You can often keep a child in a rear seat on your own bike until they re at least 5 years old.
Baby bike seat age range.
Infants vary a lot as to the age at which they are able to sit up unaided as in sitting in the middle of the carpet playing with.
One child might max out a 40 lb bike seat at 3 and another at 6.
Front mounted seats are the smallest seats and are suitable for ages 9 months to about 2 5 years old.
Many rear mounted child bike seats advertise a suggested age range but it s really more important to look at the maximum child weight.
With the baby bike seat placed between the adult rider s arms babies and toddlers often feel more comfortable and carefree in a front seat versus a rear mounted seat.
Front child bike seats can usually accommodate up to 33 pounds.
There is no maximum age range for a child bike seat as long as the child is still within the weight requirements.
And of course older children may be less willing to continue riding with you once they start seeing their friends riding their own bikes.
These are both suitable for carrying a child from around six months when they can sit up unaided.
Most children will grow out of a child bike seat around 5 to 6 years of age.
It s not so much a question of age but of physical development.
There are two main styles of child bike seats those mounted on the front and those on the rear.