Bike Trailer for Baby

[HotI]

i like the look of that ibert. did you order yours on-line or get it from a shop?

[Persephone1]

I told DH that I was looking at bike trailers and he's just told me that he hates them.

But, he is interested in the Ibert instead. Only we won't be able to use it until DS is 12 months-old, which is a little while yet. Oh well, I probably wouldn't have felt comfortable with DS on a bike just yet anyway

Thanks for the help ladies, much appreciated.

[QueenMab]

i like the look of that ibert. did you order yours on-line or get it from a shop?

I got it online, if you google ibert Australia the site should come up, even though they ship from NZ lol, they had/have a money back guarantee which made me comfortable with getting it online & really I can't spruik them enough.

[luna moth]

You can't use it until he can support his own head with a helmet on anyway, and that's probably a little while off.

My DH also hates trailers. We have one, and he uses it for "stuff" but he wouldn't tow it if he didn't have to. He also really doesn't want to have a kiddie trailer, doesn't feel like they're safe enough for how we would use it. (in Melbs would be a different story - Brissie drivers are mostly homicidal)

For when our baby is ready for bike trips, we've got the WeeRide - it was about $200 from memory, and baby sits pretty much over your top tube.

[wysiwyg]

Have a friend in the UK who really recommends the IBERT - especially if using it for things like day care drop off as you can detach the seat easily - I have just been looking at the Australia site though and says currently not shipping to that location and points to US site which then points to a non existent Aus site. I can see the NZ site but that says only ships to NZ.

QueenMab - if you have any more info on how you get one here in Aus - can you PM me?

[Roryrory]

FWIW we have a bike trailer (which doubles as a pram) - it's great! true you do need to have kidlets who are old enough for a helmet anyway, but a trailer is a great way to travel. DH never rides on the road with them, only bike paths (incidentally, if you are in victoria you can legally ride on the footpath with a kiddie trailer, because you are accompanying a child under 12 years of age).

Our trailer is a Trek, but Chariot make them also. The Chariots are very cool.

And for those who have kids who hate their trailer, try and try again. I dunno if you will think this is like telling a granny how to suck eggs, but babies change so quickly that what they hate at 1 they have forgotten about by 18 months!

[QueenMab]

Pm'd link, more expensive than I thought but that's just my bad memory...!

[Nai]

The Wee-ride and the Bobike are similar concepts and available in Australia. We got our Bobike Mini on eBay.