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7 of the Best Baby and Child Bike Seats to Keep Your Child Safe – Reviews and Videos – 2021

February 11, 2020 by Average Joe Cyclist

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AvatarHere are 7 of the best baby and child bike seats to keep your child safe. This post includes a handy comparison chart so you can quickly choose the best bike seat for your child. There are also videos and reviews to help you decide. If you want to take your child, toddler, or baby cycling with you, your first thought will likely be the safety of your child. But there are other factors to consider too, including your child’s age and weight, the number of kids, and your own cycling preferences. This post will help you to choose the ideal bike seat for your family.

Note that these child and baby bike seats are not ranked in order of preference. We recommend all of them. However, each of these bike seats offers different benefits and is suitable for a specific age range. For example, if your child is younger than 18 months, go directly to choice no. 3, as the first two choices are suitable for children who are older than 18 months.

Chart Comparing 7 of the Best Baby and Child Bike Seats

Child Bike Seat
Type
Intended For:
Features
Current Price on Amazon
No. 1: Thule Ride Along
Rear mounted, attaches to seat postBest for children who are at least 18 months old. Rated for children from 9 months to 6 years old, up to 48.5 lb (22 kg)5 different reclining options; adjustable footrests; height adjustable, padded safety harness with child proof safety buckle; springs; reversible, washable seat cover; quick release bracket$249.95
No. 2: Yepp Maxi
Rear mounted, attaches to seat postBest for children who are at least 18 months old. Rated to carry children up to 40 pounds (18 kg)Complies with the most stringent European safety requirements and has won multiple design awards. Includes 5-point harness, adjustable footrests, shoulder pads; theft-proof; rated as “the Cadillac of bike seats”$229.95
No. 3: Yepp Mini
Front mounted, attaches to headsetSuitable for children from about 12 months, once they can comfortably hold their heads up for extended periods. Tested for children aged 9 months to 3 years old; rated for up to 33 lb (15 kg)Easy mounting; soft and shock-absorbing seat; adjustable 5-point harness; comfort handle bar for child’s hands; adjustable foot rests and straps means that it can grow with your child$199.95
No. 4: WeeRide Kangaroo
Front mounted, attaches to headset and seat post and the headsetSuitable for children from about 12 months, once they can comfortably hold their heads up for extended periods. Rated to carry children up to 40 poundsVery thick seat and back padding; adjustable footrests; plush headrest in the front for nap time.$88.97
No 5: Burley Bee Child Trailer
Trailer; attaches to seat postCan carry up to 2 children; rated for up to 100 pounds (45 kg)Exceeds ASTM standards for safety and durability; lightweight; hammock-style seat; 5-point harness; windows have UPF 30 sun protection; full internal roll cage; bright colors; reflective elements; safety flag$299.99
No. 6: WeeRide Co-Pilot Bike Trailer
Separate mini-bike that attaches to seat post of your postRecommended for children aged 4 to 9; rated for up to 75 pounds. Weighs 24 poundsAllows child to help with the pedaling and learn some cycling skillsUsually around $220, but click here for the latest price on Amazon
No. #7: Cargo Bikes
Bicycle that is especially designed to carry cargo - in this case, childrenSuitable for children over one year old. Exact suitability depends on which one you choose - be advised by the manufacturers' recommendationsFeatures will vary depending on which one you buy; some carry children in the front, others at the back; option of getting an electric cargo bikeCheck with your local bike shop

No. 1 : Rear-mounted Thule Ride Along Child Bike Seat

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019: Thule Ride Along
No. 1: Thule Ride Along

Rear-mounted child bike seats are suitable for children aged from 18 months and older. There are two kinds:

  • rear-mounted bike seats that attach to the bike frame (usually the seat tube) – these are by far the most common, and are more comfortable as they utilize whatever shock absorbing system your bike has, plus they also sometimes have their own springs
  • rear-mounted bike seats that attach to the bike rack (requires your bike to have a suitable rack, or eyelets that are intended for mounting a rack).

Some of these rear-mounted child bikes seats have springs for comfort, and some even have a reclining option! The reclining option can come in handy, as these seats are very comfortable for children, and they are likely to fall asleep.

The Thule Ride Along Child Bike Seat

Our choice for #1 on our list 7 of the Best Child Bike Seats is the Thule Ride Along, which is a rear-mounted bike seat that attaches to your seat post. It offers all of the premium features found on the best child bike seats, plus some extras. Notable is that you can tilt the chair with one hand, to enable 5 different reclining options for sleepy kids or babies!

This bike seat also offers adjustable footrests and a height adjustable, padded safety harness with a child proof safety buckle. This of course means that it can grow with your child. The Thule Ride Along also has springs for comfort, a reversible, washable seat cover, and a quick release bracket. The frame will help to protect your kids if you fall. This kind of safety frame is typical of this style of seat.

The Thule Ride Along child bike seat is rated for children from 9 months to 6 years old, up to 48.5 lbs./22 kg.


You can see many of our choices for 7 of the Best Child Bike Seats in the video below. The no. 1 rated Thule Ride Along bike seat can be seen at minute 3:07 of this video :

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Things to Consider with a Rear-Mounted Child Bike Seat

Using a rear-mounted child bike seat requires you to adjust your balance because you have a weight on the back on the bike. Also, depending on how agile you are, you may find getting on the bike to be a bit of a learning curve!

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. Rear -mounted child bike seats keep your child snugly tucked just behind you
Rear -mounted child bike seats keep your child snugly tucked just behind you

Safety note

If your child is heavy (over 30 pounds) and extremely active, they could upset your balance by making sudden big movements while in the rear-mounted bike seat. This happened to Maggie when her oldest son was a child, and almost caused her to fall over. If this is the case with your child, it might be safer to use a bike trailer such as the Burley Bee Trailer – see our no. 5 choice below. Trailers have the advantage of being very stable.

No. 2: Rear-mounted Thule Yepp Maxi

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. No. 2: Yepp Maxi
No. 2: Rear-mounted Yepp Maxi

Our no. 2 choice is also a rear-mounted baby and child bike seat. The Thule Yepp Maxi rates so high on our list of 7 of the Best Child Bike Seats because it complies with the most stringent European safety requirements and is certified by the Dutch TNO Institute.

The Thule Yepp Maxi has won these awards: Baby Innovation Award Winner, Reddot Design Award Winner, Good Industrial Design Winner, Dutch Design Award, and Fiets Innovative Award. This rear-mounted bike seat attaches to your seat post and includes a 5-point harness, adjustable footrests, and shoulder pads for comfort.

The Cadillac of Bike Seats

The Thule Yepp Maxi is rated to carry children up to 40 pounds (18 kg) and is designed to be theft-proof. You can see this bike seat at minute 4:00 of the video above, where it is rated as “the Cadillac of bike seats”. However, we rated it at no. 2 because we like the 5 reclining options on the Thule Ride Along. Other than that, the no. 1 and no. 2 options are very similar.

This video shows how to install a Thule Yepp Maxi bike seat, and also demonstrates how to securely strap your child in. The only sound on this video is music, so you don’t need sound to watch it.

No. 3: Front-Mounted Yepp Mini

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. No. 3: Yepp Mini
No. 3: Front-Mounted Yepp Mini

Front-Mounted Bike Seats: First Choice for Babies

Our no. 3 choice on our list of 7 of the Best Child Bike Seats is the front-mounted Yepp Mini. Front-mounted bike seats are ideal for very young kids, up to the age of about two years old (unless your child is large for his or her age). The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends you wait until your child is at least 12 months before putting them in a bike seat. They also note that bike trailers (see our no. 5 choice) are associated with fewer injuries (source: AAP).

However, you will often see younger children (from around the age of 9 months) being transported in bike seats. If your child can comfortably hold his or her head up for long periods of time, then you can consider using front-mounted bike seats from about the age of 9 months.

Advantages of Front-Mounted Child Bike Seats

You can see a front-mounted bike seat at the beginning of the first video above, from minute 0:30, and also in the photo below. These seats enable you to keep a constant eye on your child, and communicate. They also provide an optimal view for your child, so that they can share the ride with you.

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats Compared, with Reviews - 2019. Yepp Mini.
Front-mounted bike seats such as the Yepp Mini enable you to stay in constant communication with your very young child. Also, your child has a great view!

You may find you have to splay your knees a bit, so this option is not super comfortable, but it does enable you to keep your arms protectively around your child, and gauge if they become distressed.

Mounting tip

You need to have space on your bike’s headset to attach the seat. If your headset is threaded, it will have a locknut which you can adjust to make more space available to attach the bike seat, as shown in the photo below.

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats Compared, with Reviews - 2019. Adjusting the locknut on a threaded headset to make space for a front mounted bike seat. 7 Best Child Bike Seats
Adjusting the locknut on a threaded headset to make space for a front mounted bike seat

Among front-mounted bike seats, one of the highest rated is our no. 3 choice on our list of 7 of the Best Child Bike Seats, the Thule Yepp Mini.



This bike seat features easy mounting; a soft and shock-absorbing seat; an adjustable 5-point harness; and a comfort handle bar for your child to rest their hands on. This bike seat has been tested for children aged 9 months to 3 years old, and is rated for up to 33 lb (15 kg).

You can see all the thoughtful attention to detail in the no. 3 rated Thule Yepp Mini in the video below – and notice how happy the baby is!

No 4: The Front-Mounted WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats Compared, with Reviews - 2019. The Front-Mounted WeeRide LTD Kangaroo Child Bike Seat is another highly rated front-mounted child bike seat, which is rated to carry children up to 40 pounds. 7 Best Child Bike Seats
The front-mounted WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat is another highly rated front-mounted child bike seat, which is rated to carry children up to 40 pounds
7 of the Best Child Bike Seats. No. 4: WeeRide Kangaroo
No. 4: WeeRide Kangaroo

The front-mounted WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat is another highly rated front-mounted child bike seat, and is rated to carry children up to 40 pounds. The WeeRide Kangaroo Child bike seat made it onto our list of 7 of the Best Child Bike Seats because it has several great features, including very thick seat and back padding, adjustable footrests, and a plush headrest in the front for nap time. The seat is mounted to the seat post and the headset, while resting on the cross bar, making it very secure.

The video below highlights the features of the front-mounted WeeRide Kangaroo Child Bike Seat, including the fact that this seat is mounted to the seat post and the headset, while resting on the cross bar, making it very secure.



The video at the beginning of this post makes much of the advantages of a front-mounted seat compared to a rear-mounted seat. While there certainly are some advantages, the reality is that the choice of rear or front mounting really comes down to the age and size of the child. Once your child is about two years old, you are probably both going to be more comfortable having her or him in a rear-mounted bike seat or a bike trailer.

No 5: The Burley Bee Child Trailer

A very common way to transport small kids on bikes is with a bike trailer, as in the photo below. You can also see this kind of device from minute 3:20 in the first video above.

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. Bike trailers have several significant advantages.
Bike trailers have several significant advantages
7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019 . No. 5: Burley Bee Child Trailer
No 5: Burley Bee Child Trailer

Advantages of Bike Trailers

Bike trailers have several important advantages:

  • You can transport more than one child, as shown in the photo above.
  • You can transport kids of varying ages. As most people tend to have kids who are NOT the same ages, this can be handy!
  • There is no load on your bike, so the balance of your bike is not affected. Some people are more bothered by this aspect than others. Maggie always likes a basket on the front of her bikes, but that front-weighted feeling makes me feel less in control of the bike, and I really don’t like it. This tends to be a personal thing. However, it is the reason that I only ever use a bike trailer, not a front or rear child bike seat, to transport kids.
  • There is a frame around your kids, which should help to protect them in the event of a fall.
  • Your kids are protected from the rain and the wind far more than if they are in a seat.
  • You can also use the bike trailer for your groceries, OR you can transport one child and a dog. I tried this once and my child was outraged – especially when the dog in question threw up! However, you may have a child who is more willing to share space with a dog (and a dog that does not get motion sickness!)
  • Most have an additional cargo area, so they are very handy for picnics or for shopping expeditions.

Safety Considerations for Carrying Children in Bike Trailers

Of course, you are pulling a trailer, so you have to remember that and ride accordingly. You will take up more space, and you will need more space for maneuvers such as overtaking. Also, if you like to have your eyes on your child at all times, it can be unnerving. I have always combined a bike trailer with a rear view mirror, so I can keep an eye on my kids. These are cheap, and I always install them on all my bikes, as I like to know what is happening behind me. I believe that rear view mirrors are an excellent (and strangely under-rated) safety feature.


7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. Bike trailers are sturdy and comfortable, and the best ones seem to last forever!
Bike trailers are sturdy and comfortable, and the best ones seem to last forever!

If you want to try a bike trailer, the Burley Bee Child Trailer is one of the most trusted products on the market. I used to own one myself, when my kids were little, and it lasted forever. We have now passed it on to our grandkids! Burley is renowned for their safety and durability testing, with many of its products rated at up to 5 times the ASTM standard. ASTM stands for American Society for Testing and Materials, but the standards are actually international. That is why Burley trailers last so long. It is also one of the lowest priced ASTM-certified child trailers, and is lightweight.

This bike trailer provides a comfortable, fun ride for kids. They sit in a hammock-style seat, secured with a 5-point harness. A new innovation are tinted side and rear windows with integrated UPF 30 to protect your kids from the sun. This strong bike trailer weighs just 20.5 lb, and enables you to carry up to two children. Safety features include a full internal roll cage, a choice of bright colors, reflective piping, reflectors on the wheels, and an orange safety flag. This bike trailer is rated for up to 100 pounds (45 kg).

No. 6: The WeeRide Co-Pilot Bike Trailer

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. No. 6: WeeRide Co-Pilot Bike Trailer
No. 6: WeeRide Co-Pilot Bike Trailer

These handy machines are variously called tag along bikes, bike trailers, and other things. The bottom line is that you can use them to really get your kids into cycling safely. Your kids are able to pedal, but you get to stay in control! This WeeRide Co-Pilot Bike Trailer is extremely highly rated by users. It is recommended for kids aged 4 to 9 years old, who weigh up to 75 pounds. The device itself weighs 24 pounds, so it is best if your child helps with the pedaling, but it is not required – the child can also just coast. It comes with a safety flag.

This video shows how the WeeRide Co-Pilot Bike Trailer allows you to share the joy of cycling with a child.

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. It's great to see parents transporting their kids on bikes! I spotted these families on the separated bike lanes in downtown Vancouver
It’s great to see parents transporting their kids on bikes!

No. #7: Cargo Bikes

You can use cargo bikes to transport kids of any age. You can see a cargo bike from minute 5:05 of the first video in this post. Cargo bikes are hugely popular in European countries where bikes are an important part of the transport network. The cargo-carrying part may be at the front or the back.

Of course, cargo bikes require a large initial outlay, but this should pay for itself over time. You can fit two children and groceries in most cargo bikes. These bikes are quite large, but a good one is reasonably easy to ride. If you need help, you can also consider an electric cargo bike, such as this Morrison electric cargo bike that is currently on KickStarter, which I wrote about here. You can also read much more about cargo bikes for transporting kids here.

7 of the Best and Safest Baby and Child Bike Seats, with Reviews and Videos - 2019. This is an electric cargo bike, with the "cargo" in this case being the kids at the back! 7 Best Child Bike Seats
This is an electric cargo bike, with the “cargo” in this case being the kids at the back! Read more about this bike here

For prices on cargo bikes, check with your local bike shop. Alternatively, see if you can get a great deal on Craigslist. I have a lot of posts with advice about buying bikes online, such as this one about how to buy bikes on Craigslist.

Bottom Line

If your child can comfortably hold us his or her head for extended periods of time, you can start to think about enjoying the fun of cycling with him or her. We trust this post has given you all the information you need to get started! One of our choices on our list of 7 of the Best Child Bike Seats will almost certainly meet your needs for safe cycling with your child!

Next Step: How to Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike

As your kids grow older, you will of course want to get them riding their own bikes, so you don’t have to transport them anymore. Just kidding! But teaching a child to ride a bike is, in my humble opinion, a sacred duty. Like making them drown-proof. Teaching a child to ride a bike opens the door to a lifetime of healthy activity and fun for them. Here’s a post all about 9 Simple Steps to teach your child to ride bikes. As is stressed in that post, avoid training wheels! An ideal place to start is with a strider or balance bike, as shown in the photo below.

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In this photo Connor and Kara, two of our grandkids, have fun with the balance bike we gave Connor for his second birthday. Click here to read all about how to teach your kids to ride bikes!
Strider bikes are usually very sturdy. We later passed this same strider bike onto our third grand child, Hunter. He zooms around on it fast enough to keep up with the other kids!


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