By placing kids about mid-way along the bike’s top tube, you’re able to maintain an overall centered weight distribution on the bike. Functionally, the Yepp Mini is very similar to the Yepp Nexxt Mini, and its quality and ease of use is what you’d expect from the Thule name. Textured metal foot pegs and flexible rubber foot straps provide a secure place for little ones to rest their feet. Rear seats are available in lots of shapes and sizes and they can come in simple designs and offer side support too.

But as kids get older and taller on this higher Shotgun Pro seat, it will not be comfortable for you (unless you’re over about 6’1. The Shotgun is only compatible on bikes with front suspension forks, so it won’t work on most cruisers. Some kids love having their own handlebars as it gives them their own place to hang on, while also keeping their hands off your grips. To adjust the width of the shotgun seat, you'll need to remove the saddle and loosen the bolt that's hidden inside the seat post.While we could ride this way, this caused the hand tightener to rub against the stem, which was problematic.

With no frame contact and designed for use with hard tail, full suspension and electric mountain bikes, the new Pro seat is the result of what many Kids Ride Shotgun fans have been eagerly waiting for. The legs are also angle-adjustable, utilizing the same quick-release levers under the saddle that are used to set the angle of the saddle. The footrests themselves cannot be angled to better accommodate the flat bottom of your child’s foot. As a result, the Do Little is better suited for families who won’t need to take it off the bike (or swap between bikes) frequently.Above you can see him leaning forward more on the Shotgun Pro, while he’s still pretty upright on the Mac Ride. Please note that adaptors for use with Trek Knock Block and Scott Syncros headsets are sold separately.

Sharing the load across these locations helps to minimise the clamping force required, and the rubber protection means your frame is safe from damage or scratching. By adjusting the seat as far back as she could (lowering her child significantly), and ditching her beloved Shotgun handlebars (loved by mama and child) that kept her son too upright with this seat, she found her sweet spot. This continual rubbing when the handlebars are turned caused the Pro’s front clamp to loosen during a longer, more technical ride. In addition, most are also tested against strict European safety regulations and will meet the EN14344 standard. If you do find yourself in a pickle, contact the manufacturer, or head on over to good ol’ YouTube to find a tutorial.In our fleet of eight mountain bikes of our parent testers, we have two bikes that don’t have enough space here. For really young and small riders, this is probably more comfortable for them to not have to lean forward so far. And thanks to the fact that it detaches easily, you can cycle your child to nursery or school and leave the entire seat unit there until you pick them up later. It’s important to know that the saddle of the Kids Ride Shotgun Pro can be adjusted along the rail to move your child closer or farther away from you. Narrower than other front-mount seats, the Hamax Observer takes up less space in the adult rider’s cockpit, allowing for more room to move around comfortably.