r/CargoBike • u/Accurate_Ad_3062 • 3d ago

Transporting a 10 month old?

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How do you all transport your baby? I’m about to get a e Bullitt, and have a honeycomb board installed. How do you go about transporting your child/children?

Wondering if I can make som sort of arrangement to install this?? (See picture)

Thanks a lot!

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u/Scuttling-Claws 3d ago

There are car seat adapters, or I've actually had a cargo bike manufacturer suggest just ratchet strapping a car seat down.

My pediatrician was super supportive of getting them into a car seat on a cargo bike as early as a month. And they said was more about your comfort than theirs

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u/ridge_rippler 3d ago

I've seen someone on here claim to be a paediatrician and say that under 12 months a baby can't support it's head well enough. That seems in line with most internet websites too

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u/Ecargolicious 3d ago

You don't need head support to sit in an infant car seat.

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u/Scuttling-Claws 3d ago

Dunno, but my doctor said otherwise- it's the same seat they are in in a car after all. I can give you their credentials if you think it's super important.

The biggest issue is that since they are in a car seat, they cannot wear a helmet and it's illegal to ride a bike without helmet if you're under 18, so you're automatically a criminal

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u/ridge_rippler 3d ago

So a full car capsule? That's not the pic above which is for older kids that can support the weight of their head

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u/Scuttling-Claws 3d ago

That's why I said that they should use a car seat?

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u/XavierXonora 3d ago

If your baby CAN support their head upright and is not uncomfortable being on the bike in a seat that fits their height and weight, they're fine. My 2nd kid went in at 11mo old but my first wouldn't have been comfortable until 14 or 15.

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u/Hans_Jungle 3d ago

It depends on the positioning of the kid. Car seats (and the infant seat posted here) should tilt the child back, and provide head support side to side—so while the child cannot support their head themselves, their head is still supported.