Suitable for 3 -9 years for kids who are riding their own bike.

Suitable for 4-9 years for kids who are riding their own bike. Your child will need to be well balanced on their bike to consider using the Tow Bar. The design of this rigid bar means your child can lean and create a disruption to the adult riders biking balance.

• With bikepaths being a safe and relaxed environments to ride with your child, the tow bar is a good solution to riding on bikepaths
• Best suited for intermittent use to assist your child to ride further, for longer or up an incline that they may struggle with or through some traffic
• Creating a bike to bike connection means you are making the decisions for your child… and this can be important to provide safety at times on a bikepath e.g. crossing a road
• As the Tow Bar can create some lean and disruption to your biking balance you will need to learn to adjust to these changes. To understand more please read How does it feel to tow a child riding their own bike
• To help you be prepared before you ride in traffic please read Riding Safely with a Tow Bar
• To improve visibility riders should consider wearing a bright helmet and clothing.

Suitable for 4 plus years old who are capable and well balanced riding their own bike.

• Best suited to intermittently assisting well balanced riders on their own bike.  Up hills, over distances and through windy conditions or to keep up with older siblings. Places they may struggle to go.
• The Tow Rope is a strong rubber bungee covered in durable webbing. Lightweight and easy to carry… just attach when you need it.
• It offers you the ability to assist your child over a wide age range.
• There is little disruption to your balance on the bike as the towing is very smooth. However you do need the strength and fitness to be able to assist your child. Please read How does it feel to tow a child riding their own bike
• To prepare for riding with the tow rope please read Riding Safely with a Tow Rope

Suitable as a carrier mount or frame mount for 4-10 years.

BIKE TRAILERS are suitable for a 1 yr old up to… Single Trailer – 1 child up to 36kg…  Double Trailer – 1 or 2 children up to a total of 45kg. Can be used as a Stroller from a young age by adding a baby sling (0-10months). Please note that by 4 plus years you will get limited time to use your bike trailer.

Mid Mount Seats suitable from 2 years old with an upper age limit of 5 or 6 years. The age and weight restrictions are dependent on the seat you choose.

• Best suited to riding bikepaths that you feel confident and capable riding on.
• These seats has no harness so suits kids that have good balance. Your child will develop a feel for riding as they will learn to lean with the bike as you ride together.
• There are different mid mount seats available – choose your best match
• With your child positioned between your arms, they feel safe and you can see and understand their comfort and mood. You will enjoy the view and environment together as you create some wonderful riding moments and memories.
• With your child seated in front of you ( between your chest and the handlebars) there is a change to the feel of your riding compared to riding solo. You will need to learn to adjust.   Skills such as getting on and off the bike as well as how you move on the bike with changes in the terrain will all be altered. See our story to understand more. How does it feel riding with a mid mount seat
• Works best with medium or larger bike frames as larger sized frames provide the space between your chest and the handlebars you need to enjoy riding with this seat.
• To help you prepare to ride with this seat see….Riding safely with a Mod Mount Kids Bike Seat.

There are factors other than ‘where you ride’ that will influence your decision about which seat or trailer to buy (your best match). Factors such as

• The style of bike you have
• The size of your family – how many children, now and in the future

For more detailed information to support your decision see Biking with a 4 plus year old

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