Seat for growing child

[peterw_diy]

@dasgeh 82006 wrote:

If she’s interested in a traditional trail-a-bike route, then she might want to look at a FollowMe Tandem or Trail-Gator or similar — it attaches a regular kids bike to an adult’s bike like a trail-a-bike. So you can ride together to the park, then uncouple and the kid has his/her own bike at the park.

So much of this seems to come down to timing & developmental windows. A year ago my then-5yo-daughter loved taking the Trail-a-Bike out (as did I). She still likes it, but now often speaks of wanting to ride her bike. I’m about to buy or make a towing tray for our Mundo so that I can trail her bike (with her on the Mundo rack) when she’s tired or when we’re on roads I think unsuitable for her to ride. FollowMe and Trail-Gator promise a nice compromise, at least if you have only one kid, or another parent to handle the other kids. I wish I had experience with either of them.

We do love our Mundo. If it were hillier I’d probably really like the Bionx kit. But it’s great for our quick trips around town — longer rides with the kids, shorter rides with both kids & my wife on the back. If you’re down Alexandria way, I’d be happy to let you take it out for a spin, though of course you have a few dealers in DC, too.

[americancyclo]

@peterw_diy 82086 wrote:

So much of this seems to come down to timing & developmental windows. A year ago my then-5yo-daughter loved taking the Trail-a-Bike out (as did I). She still likes it, but now often speaks of wanting to ride her bike. I’m about to buy or make a towing tray for our Mundo so that I can trail her bike (with her on the Mundo rack) when she’s tired or when we’re on roads I think unsuitable for her to ride. FollowMe and Trail-Gator promise a nice compromise, at least if you have only one kid, or another parent to handle the other kids. I wish I had experience with either of them.

We do love our Mundo. If it were hillier I’d probably really like the Bionx kit. But it’s great for our quick trips around town — longer rides with the kids, shorter rides with both kids & my wife on the back. If you’re down Alexandria way, I’d be happy to let you take it out for a spin, though of course you have a few dealers in DC, too.

You can get a wife and two kids on the back of the Mundo?

[dasgeh]

@peterw_diy 82086 wrote:

We do love our Mundo. If it were hillier I’d probably really like the Bionx kit. But it’s great for our quick trips around town — longer rides with the kids, shorter rides with both kids & my wife on the back. If you’re down Alexandria way, I’d be happy to let you take it out for a spin, though of course you have a few dealers in DC, too.

So you have an elMundo (the e-version)?!?!? Where did you get it? What do you think? Do you use it to drop kid off and keep going to work? It has recently occurred to me that elMundo could be our next purchase, as (1) I miss having an e-bike alternative to get to work on days when I don’t wanna , (2) it has disc brakes and (I believe) thick tires, which would satisfy my requirements for an all-weather bike, and (3) eventually, I think we’ll want something like the elMundo because kids will be going in different directions. If n and $ were unlimited, I would get a Fargo all-weather bike, a one person e-bike with disc brakes and wide tires and an elMundo later, when we need it. But I’m close to convincing myself that I should just get the elMundo now…

[americancyclo]

@dasgeh 82121 wrote:

So you have an elMundo (the e-version

The ‘if’ and ‘probably’ made me think he doesn’t, but I am impressed that the mundo is rated for rider plus 440lbs! We could do a double date with that cargo capacity!

[peterw_diy]

@americancyclo 82096 wrote:

You can get a wife and two kids on the back of the Mundo?

Yep. We all rode together just last night. Why take two vehicles when one will do?

[peterw_diy]

@dasgeh 82121 wrote:

So you have an elMundo (the e-version)?!?!? Where did you get it? What do you think? Do you use it to drop kid off and keep going to work? It has recently occurred to me that elMundo could be our next purchase, as (1) I miss having an e-bike alternative to get to work on days when I don’t wanna , (2) it has disc brakes and (I believe) thick tires, which would satisfy my requirements for an all-weather bike

No, we have a human-powered Mundo. It felt like a bit of a gamble when we got it, so I wasn’t prepared to pay double the price to get the e-assist version. I alternate between wishing I had a Bionx rear wheel and reassuring myself that my ride is more green and helps me with Rule 5.

The stock tires are fat but I think you’d want studded tires for winter. Maybe I’ve seen too many Michelin baby ads, but I played it safe and kept the Mundo garaged when roads seemed iffy. Probably doesn’t help that I’ve also not gotten around to installing the BB7s I purchased. Also this was its first winter, so I babied it, tried to keep the salt off. And I don’t at all like the idea of stripping it down and spraying Frame Saver in all the tubes as I did on my all-weather CX commuter.

I’ve been pretty impressed with nearly every aspect of the Mundo’s design, from the frame design to the individual component choices. The only thing I’ve replaced so far are the brake pads. The originals were a bit harsh, but that actually worked out OK. I ran them long enough to smooth out the sidewalls (the rear especially had a little seam tick when braking), and then put nicer Kool Stop pads on.

[dasgeh]

Thanks. Where did you get it?

[peterw_diy]

@dasgeh 82223 wrote:

Thanks. Where did you get it?

Daily Rider, and I was happy with them. Initially I didn’t realize there were dealers in DC and almost bought from a shop in Takoma Park but I balked when that shop wanted $ for installing even the front basket (which is held by 4 easily accessible bolts). The folks at Daily Rider were great.

[83b]

@peterw_diy 82264 wrote:

The folks at Daily Rider were great.

I love the Daily Rider folks!

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