He Rides – Wee Ride
So yesterday we picked up our new Wee Ride front bicycle seat for BabyBoy to sit in while we go for family bike rides.
Wee Ride on Mommy's Bike
Not the world’s best picture, but hopefully you can see his little seat there right in front of where I sit! There are places for his feet to rest and the whole setup seems very secure. It took hubby about 30 minutes to set everything up and then we were off on our first family bike ride.
It went, um, okay. My ride was pretty good, my knees were a little uncomfortable occasionally brushing up against the baby’s seat, but he wasn’t in my way otherwise, and I’m short so I was happy to be able to see over his bicycle helmet! BigBoy loved us all going for a bike ride together, the weather was perfect, only one little problem. LittleBoy could not keep up. At all. Uh-oh! Got to build up his endurance and comfort level so that we can maybe get him onto two wheels sometime this summer. The training wheels only go so fast you know.
As far as the product, I know I love getting a “real mom” review, so here you go (just my opinion, bought with my own money, not sponsored in any way, just fyi):
Seat Install – 9 out of 10 No real problems, had to use longer bolts to attach bars to front part of bicycle, but very secure and no difficulty
Comfort – About an 8 out of 10. Would love if my legs didn’t hit the seat, but really, there is only so much you can do when fitting something to a bicycle frame!
Stability – 10 out of 10 for sure. I know people with similar style seats that sit behind the adult rider and they all say that it throws off your center of balance quite a bit. This seat did not make it at all hard for me to balance, even when BabyBoy was moving around a bit.
Baby’s Comfort – BabyBoy loved, loved, loved the seat. He was very upset when we stopped at a park for a break. He wanted back in! He sat comfortably, seemed to love being able to really see all around us and I think that being in front of me made a big difference in that. Only one issue, the safety buckles were poorly designed and the shoulder straps would not stay up. Seemed way less safe and uncomfortable.
Overall – big marks for this seat and definitely would recommend it. BabyBoy is 26 lbs and average height for a 19 month old, I can easily see him sitting in this another year or more. Hopefully through next summer when he’s almost 3 and then we’ll have to try something else.
Tags: bicycle, front bike seat, toddler seat, Wee Ride
That seems like a much better setup than the seat on the back that we had when my son was a toddler. It always threw my balance off to have him at the back of the bike. Plus, I couldn’t see him.
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Yes, I hadn’t even mentioned how glad I am I can see him at all times! Thanks for stopping by!
Oh wow…I wish they had something like that for bigger kids. My youngest is four but not riding a bike just yet. The only way to cycle these days is to pull him around in a trailer and it’s a total pain in the butt.
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Thanks so much for the reply! Definitely look at trail-a-bikes for kids of that age!
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