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Sports: WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat :: WheelMaster|SportingGoods|3404731 :: Sports
Date: Thursday, 28 August, 2008 :: 18:29
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WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat
Brand: WeeRide
List Price: USD $89.99
from USD $54.42
Product Group: sports
Manufacturer: WeeRide
Model: 98055
Release Date: 2006-07-01
Studio: WeeRide
Features:
- Center-mounted bike seat for your child provides front-row view, added protection from your surrounding arms
- New sleeker design
- Sturdy steel/plastic construction; installs on almost any adult bike
- Features seat harness, height-adjustable foot cups, and padded front bumper
- For kids ages one year and up; maximum weight of 40 pounds
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com Product Description
The WeeRide Kangaroo center-mounted bike seat offers an award-winning design that makes biking with your child much safer and much more fun. It's installed onto virtually any bicycle via a patent pending, independent steel support bar that attaches between the front handle bar tube and the seat post. It provides a much more enjoyable and interactive experience for the child and rider. Your child's needs can be heard, seen and attended to more easily, and he or she has a more interesting view--no more staring at someone's back. Other advantages include no dangling arms or legs to reach wheels and the rear of the bike is free to carry your gear. The seat is made from an injection-molded plastic form, and it features a comfortable padded foam seat, height adjustable foot cups, and a fully adjustable three-point security harness. The Padded pedestal armrest sitting atop the handlebars gives children somewhere comfortable to put their hands, and can serve as a headrest for the napping toddler. The steel support bar is an independent support system that does not interfere with brake cables or other attached bicycle gear. It includes different sizes of plastic spacers for the front yoke attachment and rear seat post to protect the posts and ensure it fits on almost any recreational bicycle available. It's easily removable for when you want to ride on your own. It can be used with mountain/city bikes with upright handlebars (with drop-handled racing handlebars, the rider leans forward too much for the child to sit comfortably). Children should be at least 1 year old, and it has a maximum weight capacity of 40 pounds. This bike seat is designed for casual riding on smooth, flat, paved and dry surfaces free of sand, gravel or dirt.
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Reviews:
Average Customer Review: 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: No room for the rider
Date: 2008-08-18 - 
Comment: As pointed out by other here, when installed, the weeride doesn't leave any room on the top frame bar, which is really dangerous when you need to stop in a stop light. I have a fairly large frame and didn't work for me. I am returning it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Love it but check your bike frame style
Date: 2008-08-15 -
Comment: The bike seat is great. My daughter and I love going out for a bike rides. I am 5'11" and have not had difficultly pedaling around the WeeRide. The hardest part was learning to shift down to make the uphills instead of standing up and pedaling. Not being able to stand up and pedal makes some of the hills that I am used to climbing easily very challenging. Anyways be certain that your current bike has at least a one inch handle bar neck on the frame to attach the front support clamp. I had to buy a new bike because the frame I had wasn't long enough.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Good product, lots of room for improvement.
Date: 2008-08-01 -
Comment: The installation took me about half an hour. I have a Trek 800 mountain bike with straight handle bars. I had to lower the handle bars because the head rest would not allow me to turn. You also need to make sure that you have at least 1/4 inch of clearance on your bike stem under the handle bars. The attachment rod has to connect to your bike frame not your handle bars, (otherwise you cannot turn).
The bike seat comes with the attachment rod, I don't know why Amazon tries to sell as a package deal.
The strap IS crap, I have to agree. While the item was shipping to me I went to BabiesRus to buy some strap cover pads to help beef them up. That was useful, but more useful would have been one of those graco chest strap holders for car seats (creating a 5 point restraint). This will keep the should straps on your child's shoulders. It should have been included.
The attachment rod is secured to the bike firmly. However, the seat is attached to the rod with a thumb screw. I would have preferred at least two connection points. Also there is only one hole to attach the seat to the rod at. This puts my kid way up front and his knees are very close to the handle bars when I turn. I don't know why they didn't put a few more holes in the bar so that I could adjust where he sits between my seat and the handle bars.
Good product over all. I chose this product to be closer to my kid and it just intuitively seemed safer than a trailer and easier to balance than a seat that attaches on the back.
I would recommend this product with the above improvements.
Summary: 2 year old loves it
Date: 2008-07-29 - 
Comment: This is a great bike seat. Our two year old loves riding in the front where he can see what is going on. When riding I hardly notice him on the bike, balance is not affected like a rear mounted seat.
Summary: Bike seat
Date: 2008-07-28 -
Comment: This is a great product, my son loves it. I always hated those were your baby is looking at your toosh, never thought it was quite right, so when I saw this I immediately wanted it. Plus it was a fantastic deal and my son is so happy on it. There is only one snag which is why I took away that last star, my husband put it on his bike and he has a back issue, and it requires you to sit straight up, and it kind of hurts him if we go off roading type trails. Otherwise would recommend to anyone.
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