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Child seats front mount, headset load
My next door neighbor asked me to help install one of these:
"http://www.ibertinc.com/" on his new bicycle today. Seems to me like the headset and stem were never intended for this kind of extra load, though I guess it's not a big deal if the headset bearings need to be replaced more often. I tried riding the bike with the seat installed and it was pretty cramped. |
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Child seats front mount, headset load
SMS schreef:
My next door neighbor asked me to help install one of these: "http://www.ibertinc.com/" on his new bicycle today. Seems to me like the headset and stem were never intended for this kind of extra load, though I guess it's not a big deal if the headset bearings need to be replaced more often. I tried riding the bike with the seat installed and it was pretty cramped. Dutch mothers do that all the time. Not on silly ATB's but proper Dutch utility bikes. Lou |
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Child seats front mount, headset load
Lou Holtman wrote:
SMS schreef: My next door neighbor asked me to help install one of these: "http://www.ibertinc.com/" on his new bicycle today. Seems to me like the headset and stem were never intended for this kind of extra load, though I guess it's not a big deal if the headset bearings need to be replaced more often. I tried riding the bike with the seat installed and it was pretty cramped. Dutch mothers do that all the time. Not on silly ATB's but proper Dutch utility bikes. But aren't most of those seats supported by the top tube, or by the headset tube and seat tube or seatpost? I.e. "http://www.weeride.com/Kangaroo-Center-Mounted-Child-Bicycle-Carrier" The ibert attaches only to the stem. You're putting another 20-30 pounds of weight on the stem, and it's not even straight down on it. |
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Child seats front mount, headset load
SMS formulated the question :
Lou Holtman wrote: SMS schreef: My next door neighbor asked me to help install one of these: "http://www.ibertinc.com/" on his new bicycle today. Seems to me like the headset and stem were never intended for this kind of extra load, though I guess it's not a big deal if the headset bearings need to be replaced more often. I tried riding the bike with the seat installed and it was pretty cramped. Dutch mothers do that all the time. Not on silly ATB's but proper Dutch utility bikes. But aren't most of those seats supported by the top tube, or by the headset tube and seat tube or seatpost? I.e. "http://www.weeride.com/Kangaroo-Center-Mounted-Child-Bicycle-Carrier" The ibert attaches only to the stem. You're putting another 20-30 pounds of weight on the stem, and it's not even straight down on it. It depend on the size, but the seats for the smallest are indeed fixed to the steerer tueb as you can see he http://www.bobike.nl/pdf/gebruiksaan...g_mini+_nl.pdf Martin |
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