I am looking to buy a child seat for my 18 month old and have come across two fundamentally different designs on the market.
The first is the HAMAX range where the child seat is mated to the bike via an attachement to the seatpost only. Thus the entire weight of the seat and child is borne on the seatpost.
The second is the TOPEAK range where the child seat is mounted on a rear pannier rack. Thus the weight of the seat and child is borne on the rack itself.
My concern is safety as it would be unsatisfactory if either one of the above systems fails and the child is thrown onto the road whilst riding.
Does anyone use/have used either and have an opinion as to which is the more reliable system??
Thanks
W
The first is the HAMAX range where the child seat is mated to the bike via an attachement to the seatpost only. Thus the entire weight of the seat and child is borne on the seatpost.
The second is the TOPEAK range where the child seat is mounted on a rear pannier rack. Thus the weight of the seat and child is borne on the rack itself.
My concern is safety as it would be unsatisfactory if either one of the above systems fails and the child is thrown onto the road whilst riding.
Does anyone use/have used either and have an opinion as to which is the more reliable system??
Thanks
W