Adams Child Seat for Trail-A-Bike Review

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(More customer reviews)I have the Adams Child Seat, and used it all last summer with my 1.5-2 year old daughter.
She likes it much better than being in a trailer. I put a bell on the little plastic handle so she can ring it. It works pretty much as expected.
It's a big advantage for riding on the road, as the 1-wheel trail-a-bike is much narrower and more maneuverable than a trailer. I needed another solution, as the over-rear-rack bike seat had my feet hitting hers on every pedal rotation. (Neither of my bikes has touring-type chainstay length)
The product would be better with a 5-point harness, rather than the three-point, I think.
When she falls asleep, she can slump pretty far to the side. No danger of falling out as the harness works pretty well, but it can make the bike tough to handle. Ditto if she's bored and whipping herself back and forth, or sees something and swings around.
I'm 5'11" and 190 lbs, and she's ~30 lbs. I'm an experienced rider but not super strong. On my light nimble road bike (56cm, traditional frame) the steering is a little tricky. Standing to pedal is especially tricky, better with practice of course. I would not recommend it for an unsure or much smaller/weaker rider.
On my mountain bike, which is heavier but also has the sloping top tube, the trail-a-bike attaches lower and is fundamentally more stable. The lower gears are very much appreciated uphill and take away a lot of the standing to pedal issues.
The seat on the back was definitely easier to handle. I would recommend that as a better, safer, and more manageable solution if your bike fit and the child seat allow it, or for as long as they allow it. Pulling the trail-a-bike is also a lot more work.
I've got the Trek brand trail-a-bike-style, and I think I needed a seatpost shim for this seat to fit properly. But any bike shop should have that.
I see that most of my comments would probably apply to hauling any child on a trail-a-bike, but I think a child old enough to hold themselves up would present less of a balance problem? I guess I'll find out in 18 months or so.
As a final note, I sound kind of negative but overall I think the product does about as well as could be expected. I just wanted something narrow and nimble so I could ride in the hills again, and a big floppy weight is a tough problem.


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