Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: How to transport an infant by bike?

Thank you for this post. I have a 4 yr old boy who...

2009-03-18T01:46:00.000-07:00

Thank you for this post. I have a 4 yr old boy who I've been biking most everywhere with for 3 yrs. But now we have a new baby due in a few weeks and both my son and I are really excited to start biking again. It has been really hard to figure out how to bike with both kids.

Does anyone know how well the carseat in trailer with another kid works?

By the way, my hubby thinks I'm crazy :)

I can't echo enough the "be able to bike in and ou...

2008-07-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

I can't echo enough the "be able to bike in and out of your parking spot." We bike-commute with our daughter (now 2 1/2) year-round in Chicago, and it occurred to me (round about March) that it's warmer for her to go down to the basement and get bundled up in her trailer and zipped in (we added a zipper across the bottom of the front window of our Burley Bee), then roll out into the cold, than it would be to take her out in 5 degree temperatures and buckle her into a cold car seat.

Does anyone know how many extra calories you burn ...

2008-07-08T11:12:00.000-07:00

Does anyone know how many extra calories you burn pulling 2 kids in the bike trailer?? It feels like a much harder workout

My wife and I planned on using our carseat in the ...

2008-06-24T09:01:00.000-07:00

My wife and I planned on using our carseat in the Chariot Carrier Cougar One we bought but it turned out the opening is too small for the seat to fit inside. Would have been fine had we gotten the 2 seater model.

Chariot makes infant slings, swaddlers, and neck support add ons but none are recomended for cycling. Too bad as we were hoping to get out with our 9 week old shorlty but we'll have to wait.

I have to say, I really enjoy seeing young kids be...

2008-06-24T07:33:00.000-07:00

I have to say, I really enjoy seeing young kids being transported around by bike. Here in Oxford, there has definitely been an increase in past few years.

Has anyone seen the new Baby Snuggler from Burley ...

2008-06-24T05:06:00.000-07:00

Has anyone seen the new Baby Snuggler from Burley yet?

Kent, All -Great information. We get around Burlin...

2008-06-23T18:25:00.000-07:00

Kent, All -

Great information. We get around Burlington, VT with out little one by Bakfiets - you can read about our current setup here:

http://tinyurl.com/4hh4vn

We mounted a car seat base in the Bak, using a bit of foam for some extra cushion. With a Bakfiets I was worried more about the fron to back jarring that is induced when hitting bumps (the bak is long and acts as a great lever) - versus the side to side that I'd worry about with a trailer. Our doc was a bit skeptical when she saw pics of our rig - but with the car seat and the infant head stabilizer she agreed that it looked as safe as when mounted in a vehicle.

We have 1 car for longer journeys - so having a base in the Bak and another in the car for my wife makes the transition easy - but as primary care provider I cycle everywhere I can - and we do many of our family trips via bike. Our longest day to date has been about 28 miles.

As Ava gets older we will be moving to a trailer for longer journeys - so I can use my road bike or my wife can use her citified mountain bike. We are going to wait until about a year for this - as we feel our current setup works well being able to talk, monitor, etc. - and I admit to being a bit spoiled by the cargo capacity and the ability to always see my little one up front. I'm not sure how I'll react when we start pulling her around, out of site.

I'll be bookmarking the information you posted for sue when we setup the trailer. Thanks!
-Mike