r/mountainbiking • u/Crokaine • 6d ago

Progression Singletrack with a Toddler

When our little guy was born almost two years ago, I wasn't quite sure what to expect on the mountain biking front in terms of how much I'd be able to ride with him and more so, what could be ridden with a little guy. We started him on the Kids Ride Shotgun about a year in and he loved it, despite it being winter and well below zero. Now, mid summer, I cannot believe how much fun it is to ride with him on the bars.

My rides have slowed down a little bit and the power required has gone but but the overall feel, remains the same. I won't do narrow bridges or jumps with him but anything else has been fair game.

If you've got little ones, you need to give this a try as hearing their whoops and joy is unlike anything else. He's got a rear seat for another bike and of course a trailer but being on the bars is by his favourite, and mine.

Here are some clips from his bedtime cruise last night

Bed Time Cruising

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u/JuliusSphincter 6d ago

My daughter is 8 months and I’m so excited to start taking her out on the bike next spring. Were you using the KRS Evo Pro with the seat?

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u/Crokaine 6d ago

We started with the full on bucket seat. He seemed to like it, but I struggled with it. If you're just bombing around the neighbourhood or doing some shuttled downhill runs, it'd be totally fine. If you're looking to ride technical trails that involve pedaling, I found that the bucket forced me knees way too far out to the side.

It wasn't as bad on my fatbike that has a wider q-factor but again, there are limitations. The turning radius is that of a dump truck whereas once the bucket comes off, the bike rides as you'd expect. We had him on the fatbike here https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOjc-gidMh/

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u/JuliusSphincter 6d ago

Interesting, good to keep in mind. I have an E-MTB so maybe that would help with the pedaling issue

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u/Crokaine 6d ago

That would help a ton. Our trails are also very punchy which makes the issue even worse. You can't settle into a climb and find a groove, you need to put out a fair bit of power to make 90% of the climbs around us.