All of our rear-mount picks can be found in both a frame-mount model (the seat attaches to your bike’s body) or rack-mount model (the seat attaches to a motorbike rack you’re already utilizing in your bike). Usually, anybody who already has a rack will desire a rack-mount seat, which requires much less {hardware} so normally prices rather less than a frame-mount model.
When you determine what sort of seat you’re in search of, earlier than shopping for new you might wish to seek for a used one (on Fb Market, Craigslist, or native on-line dad and mom’ teams, for instance). Many youngsters bike seats see solely gentle, seasonal use, and even with frequent use, a high-quality used seat can really feel near new.
Our choose
Sturdiness, straightforward set up, and stability in movement make this the very best youngsters bike seat we’ve examined. The adjustable straps are snug in opposition to little shoulders, straightforward to click on into place, and unimaginable for tiny fingers to open.
When you journey a motorbike with a rear rack, you’ll most likely want to get the rack-mount model of our favourite bike seat. It weighs rather less than the frame-mount model (since there’s much less mounting {hardware}) and normally prices rather less.
Like many youngsters bike seats, the Thule Yepp Maxi is available in each frame-mount and rack-mount variations, each of which give a steady, reliable really feel whereas the bike is in movement. The ten.1-pound seat (the rack-mount model weighs 8.4 kilos) by no means swayed or bounced, whether or not we had been cruising over paved pace bumps or veering onto bumpy trails. Adjusting the seat’s angle and place (to make it nearer to or farther from the rider) is a cinch. And youngsters discovered the Yepp Maxi to be snug, because of the shock-absorbing rubber seat materials with gentle padding, a harness system that doesn’t dig into shoulders or contain wrestling over a helmet, and a seat purposefully angled again to permit area for that helmet. The Yepp Maxi is designed to accommodate youngsters from 9 months, and as much as 40 kilos (however Thule recommends consulting together with your pediatrician earlier than utilizing it with a baby underneath 1). And it has a superb resale worth.
Notice that Thule has launched a second technology of motorbike seats, together with the Thule Yepp 2 Maxi and the Thule Yepp 2 Maxi Rack Mount. They’re virtually actual replicas of the present seats, however with barely extra head, arm, and leg assist, and with considerably increased protecting enclosures.
Runner-up
This mannequin options an distinctive mounting system, which lets you simply switch the seat between bikes. However the security buckle is more durable to function whereas balancing a motorbike, and the seat angle is extra apt to intrude with a baby’s helmet.
This rack-mount model weighs rather less than the frame-mount model and customarily prices rather less. However because it’s mounted to your rack, it lacks the handy fast launch that’s one in all our favourite issues in regards to the Thule Yepp Nexxt Maxi total.
The Yepp Nexxt Maxi (the same seat from the identical mother or father firm) has a quick-release frame-mount system; we expect the Nexxt Maxi’s frame-mount system is preferable to our prime choose’s as a result of it’s easier to connect and simpler to switch from bike to bike. When you’re planning to regularly alternate between driving with and with out the seat, we’d advocate this mannequin over the Yepp Maxi. Nevertheless, the seat itself has a couple of small design flaws that place it in runner-up standing. The styrofoam-like seat materials is much less forgiving—and thus much less snug for younger passengers—than that of our choose. And the upright seat angle is extra apt to intrude with the again of a kid’s helmet. Despite the fact that it’s cool, the Nexxt Maxi’s new magnetic harness system appeared a bit of over-designed and tougher to unlatch than the straps on the Yepp Maxi. The wide-set positioning of its buckle additionally made it really feel much less safe for teenagers underneath 18 months or these with slender shoulders. Total, although, the seat felt secure and safe throughout rides—and it maintained a equally steady journey to the Yepp Maxi. Like our prime choose, the frame-mount model of the Nexxt Maxi weighs 10.1 kilos; the rack-mount mannequin is lighter, at 6.6 kilos. This bike seat additionally accommodates youngsters from 9 months, and as much as 40 kilos (however Thule recommends consulting together with your pediatrician earlier than utilizing it with a baby underneath 1). And it’s straightforward to promote used.
Notice that Thule has launched a second technology of motorbike seats, together with the Thule Yepp Nexxt 2 Maxi and the Thule Yepp 2 Maxi Rack Mount. They’re virtually actual replicas of the present seats, however with barely extra head, arm, and leg assist, and with considerably increased protecting enclosures.
Additionally nice
Extremely-lightweight and simple to mount to the entrance of your bike, the Thule Yepp Nexxt Mini received over our youngest testers with its safe, cozy seat and looped handlebar.
At 4.2 kilos, the Thule Yepp Nexxt Mini is the lightest front-mount bike seat you should purchase, and it feels steady and safe in movement. The mounting bracket is simple to put in on all kinds of motorbike headsets; as soon as it’s put in, you possibly can take away or reattach it in seconds utilizing its quick-release system. The seat’s five-point harness system adjusts simply to suit infants and toddlers securely, with a magnetic buckle system that tiny fingers received’t pull open. The straps are much less adjustable than these on the rear-mount seats we examined, although, and the Nexxt Mini has a decrease weight ranking, so it’s higher suited to infants and youthful toddlers. Our 10-month-old tester beloved the view up entrance and having the safety of a looped handlebar to carry onto. The Yepp Nexxt Mini is designed to suit youngsters from about 9 months, as much as 33 kilos.
Notice that Thule has launched a second technology of motorbike seats, together with the Thule Yepp Nexxt 2 Mini. They’re virtually actual replicas of the present seats, however with barely extra head, arm, and leg assist, and with considerably increased protecting enclosures.