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(10 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A seat for miles of smiles,
August 16, 2010 Wendy Sanem (Eagle River, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kettler Flipper Child Bike Carrier (Sports)
This seat was a hit from the moment I took it out of the box. My 20 m.o. loved playing on it. Then, when I put it on the bicycle, she was really thrilled. It has been great fun for us both. I love having her ride up on the bike with me instead of in a trailer on the ground. No trouble with dust or mud flying at her. And she's up high and safer with me in case we come across aggressive-looking dogs, bears, etc. I was worried that the bicycle would ride awkwardly with the additional weight of the seat and child, but it rides great. I can maneuver well on narrow trails. Also, the suspension system works great when we hit the bumps. The assembly instructions were straight forward and fit my no-suspension mtn bike fine. With her bike helmet on I feel she is pretty well protected. Of course, I ride rather conservatively--all in all I think the seat is pretty safe. One safety aspect that I am very concious of is that I keep a good hold on the bike any time the child is in the...Read more
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great seat for my 29er MTB,
April 6, 2011 Jake - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kettler Flipper Child Bike Carrier (Sports)
After coming to the realization that I would need to fabricate some parts in order to get a child seat on my 29er mountain bike (REI Novara Matador {L}) I found this and it seemed two good to be true. It had everything I was looking for; quick on and off, no rack required, safe and comfortable for the little passenger, and would not interfere with operation of the bike. I found it to be exactly as advertised, the installation was straight forward and my daughter LOVES her new seat. The construction of the seat is not as heavy duty as the Britax car seats we have but it seams well made and I don't have any reservations about putting her in it. She is almost 2 1/2 years old ~26 lbs and it seems like she has quite a bit of growing to do before she outgrows it. Removing the seat from the frame clamp is super quick and easy, under 5 seconds quick! Because the seat doesn't attach to the frame near the rear wheel like the rack based seats there is no interference with my disk brakes or rear...Read more
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Best Possible Child Seat,
November 30, 2010 Aviv Arieli "AA1" (HOUSTON, TEXAS, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kettler Flipper Child Bike Carrier (Sports)
This is probably the best seat around. Well made, well designed and very easy to use.
Even though they say it is not for fully sprung (soft tail) bikes, it can be fitted on at least one. I fit it on a Cannondale Rush and it works very well. Even went on some smooth forest trails with my 11 month old daughter who loved it!!
It depends on the design of the downtube.seatpost and rear suspension. In general, if the travel is horizontal and there is room with clearance above the top travel point andconnection point of the crossmember of the frame, it will fit and work well.
Worth every penny!