CoPilot Taxi Bicycle Child Seat
September 10, 2009 by Bicycle Seats
Filed under Bike Saddle Brands
CoPilot Taxi Bicycle Child Seat
High seat back and sides with 3-point harness system and a safety grab bar will keep your child safely enclosed and secure in this carrier. Thick, full coverage seat pads provide extra cushioning over bumps. Molded helmet rest will comfortably accommodate a child”s helmet. Adjustable, quick release footstraps keep tiny toes away from spinning spokes. Mounts to the included Blackburn Expedition Plus Rack – made to fit any size or style of adult bicycle and doubles as a cargo carrier when the seat is removed. Slide N” Lock mounting system holds everything firmly in place. Extra security strap attaches to the seat tube to eliminate backward movement. Meets the ASTM standards.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars The boy likes to ride!
The Good: The harness will definitely keep your child safely in place. This seat will allow you to safely ride with your child.
THe Bad: First of all the seat (mine anyway) does not come off without a wrestling match. I doubt the wife could take it off. Maybe as it is taken on/off over time it will not be sooo tight?
Second, the blackburn rack that comes with this unit costs $50+, so plan for it if you think you might want the ability to move it between bikes. My wife was initially too scared to ride with the boy on the back, but now wishes we had a rack on her bike so she could take him out without me. I let her try to take the rack off…and she said no thanks to a 2nd rack anyway.
Third, kind of a small thing, but there are velcro straps to keep the feet safely in the seat. The velcro straps are mounted so low that the strap wraps around the toe portion of his shoe. He seems to find this uncomfortable and can work his feet free. A simple solution would have been to mount the straps up a couple of inches so that the strap limits the lower leg from getting out but still allowing for free foot movement.
4 Stars Great seat, love it!
I love the seat! My daughter is 12 months and we went for our first ride a few days ago. She LOVED it and cried when we got home. She is a bit fascinated by bikes and motorcycles though.
The seat is really tough to get onto the rack, although I plan to just leave it in place for the most part. Maybe after taking it off/on a few times it would loosen a little? But I am glad it feels secure. I agree the foot straps are a little weird, but I just strapped them over the front (toe) of her shoe and that worked OK.
As for the rack, I took my bike for a tune-up and brought the rack so the bike shop installed it for free. Love it!
4 Stars good seat,feet straps could use some improvement
It is a good seat. My 2 year old seems to like it. The straps for the feet are awkward to use, but otherwise we like it.
1 Star Locking-in mechanism too good
This seat is OK. My only complaint is the locking mechanism, which requires you disengage two levers in both the front and the back. While this certainly reduces the chance that the seat will fall off, there is also makes it very difficult to remove. I actually fractured a finger while trying to remove it, lodging it between the provided rear rack and the front latch of the seat (and I am NOT a clumsy person). had to have surgery, a pin, PT, etc…
To bypass this problem now, I use a flathead screwdriver to press down on the lever so my hands are nowhere near that connection!
Similar Posts:
- CoPilot Taxi Bicycle Child Seat
- CoPilot Limo Bicycle Child Seat
- CoPilot Limo Bicycle Child Seat
- Topeak BabySeat Child Bike Seat with Aluminum Rack Disc Mount Version
- Bell Cocoon Rack Mounted Bicycle Child Carrier
