Shotgun Pro Seat

This thing is awesome, worth every penny.It is shown fitted to an aluminium frame commuter bike with metal mud guards. (Specialized Globe 600 I think). Use it for daily nursery run.Note: suitable for small frames only: This bike has a 50cm frame. On larger frames there is too much distance between the top and bottom bars. I upgraded to a 57cm frame and it doesn't fit anymore. (the bike shop did some clever work with a U bracket to make it fit, but this is a modification to the product.) Note the paragraph below about handlebar height though: actually it seems a good combination to use this seat + a small frame even if you should normally have a bigger frame bike.Was worried it might get too close to the mudguards at the bottom. Nope, not much clearance but the thing is mounted so securely I'm not worried about it slippingDoes it look too far forward? I thought so from pics and when I first mounted it, but no this is perfect. Kid can hold the middle of the handlebar, and things don't get in the way of your knees when you are peddling.Do you feel the kid should sit higher? Again no, the handlebar is at the perfect height for them to hold and hypothetically IF I came to a sudden stop, I feel that the kid would fly forward into the handlebar and post, which might "catch" them, as opposed to them flying over the handlebar. I'm not planning for this to happen if course.The construction is sturdy and well thought through. Rubber protection for all the parts that touch the bike.ONLY slight negative is that the "quick release" isn't that quick because you have to undo the foot pedals too, which have pretty long threads. I think the idea is that it is a "tool-less release" ie. you don't need a spanner. Am not fussed though, this thing is staying on pretty much permanently.An idea/tip: I'm going to get some handlebar tape to put on the inner part of the handlebar that she holds on to.Before the kid got over 15kg I had her on the Thule Nexxt Mini. I highly recommend that too for smaller children.It is so much better having the child in front of you. They can see where they are going, you can chat, and it feels much more secure having them between your arms.Always ride safe with a kid - no need to race, and be very circumspect around traffic. It is a great responsibility!

The media could not be loaded. This is excellent. As you can see from the video my daughter loved testing this out this afternoon. It was well packaged and you even get a very good quality pair of spanners and Allen key for assembly. It also comes with a few cool stickers too.Pros: Pretty much everything about this item is a pro, very well made (and should be for the price), sturdy, comfy, safe and secure when my daughter is sitting on it.Cons: 2 cons here. One is that the manual isn't really the best if you have absolutely no idea of assembling stuff, however using one's common sense with fitting this to your bike is easily done.And 2, whatever you do before buying this please for the love of god, or more importantly your son or daughter who's going to be sitting on the bike with you,,, please check to make sure that your bike does NOT have the rear brake and gear cables run along the top of the top bar. My bike does and so when riding round the garden I was fixed in one gear and only had the front brake to stop. Which if I was riding on the road would see me and my daughter flip over the front and lazer eyes from my missus hit the back of my head as we get up from the pavement hoping I haven't broken any of my daughter's bones. That said I'm not going to be returning this as I plan to change my very old bike for a newer one so will be getting a bike where the top bar is free of all said cables.I do highly recommend this product.

Who doesn’t like spending obscene amounts of money on must have cycling accessories? Take my money!!This accessory screams premium quality from the get go. The seat unit is nicely packaged and the components are individually wrapped and protected in the box. The seat even comes with a set of decent tools. Giving you everything you need to get the seat securely attached to your bike. Plus a set of bad4ss stickers.The instructions are very easy to follow, with additional support on YouTube. The components fit together effortlessly and also disassemble easily too.The adjustability of the seat is great, I have an XL bike and the seat allows adjustment for the width of the top tube, down tube, angle of the saddle and the angle of the foot pegs.Yes it’s expensive, but for me it’s the only option I saw that was viable between rear and front mounted seats. My rave review is completely backed up from the experience of opening the box, the process of fitting the seat on my bike and then hitting the trails, works a treat! Also, rear mounted seats don’t allow for you to keep an eye on your little one and I’ve even seen several poor kids getting whacked in the face by peoples rear ends in the past... not a nice experience for them I’m sure...Buy one. Honestly you won’t be disappointed.But just keep an eye on where your bikes gear, brake and dropper post cables are. If they are on the the top or side of the top tube, or slightly the the side of the down tube you may find the seat impossible to fit.

**the only question i had about this was if it would adjust for my massive down tube on my carbon fiber frame. It adjusts fine, I've installed it so it clamps firm enough not to slide around, but that's it - keeps my son safe and my frame!**Well thought out and designed seat, my 2 year old loves it and it's opened up a world of new off roading fun for daddy and son time.Normally I'm very tight with money, there's much cheaper options out there, but the quality of this is great and worth the investment.Plus they hold their value, so easy to re-sell in a few years once it's served its purpose.