Will the Mountain Bike Front Seat (Urban Iki) Fit on your Bike?
The Urban Iki Mini is compatible with Mountain Bikes! The bike seat and child are positioned between you and the handlebars. It is suitable as a first kids bike seat for 1-3 year olds, up to 15kg.
Welcome. The Mountain Bike Front Seat is the best solution for those wanting to use a Front Seat on their mountain bike. This seat comes with the MTB/ATB Adaptor to create an attachment option for a mountain bike. This seat is super easy to attach and remove from the adult bike once the Adaptor/Bracket is installed. The Mountain Bike Front Kids Seat (Urban Iki Mini) is safe for 1-3 years old and up to 15kg.
You will love riding with you child positioned between your arms for the ultimate in interaction so you can enjoy the ride together.
Where does it attach?
The Urban Iki is easily mounted to a special mountain bike adaptor/bracket that attaches below the handlebar stem on the adult mountain bike. You need the special mountain bike adaptor because mountain bikes have what is called Threadless Stems which do not have very much height. The standard/normal adaptor will not fit on most mountain bikes.
The Urban Iki positioned between you and the handlebars and attached to the MTB Adaptor
MTB Adaptor, the Urban Iki seat slides down onto the structure behind the handlebar stem
Will it fit your bike?
The Mountain Bike Front Seat is best suited to taller riders and therefore bike frames that are medium or larger. This seat is a solution for your family if the Adult Bike meets the following criteria.
Adult Bike
1. You require 5mm exposed space below your handlebar stem to successfully attach the mounting bracket (MTB Adaptor).
To gain the space you will have to remove a spacer to expose 5mm of space (see photos). Your adaptor must be attached to exposed stem, it will not fit over your spacers.
Adaptor/Bracket attached under the handlebar stem on an adult bike needs 5mm of space
Remove the handlebar stem and remove a spacer from the exposed tube (top of your front fork) to create the place the MTB Adaptor sits
Do your have lots of space? f you are able to remove enough spacers to expose 20mm of space then the Front Kids Bike Seat (Thule Mini) may be a better solution for you.
2. The design of the MTB Adaptor requires an exposed tube diameter of 28.6mm or less.
Please be aware that the most common diameter on modern bikes is 1&1/8″ = 28.6mm.
There are modern mountain bikes that have tube diameters greater than 28,6mm making them incompatible. Bikes with non tapering forks that create diameters of either 1.25″ = 31.75mm or 1.5″ = 38.1mm
You can measure across your diameter… To do this you need to take the handlebars and spacers off your bike to expose the tube (the top of your fork), please see photo above… If this is challenging then Google the brand and model of your bike and check the specifications for Fork Steerer Tube.
Riding Safely – Frame Size
You may be able to successfully mount this Front Seat but can you ride safely?
Due to its position (between your chest and the handlebars) a Front Seat can make mounting a bike, stopping & starting, balance, as well as reaching your handlebars challenging. Please see Riding Safely with a Front Seat.
To give you an indication of the size, and thus the space that the Urban Iki will take up (35cm length x 40cm height, approximately), please take a good look at the photo. If you ride a bike with a small or extra small frame size you may find it difficult to reach the handlebars around the seat. Basically the bigger the frame size of your bike the better this situation will be. It can also be helped by lowering your seat, to put your body in a more upright position.
Further Reading: Small Bike Frames – Options for Riding with Young Kids
Please note that attaching a Front Seat to the angled geometry of a mountain bike makes the seat recline further (a Front Seat – Thule Nexxt Mini takes up 28cm x 40cm when attached to a town style bike).
In this photo the Urban Iki is mounted on a medium bike frame taking up 35 x 43cm of space. You lean forward on a mountain bike so the seat will be very close to your neck & chest.
Advantages of the Mountain Bike Front Seat
The Mountain Bike Front Seat is the only attached Front Seat solution suitable for mountain bikes. Its design makes it great for those wanting to ride early with their child.
This seat also comes with a Standard Bracket/Adaptor requiring 20mm of exposed space… so it may be a good solution if you have a couple of different style bikes that you could use to ride with your child.
Enjoy riding with your child wrapped in your arms sharing the experience together.
If the set up of this seat is not an option for you, please see Mid Mount Seat Options. Suitable for 2-6 year olds mounted on the top tube of your frame.
Riding with a front bike seat on a mountain bike
Further Reading & Support…
goRide has attached the Mountain Bike Front Seat to a variety of bikes so we understand the experience and challenges. See our guide which includes information, videos and tips for Attaching a Mountain Bike Front Seat
Your riding experience will be different when riding with a Mountain Bike Front Seat than if you are riding solo… please see Riding Safely with a Front Kids Bike Seat.
To understand and compare your options for riding with a Front Seat please read Kids Front Bike Seats Buying Guide
We’re here to help. If you need further assistance… you can use our Kids Bike Seat Solution Finder or call us on 021 025 15576 or 0800 44 33 77 or CONTACT us via email
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