Bike Trailer for Baby

[Persephone1]

Couldn't work out whether to put this in "nursery equipment" or here in the Exercise section. It sort of fits in both.

DH LOVES riding his bike. Now that the weather is getting warmer in Melbourne, I'd like to spend more time outside together. DH would really love it if we could all go bike-riding together, so I was thinking of buying a bike trailer to fit onto our bikes so that DS can come too (otherwise I'll have to leave him at home )

Any recommendations? I have a friend who has a three-wheeled bike with a baby seat at the front that cost over $4,000 - this is NOT what I'm after. I want a trailer/carrier that attaches to an existing adult bike and holds a baby (until he's old enough to start riding a trike).

I don't know how much I'd be willing to pay, but I *think* these things range between $300-$800. So if you can recommend anything within that range, that would be really appreciated.

Cheers TIA.

[CharlieBrownGirl]

I saw a groovy trailer at the baby expo last year. I did take the details down for a friend, but I can't for the life of me find them.
I remember it was fluro green.

Sorry I couldn't be anymore help. Hope you find something that is suitable and within your budget.

[Nai]

The Croozer is a good one that we had until it got stolen - you can get them on eBay too in good condition. He will need to be sitting well by himself and be able to fit a helmet for him to be able to ride in it safely.

[QueenMab]

If you get a trailer & it doesn't work out (I got a trailer - DD HATED it, would not be in it, screamed, cried...ugh, I didn't love it either as it was a bit tough to pull while riding IYKWIM), I can HIGHLY recommend the Ibert safe T seat. I did a bunch of research before I got mine on front & back seats for bikes & that seemed the best, and for us, it WAS the best! It attaches to the front handlebar stem of the bike & hardly affects the feel or manouverability (sp?) of the bike at all, bub likes it because the are out in front & can see & rider likes it because they can see what bub is up to (turfing shoes overboard etc) & they feel super secure up there in front.

The difference in how my DD reacted to the trailer & the ibert was freaky - run away screaming from the trailer, run to the bike saying "me too, me too!" with the ibert. I think ours was $150? They're probably cheaper now, PM me if you need any more info, but if you decide on a trailer, good luck & I hope your kiddo likes it!

[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.

[aussienic]

We bought a bike trailer and when DD was younger I would put her 5 point harness car seat in it. She was still RF in the car but I put her FF in the bike trailer. I knwo it is recommended for 18 months and up or something but we were on bike paths (no car traffic) and weren't going fast. so we figured she would be fine in a car seat

Here is a pic of DD in the trailer Login | Facebook hope you can see the pic