E will be 1 in April and DH and I like to bike. We haven't been able to do it much since having her, but I would love to start again this spring/summer.
If you bike, what have you found to be the best way to take LO with you? A trailer? A seat behind one of you? I feel like she would enjoy the latter best. There's a trail from our subdivision to a park near the house that we like to frequent.
honeydew / 7444 posts
We use the wee ride kangaroo seat, and love it. A lot of people love the ibert and yeppi as well.
I'm a big fan of the front seat, because you can interact with your LO a lot better than the rear seat or trailer.
A great source i used when riding a bike with my LO: http://simplybikeblog.com/?page_id=8058
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@freckles, can you see around her well? It looks so awkward to have a front seat and then to try to be peering around her to steer the bike. Thanks for the site recommendaiton!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I've ridden with my son in a trailer, but I am not comfortable with that for use on roads with cars. I like a trailer because I feel like my center isn't affected when I am riding.
honeydew / 7444 posts
@blackbird: Yep, i'm 5'3 and was riding with LO when she was 16-18 months old. My only issue is that the seat will affect your cycling (your knees will go out a bit). I actually commuted with LO to work (30 minutes) and it was nice because i could adjust her scarf, talk/sing to her, point out cars and other cyclists, etc. But i know the front seat isn't for everyone. The trailer is a great option as well, and safer in accidents since the impact won't be as great.
pineapple / 12566 posts
Seat behind! But it totally depends on where you are going. We live in a city, so I would not feel comfortable with a trailer even though it is pretty bike friendly here.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Ah so many choices.
We would only bike in our subdivision to the park (so, very minimal traffic). Or we would drive to a nearby park!
I know she will like biking a lot, though! She's a fan of anything that makes her hair blow around 
pomelo / 5093 posts
I use a trailer and bike extensively. I love it, and feel very safe. We bike on roads near exclusively, which is easy to do in our bike friendly city. I'd try a trailer on your bike before buying one, it is more work for sure.
pomegranate / 3414 posts
We have a trailer which DH uses with his bike (I'm still too unsteady due to a childhood biking accident). DD loved it and we are looking forward to taking both her and DS for rides this summer on a local bike trail.
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