http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cycling with babies threads / links en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:37:33 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-186108 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:35:40 +0000 acsimpson 186108@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At least you could get a bus there. Dunfermline said they had sent all their ski (winter) stock to the shop in Aviemore.</p> <p>Still you can order online for delivery to store but I think there is am minimum price. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-186084 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:52:31 +0000 kaputnik 186084@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If anyone else is looking for baby/toddle/child-size waterproof suits (all-in-one or 2-part) then I found they sell them at the big Go Outdoors place in Granton. They also have rather natty ones in green with a frog-face good and a yellow/orange dragon one.</p> <p>Other half tried Mountain Warehouse on Princes Street but was told by the staff that they only keep that sort of thing in their big shop at Fort Kinnaird. OH gave them a sarcastic response about people driving to the great outdoors. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185852 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:32:35 +0000 condor2378 185852@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chrisfl, It's about the same width as a wheelchair so I'm not sure if that would be practical, but I've never ridden across so couldn't comment. </p> <p>If you do fancy giving it a go I'd be happy to meet so you can have a trial run along the canal? Feel free to PM me if interested. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185833 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 07:18:29 +0000 gembo 185833@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Said hello to chrisfl as he concentrated on cycling with babies last night on canal towpath </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185829 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:14:56 +0000 chrisfl 185829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Would definitely be interested in something like the Croozer, but I think it's just too wide to get over the Canal Aqueduct during rush hour :( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185758 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:09:51 +0000 condor2378 185758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used a WeeRide then Croozer Kid for 2 for my kids on the nursery run. Wife took some convincing but the safety features on the Croozer are exceptional and that swung it. Currently both are sitting in the shed and will be getting sold once I actually get round to it.</p> <p>If anyone fancies either, I'd be looking at about £45 for the Wee Ride and £250 for the Croozer for 2. It would be nice if they went to someone here rather than eBaying. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185729 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 23:18:45 +0000 acsimpson 185729@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If anyone has slightly larger passengers (1-2, 2-3 and bigger) then Mountain warehouse currently has their ski gear on clearance which includes all in one insulated snow suits plus splash suits.</p> <p>My passenger keeps one at nursery which he uses to play outdoors but I can sling on him for the journey home if the weather is more inclement than expected. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185225 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:05:59 +0000 kaputnik 185225@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have once spotted a Bakfiets in Edinburgh with a baby in it, using a carseat adapter to fix it to the bench. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185224 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:59:37 +0000 Baldcyclist 185224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, I hadn't actually considered just putting the car seat in a trailer. Simple, but good solution.</p> <p>Now to persuade wife of the benefits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185196 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:32:51 +0000 Arellcat 185196@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm not with child, but I can "+1" on the not-cycling bit from being a motorbiker. Be warm everywhere, and yes, eye protection is a must. It's as much for what might be kicked up by a motor vehicle as what you might run into at children-towing/carrying speed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185195 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:31:06 +0000 Darkerside 185195@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From memory you can get trailers that work from birth (or near enough). </p> <p>Pass on question two. Although I'll add that I get recumbent-levels of space from most drivers when I've got the rear seat on.</p> <p>Biggest problem I've found is the little devil refuses to have anything on his head. Wooly hats are removed, and a helmet prompts a rapid descent into full-blown Loud Unhappiness. I'm aware there's an obvious solution, but the helmet is a condition of domestic approval for small person cycling.</p> <p>It's almost enough to make one buy a bakfiets... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252&page=2#post-185194 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:25:54 +0000 SRD 185194@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>question 1: if you buy an insert, or use a car seat in trailer, then you can start pretty much from birth. Otherwise, once they can sit up. </p> <p>question 2: can't help there. maybe she'll be won over by the option of staying home in peace and quiet while you take the wee one out? </p> <p>my experience has been that drivers will avoid you like the plague if you are pulling a kiddie trailer. huge wide overtakes. and the trailers themselves are terrifically stable and safe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-185193 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:17:14 +0000 Baldcyclist 185193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmm, topical for me.</p> <p>What age is suitable for carrying a baby in a trailer (I think I will go down tis route)?</p> <p>And what is the best way to persuade my non cycling wife that death for our firstborn doesn't lie at the first junction? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-185192 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:48:41 +0000 Roibeard 185192@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Any recommendations for some sort of water/wind proof/resistant suit to put the bundle in to keep him warm?<br /> </em><br /> <a href="https://www.muddypuddles.com/">Muddy Puddles</a> suits are what we used, but probably obtained second hand...</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-185180 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:09:24 +0000 Greenroofer 185180@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We use these all in one suits on and off the bike. Great for our weather, tough and adjustable. Good for keeping clothes clean when playing in mud or on the beach.</p> <p><a href="http://www.togz.co.uk/all-in-one-suits-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.togz.co.uk/all-in-one-suits-11-c.asp</a></p> <p>Used to be available in Tiso, probably still are. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-185178 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:04:57 +0000 SRD 185178@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@kaputnik I have some rain trousers I can pass along to you. I prefer two pieces once they are walking, but there's a good range of all-in-ones around. trick is to balance off bagginess for ease of putting on and thickness for waterproofness v. something they can actually still walk in when you get to the park. </p> <p>we didn't have good luck with ponchos/seat covers (and preferred to have them in proper waterproofs for once they got off the bike), but some folk like them. </p> <p>we particularly rated the 'nippers' mittens with strings. fleece was warm/wind resistant enough, but also flexible enough so they don't fight them like heavier/quilted sorts. ours were passed on to another CCE-er after heavy use. </p> <p>other crucial is thin fleece balaclava (or kiddie buff). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-185175 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:49:43 +0000 kaputnik 185175@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thirded.</p> <p>Any recommendations for some sort of water/wind proof/resistant suit to put the bundle in to keep him warm? It's a front-mounted seat. We have a winter snowsuit for him, but it isn't really rain proof.</p> <p>Mittens on string noted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-175862 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:28:20 +0000 LivM 175862@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And to this self too. Thanks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-175849 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:56:01 +0000 Darkerside 175849@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Note to self: handy thread. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143403 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:55:18 +0000 algo 143403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>here is one in action along with thumbless mittens (my tip for an easy life)...</p> <p><img src="http://www.algorhythmical.co.uk/balaclava.jpg"></p> <p>recognise the helmet SRD? :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143334 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:42:49 +0000 SRD 143334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Those balaclavas look excellent. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143203 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:42:23 +0000 algo 143203@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>we got a balaclava from here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.vikingkids.co.uk/outdoor-clothes.htm#winter-hats" rel="nofollow">http://www.vikingkids.co.uk/outdoor-clothes.htm#winter-hats</a></p> <p>quite good stuff for the winter I think - thought I'd post up the link in this thread. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143153 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:42:00 +0000 HankChief 143153@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>BenM - I should have been clearer. </p> <p>It's the velcro cuff on the jacket that I close off. No glove required. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143148 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:17:56 +0000 BenN 143148@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@HankChief - um, I still do this with my big boy gloves on cold mornings... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143126 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:13:50 +0000 HankChief 143126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Our solution to mittens not staying on was to pull the sleeve down a bit and then use the velcro on the cuff to bind up the end of the sleeve. This works better when they are still growing into their jacket. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143107 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:24:09 +0000 SRD 143107@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ponchos aren't bad, but pricey for what they are, given that you probably already have rain coats etc. we lost one in the wind somehow and never replaced. </p> <p>My boy's growing out of his mittens - will definitely have some well-worn ones to pass on before summer. </p> <p>I found that after a few rides, even very small kids were happy to put mittens on when told to. they're not stupid. it is cold on a bike without mittens. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143101 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:04:16 +0000 Lezzles 143101@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've been looking at these kiddy ponchos for when out and about on the bike. Are they any good or do they just flap lots (from the wind not my speedy cycling I fear)?</p> <p><a href="http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_808217_langId_-1_categoryId_165476">Hamax poncho</a></p> <p>Great advice on the mittens thing. I may have to resort to duck tape with my little one given her ninja like abilities to get them off. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143029 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:06:35 +0000 HankChief 143029@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We've had this on here before, but it gives a fairly balanced view of the different options for transporting children</p> <p><a href="http://www.fionaoutdoors.co.uk/2013/09/a-guide-to-childrens-bike-seats.html">Linkeee</a></p> <p>+1 for balaclavas and wrapping them up warm. We've been using 1-piece skiing 'rompersuits', although it can take a bit of a wrestle to get them into them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143026 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:36:44 +0000 SRD 143026@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>(d) tell them 'you're scottish; get used to it' and carry on... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12252#post-143025 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:31:20 +0000 HankChief 143025@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Here's a question for fellow baby/toddler transporters...</p> <p>If you get caught in a rain shower and they aren't enjoying it, do you </p> <p>a) Speed up to get home as quickly as you can - but increase the discomfort of rain hitting them</p> <p>b) Carry on a more steady pace so the rain isn't so forceful but increase travel time</p> <p>c) find the nearest shelter and comfort them until it passes but run the risk of getting cold while you wait. </p>