iBert Child Bicycle Safe-T-Seat

Held up well, little wobbly but you get used to it

This thing is perfect! Our 2 year old loves it! It fits really well even on my track back with very little space above the headset. If you have a bike (like a track bike) with very few spacers above the headset and perfectly flat top tube, the d-ring on the locking pin will hang down and hit the top tube. I had to get a small M3 bolt and nyloc nut to replace the d-ring/snap pin. I used a small zip tie and just cut it off after each ride for a few days and that worked too. There isn't any load on that part, just keeps it from sliding front to back or coming off the mounting bar.The mount itself is really simple and sturdy. The tool stores under the lap bar/steering wheel in case you need it. I wouldn't worry at all about my son falling off or breaking the mount. The top review on here shows a broken mount with some porosity in the casting. I can't imagine they still have that problem after making so many of them for this long. I will update this review after I take the mount to the quality lab at work and check it out.The seat is great! It's padded in the center where the kid sits and on their back, but not the sides. This is a good thing because it allows the seat to be so narrow. I have very little clearance between the bars, the stem, the headset, and the top tube, but this thing fits PERFECTLY! There is plenty of clearance for his legs, it's really narrow and doesn't affect my riding position very much. It's wider than my knees are apart, but with a properly sized bike frame my knees are clear of the seat. It's really awesome to have such a low impact on the riding position while having a child on your bike with you! I have a new mountain bike coming this weekend that should fit this setup even better, I'll update this review.Riding with this seat and a 28lb child is absolutely fine. The weight being on and mostly centered over the headset is almost unnoticeable. You can turn almost 90° each way fully unobstructed. The kid can even pull, kick, and play with the handle bars and since they are mounted on the same post, it' doesn't even slightly affect the steering of the bike. You d notice the fact that you are carrying 28 extra pounds with you, but not in an inconvenient way. He can play with the built-in "steering wheel" and he has a blast. Bumps and cracks in the road do not bother my son when in the seat, even on my track bike with 100psi in the tires. The padding does a nice job while not taking up too much room.This thing is super cool, but you really have to be 100% confident on a bike if you want to carry a child on a seat like this. Washing out on gravel in a turn, falling over your bars, hitting a curb wrong and dumping your bike, or even just having to stop unexpectedly and dropping your bike could end very badly for the kid. Even a hard 90° whip of the wheel when hitting a curb wrong could hurt a kid sitting in a seat a foot away from the rotation with no neck support. So, don't buy this if you are even slightly worried you can't handle it.

My 1.5yo enjoys this more then walks or her push cars. 30lbs and tall for her age and it feels safe to me. We ride every day. I would have gave it 5 stars if I didn’t have to remedy the 2 flaws myself.I added two thick zip ties around the brace bracket to get rid of some of the wiggle slop)see picture)I also added my own hole jus a touch back so the seat wasn’t so mushed on the handle bar stem.

Not too long after I purchased this - my son had only been for maybe a half dozen rides in it - I surprised him by picking him up from daycare by bike. Instead of rushing over to hug me as he usually would, he saw the helmet and rushed to grab it and put it on his head because he was so excited. The biggest problem that I have with the seat is that if my son sees his helmet or the bike, he wants to go for a ride. To say that this is a winner with him would be an understatement.I purchased the newer version of this seat and found the quality of the components to be fine. Installation was easy. I have monitored all of the installation hardware and after 3 months and a couple dozen rides, nothing has loosened up. I mostly ride on a MUP and neighborhood streets but will occasionally ride on gravel as well. I haven't really pushed it as far as doing longer rides - I think that 6 miles is the furthest that we have gone so far. I don't have any grand plans to go for any really long rides with him but expect that 10 miles would be fine by him. The only time he has complained was one morning we went out when it was a little cool outside and he got cold because I didn't put on his jacket.A couple of considerations - the amount of leg room between the handlebars and the seat will very much be dependent on the characteristics of your bike. More specifically, the length/rise of your stem and the rise/sweep (if any) of your handlebars. My son is so eager to go for a ride that he is very cooperative in sliding his legs into the seat, under the bars. But if you have a reluctant rider and limited space between the bars and seat, this could be more challenging - maybe even a two person job. The other thing to seriously consider is your bike handling skills and where you will be riding - I believe that I saw this in another review and couldn't agree more. Having 30 lbs attached to the stem drastically changes the handling, maneuverability , and stopping characteristics of your bike. I am an avid cyclist (road and MTB) with better than average bike handling skills and I am very thoughtful about where I will ride when my son is sitting up front.At this point my biggest concern is figuring out how we will ride together when he outgrows this seat.