iBert Front Mounted Child Seat with Patented Mounting for Easy and Secure Installation - Child’s Bike Seat with 3-Point Safety Harness and Adjustable Foot Cups - Durable Plastic Shell

This thing is perfect! Our 2 year old loves it! It fits really well even on my track back with very little space above the headset. If you have a bike (like a track bike) with very few spacers above the headset and perfectly flat top tube, the d-ring on the locking pin will hang down and hit the top tube. I had to get a small M3 bolt and nyloc nut to replace the d-ring/snap pin. I used a small zip tie and just cut it off after each ride for a few days and that worked too. There isn't any load on that part, just keeps it from sliding front to back or coming off the mounting bar. The mount itself is really simple and sturdy. The tool stores under the lap bar/steering wheel in case you need it. I wouldn't worry at all about my son falling off or breaking the mount. The top review on here shows a broken mount with some porosity in the casting. I can't imagine they still have that problem after making so many of them for this long. I will update this review after I take the mount to the quality lab at work and check it out. The seat is great! It's padded in the center where the kid sits and on their back, but not the sides. This is a good thing because it allows the seat to be so narrow. I have very little clearance between the bars, the stem, the headset, and the top tube, but this thing fits PERFECTLY! There is plenty of clearance for his legs, it's really narrow and doesn't affect my riding position very much. It's wider than my knees are apart, but with a properly sized bike frame my knees are clear of the seat. It's really awesome to have such a low impact on the riding position while having a child on your bike with you! I have a new mountain bike coming this weekend that should fit this setup even better, I'll update this review. Riding with this seat and a 28lb child is absolutely fine. The weight being on and mostly centered over the headset is almost unnoticeable. You can turn almost 90° each way fully unobstructed. The kid can even pull, kick, and play with the handle bars and since they are mounted on the same post, it' doesn't even slightly affect the steering of the bike. You d notice the fact that you are carrying 28 extra pounds with you, but not in an inconvenient way. He can play with the built-in "steering wheel" and he has a blast. Bumps and cracks in the road do not bother my son when in the seat, even on my track bike with 100psi in the tires. The padding does a nice job while not taking up too much room. This thing is super cool, but you really have to be 100% confident on a bike if you want to carry a child on a seat like this. Washing out on gravel in a turn, falling over your bars, hitting a curb wrong and dumping your bike, or even just having to stop unexpectedly and dropping your bike could end very badly for the kid. Even a hard 90° whip of the wheel when hitting a curb wrong could hurt a kid sitting in a seat a foot away from the rotation with no neck support. So, don't buy this if you are even slightly worried you can't handle it.

Not too long after I purchased this - my son had only been for maybe a half dozen rides in it - I surprised him by picking him up from daycare by bike. Instead of rushing over to hug me as he usually would, he saw the helmet and rushed to grab it and put it on his head because he was so excited. The biggest problem that I have with the seat is that if my son sees his helmet or the bike, he wants to go for a ride. To say that this is a winner with him would be an understatement. I purchased the newer version of this seat and found the quality of the components to be fine. Installation was easy. I have monitored all of the installation hardware and after 3 months and a couple dozen rides, nothing has loosened up. I mostly ride on a MUP and neighborhood streets but will occasionally ride on gravel as well. I haven't really pushed it as far as doing longer rides - I think that 6 miles is the furthest that we have gone so far. I don't have any grand plans to go for any really long rides with him but expect that 10 miles would be fine by him. The only time he has complained was one morning we went out when it was a little cool outside and he got cold because I didn't put on his jacket. A couple of considerations - the amount of leg room between the handlebars and the seat will very much be dependent on the characteristics of your bike. More specifically, the length/rise of your stem and the rise/sweep (if any) of your handlebars. My son is so eager to go for a ride that he is very cooperative in sliding his legs into the seat, under the bars. But if you have a reluctant rider and limited space between the bars and seat, this could be more challenging - maybe even a two person job. The other thing to seriously consider is your bike handling skills and where you will be riding - I believe that I saw this in another review and couldn't agree more. Having 30 lbs attached to the stem drastically changes the handling, maneuverability , and stopping characteristics of your bike. I am an avid cyclist (road and MTB) with better than average bike handling skills and I am very thoughtful about where I will ride when my son is sitting up front. At this point my biggest concern is figuring out how we will ride together when he outgrows this seat.

The assembly instructions for this seat were entirely clear, but I do wish they'd included a diagram to show that the cross bar opens up for ease in installing the optional steering wheel. I was installing from the side that doesn't open, there was no diagram to say that it did. I stumbled on the opening (on the right side) in frustration trying to figure out how to do this. This seat itself was so simple to install on my Fuji Crosstown. If you follow the directions for fitting the child in it, the shoulder straps fit well. Be sure the three point buckle is 2" below the child's chin as the directions state, From there, the shoulder straps adjust easily and feel very secure. This would be a five star except for the steering wheel issue. I'm not sure it is worth the extra price. We'll see if the grandchild plays with it eventually. Thus far, going for a ride is all about seeing the sights and the wind in the face. But that padded wheel may come in handy if the child gets sleepy and needs a place to have a little snooze.

I've read some of the negative reviews about the bike seat not being safe and that some of safety features (locking pin or foot straps) snapped in half or slid out, etc. It would take a lot of force to snap a piece of metal in half and the wing nuts for the foot straps can't just come off by themselves, so I don't know, those complaints don't make much sense to me. Anyway, installation of the seat was a little bit challenging going off of the instructions but once I got the mental picture of how the bike frame would accommodate the seat, I was fine. My daughter is almost 3 and is very long so I was afraid she wouldn't fit or that she would outgrow the seat but she's got plenty of leg room, especially since the bottom of the foot straps is adjustable on both sides (left and right leg). More importantly, though, she loves it and so do I. She has a wide-open field of vision and when we ride she sees everything and we interact a lot as she's talking about the things she sees. I'm glad I opted for the front-facing seat because I feel that the riding experience is so much better this way. And when we ride, people stop and point at the seat because they've never seen a front-facing seat before and I get comments all of the time when I ride around the neighborhood bike path. You won't be disappointed if you buy this seat. It's well worth the money.

I was apprehensive about picking this child bike seat over the many options out there. After (too) much research, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered this one. I was so surprised how EASY it was to install even on my folding bike ( I have the Schwinn Loop). The directions were so easy to follow (my 7 year old read them to me as we assembled it together), the (one) tool needed was included, and the hardware was in perfect condition. It took a couple tries to find the right spot on my bike's handlebar post to place the mounting hardware, but that was mostly due to mine being a folding bike, so it's a bit smaller than most bikes. My nearly 2 year old (whom we bought the seat for) absolutely loves it! She wakes up every morning just wanting to ride, and cries when she he has to come down. I was also worried about whether I'd be able to see over her, or if I'd have good control of the bike. I'm only 5'2" and 120lbs (or as my husband says: pocket-sized). I worried for nothing! I can see perfectly over her head (top of her head is a good 6-8 inches under my chin when I'm seated), and because the seat is center mounted, our combined weight is evenly distributed, so I can handle the bike just fine-- it's like she's not even on there! What I like the most is I can remove the seat easily (less than 2 seconds) when she's not riding with me, but still keep the mounting hardware on-- it's not overly obtrusive. And if I want to take the mount off-- say to put on another bike--that would be easy, too. The size of the seat is great, too. In fact, my only regret is not buying it sooner so we could have used it since she was smaller. It would fit her for at least another 2 years, but she'll want her own tricycle before then. Love this seat!

We really liked the idea of this item. Execution left mixed feelings. We like being able to have our toddler ride with us on a bike ride and being able to see and adhere to her needs while on a ride. It has a good harness and ensures our child is secured well. The whole seat jiggles a bit too much though. This is due to the nature of the way it is attached to the bike.

This was the second bike seat I tried since the first one did not fit around the handlebar post of my bike. I knew I wanted a child seat that installed in front instead of behind so my boy could see the world instead of staring at my back while we rode together, but I wasn't sure about the strange look of the iBert so I went with another brand initially. When I could not install it I decided to trust the other good reviews and give the iBert a shot, and boy am I glad I did. It installed easily with the handlebar post on my bike. It uses a bracket that attaches to the bike first, and then the seat is attached to the bracket. This is a nice feature so you can take the seat off or put it back on without the use of tools if needed, you only need tools to install the bracket. My boy is currently 14 months and has been riding with me since he was 6 months. If you are considering this seat to take your baby riding with you, I highly encourage you to try it. Of course if your baby is less than a year I would say check with your pediatrician first. The biggest thing to worry about is whether they can hold their head up and control it while wearing a bicycle helmet. If you and your pediatrician feel good about that, then it's time to get out and enjoy the outdoors with your baby. My boy absolutely loves riding and with this seat he gets to look out at his surroundings while we go. There is nothing like hearing him giggle with the wind in his face and watch as he discovers everything around us while we ride down the street or trail.

We love this our kiddo is obsessed. Installation wasn’t too bad. Kiddos 18m now but has been sitting in it for over a year now. Feet part are adjustable which is nice. The seat should definitely go higher in the back and should have a better 5 point harness. It slips down sometimes, adjustable only to an extent. The angle it sits at is just not safe for having over the shoulders of the baby. And it just sits awkwardly on the shoulders. Comes with a little steering wheel which is cute though!

I had one of the earlier versions dating back to 15 years ago and it finally got too weathered (aesthetically only) and decided to buy this new one for my latest baby. This is sturdy and keeps your child safe with you, and you don’t have to worry about your child falling off the bike because he will be right in front of you, between your arms and between your legs. And you don’t have to worry about their little legs getting caught in the wheels of or anything. These seats are almost indestructible man… my first sat in it till she was 4, second sat in it till he was 5, and now I’m on to my third child. While it is recommended to put your baby in it after he is a year old, all my children started riding in them at around 9 months old, when they are able to sit on their own, and even then, I lean my body forward against theirs and I ride slow and on the extremely smooth surfaces in the well-paved tracks in the parks of Singapore. So use it at your own risk for infants. And do not forget the cycling helmet for infants!

Installation rapide,ma fille adors,elle est bien attaché et surtout les jambes sont bien contenues pas de risque de se les mettre dans la roue. Je suis libre de pédalé sans entrave pour mes jambes. Pour moi c est parfait!

I am so glad I went with this chair over a trailer. We take so many quick rides to playgrounds. He is so close to me I can even kiss him while riding. Love it. The baby steering wheel is a nice touch to keep baby busy. The only downside is that I no longer have room for my bottle holder anywhere on my bike.

Dudé mucho para comprar esta silla frontal. Pero ahora, después de varios meses de uso debo decir que fue una buena compra. La instalación no es tan simple como aparenta, pero pude hacerla yo mismo. A mi hija le fascinó y siempre quiere ir en su silla. Lo que sí debe cuidarse es que el niño no se mueva ni balancee porque sí que afecta el balance de la bicicleta. Buena relación calidad-precio.

Excelente adquisición, mi hija va feliz y cómoda, me gustaría que tuviera un respaldo más alto, pero en general muy bien.