- Child Bike Seat
I was just doing some updates on the Kids Bikes page on this website and realized how lucky new parents are as far as all the options available now to bring your kids (of various ages) with you on your bike rides!
Our kids are older now but when they were young we had a Bike Child Seat that attached to the back of our bikes and I don’t think that bike trailers were even all that popular back then (at least I don’t remember seeing nearly as many as I do out on the trails these days).
The Bike Child Seat did actually work very well for us and it was really nice to be able to get out and ride and bring the kids with us (at different times) but I think I would have really liked having the all of the other options that are available now back then too.
One thing that I found a little confusing is the two terms used for trailers that you attach to the back of your bike since they sound so similar.
There are Bike Trailers, which are the 2 wheel trailers that attach to the back of your bike…
Bike Trailer
and then there are Trailer Bikes, which also attach to the back of your bike but are the one wheel attachments, with pedals that basically turn your bike into a tandem for you and your kid.
Trailer Bike
Once you get used to the terms, it’s not confusing at all but it helps to get that right when you are looking for information or resources for one of these kinds of bike trailers.
At any rate, there are some really nice options and there are a ton of these things available on the internet now too. Our “Kids Bike” page (above) has some links for high quality trailers and also less expensive versions if you are in the market for one of these.
I also just talked to a lady at a bike store recently that was telling me that she uses her kids Bike Trailer for extra storage space for her bike trips to the store. I think that I have also seem people out on the bike paths with stuff (not kids) in their bike trailers too. I believe that I’ve even seen dogs in them too. Sometimes I just don’t have my camera handy when I need it! 🙂
I think that this would be a real benefit to getting a Bike Trailer for your kids since you can use it for the kids when they are young and then use it for storage on trips after they outgrow the bike trailer.
Anyway, there’s no excuses for you new parents out there now to get out on the trail and enjoy some riding and quality family time! 🙂
