a>

Seats to <strong>European Union </strong>countries are shipped from England. To the best of our knowledge, import fees are estimated at $0 or negligible.

Id drop them a line as Im pretty sure you can get them in the UK.

^^ Don't you love this new forum sometimes :o)

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Don’t appear to be readily available on the UK though

Really.  If I look here….`  https://mac-ride.myshopify.com/”>https://mac-ride.myshopify.com/</a&gt ;

Seats to European Union countries are shipped from England. To the best of our knowledge, import fees are estimated at $0 or negligible.

Id drop them a line as Im pretty sure you can get them in the UK.

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Think you're right...  £200 in the UK, my old man's home made version definitely didn't cost that!! 🤑

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Don’t get a bike seat where your kids just looks at your back!

Get a Weeride or something where they are upfront and you can interact with them

I'm not sure a weeride will fit to my frame. In all the example pics I can see the headtube protrudes above the top tube slightly so the weeride can be attached. The top of the head tube on a transition Scout frame is completely flush with the top tube.

If you've got head tube issues try a Yepp Mini, fits between the spacers above or below the stem.  Adds maybe 2mm to the stack height.

Re price: As with Isla bikes and the like I find initial up front cost is somewhat offset by higher resale.

Don’t get a bike seat where your kids just looks at your back!

I thought this and got a Thule ride along mini front. The seat is great and really well made but my lad isn't keen on going in it.

I was given hamax rear seat by a colleague to try as an alternative... And the boy loves that! Judging by how much he points out whilst we ride along I don't think I'm blocking his view too much, and we chat constantly so interaction isn't affected - in fact we interact more as he chats more when on the back. Thinking about it I guess the fact that he can see me makes him more comfortable whereas he's a bit nervous if he can't see me when he's on the front seat.

It's a damn site more pleasurable for me too - with long legs pedalling is fine whereas with the front seats it's uncomfortable.

If you happen to be anywhere near Sheffield, I was about to advertise a Hamax one for a tenner, and your welcome to try to fit it before buying, or even try to fit it and then buy a different one online!

Ghetto it like i did. old seat + old inner tube + biggest cable ties I could find = Massive grins.

Oxford do a posh one for about 35 quid, its probably "better" but we all have spares to use up don't we?

Oh and I too am in Sheffield, looking to move on my child seat but mine attaches to the downtube, again welcome to try.

That's exactly what my dad did only with some added foot rests stuck onto the down tube

I'd say you need the foot rests - remembering clearly my niece breaking her leg when her foot got caught in the spokes. Maybe she was a bit too tall for a top tube ride (but it was her dad's doing, not mine!)

Foot rests are on my desk ready to be fitted.

Probably going to fit a mudguard too and might try and blank off a section between the guard stays and the forks for even less foot in spokes action.

Personally think you should change the black saddle on there too. It's disgraceful 😉

@DezB I know, I feel bad about the whole bike, it's no way to treat one of that vintage but now I know the boy likes riding upfront, the whole thing is being replaced with a more suitable one for the school run and this is being retired.