further to my last thread, i'm now curious as to which type of bike would be better suited to a baby seat riding on forest firetracks & country park roads / paths.
option 1 is the rigid clockwork BUT its my bike not the boy's and i don't really want to clamp a great big seat onto a decent seatpost & risk any damage to it
option 2 is a 1x9 hardtail this bike won't be used as often as the clockwork but when it does get used it will be for singletrack / off piste jaunts through the forest so it would need to come off
option 3 is my hybrid road commuter thing which isn't ideal as it doesn't have rack mounts so the seat would be a bit sloppier & it wouldn't handle the forest tracks
option 4 is to build the near death marin frame i've got sitting in the shed into the biggest parts bin special i can - i think all i'd need is a wheelset, threaded headset, chain & rear mech & shifter & i should be able to throw the rest together out of spares.
so... do i build a specific kiddie carrier or is the sensible option to use something i've already got built?
option 1 is the rigid clockwork BUT its my bike not the boy's and i don't really want to clamp a great big seat onto a decent seatpost & risk any damage to it
option 2 is a 1x9 hardtail this bike won't be used as often as the clockwork but when it does get used it will be for singletrack / off piste jaunts through the forest so it would need to come off
option 3 is my hybrid road commuter thing which isn't ideal as it doesn't have rack mounts so the seat would be a bit sloppier & it wouldn't handle the forest tracks
option 4 is to build the near death marin frame i've got sitting in the shed into the biggest parts bin special i can - i think all i'd need is a wheelset, threaded headset, chain & rear mech & shifter & i should be able to throw the rest together out of spares.
so... do i build a specific kiddie carrier or is the sensible option to use something i've already got built?
