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I just got a Yepp Maxi, XL adapter and rear rack second hand. The rack is some cheap Azur one and it’s pretty average, but works for now. The Yepp XL adapter is like this one. Apparently you can run panniers behind the seat, but I never will. It’s pretty massive.
If I was buying new, I’d either get a Yepp rack (and do away with the adapter all together) or the smaller Yepp adapter. I will probably never run rear panniers (especially with the Clydesdale fork), so having a pannier rack seems pointless to me.
Yepp rack
Smaller Yepp adapter.
What I do like about the rack mounted seat is I can easily take off the seat and just have a rear rack.
You can see the length of the Yepp adapter vs the length of the Azur rack here.
To answer your question, any rack that can hold 25kg+ would be fine. I looked at the Surly ones, but they seem overkill. As I said, if I replace the rear rack, it will be with the Yepp one that doesn’t require an adapter.
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The seat tube mount is beefy but the stiffness is something you want when your child gets bigger. I also had a Bobike adapter and my kid was bouncing all over the place.
What I like about the Yepp over a Bobike One is that it's made out of a softer material. My kids regularly bounce their head against the backrest over bumps (...even if I indicate them)
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I have a tilting Hamax which I’ve used on a couple of bikes: Raleigh RSW, cargo bike facing backwards, retro GT road bike and 90s mtb. What I’ve noticed is the biggest things that make for a stable ride are a long wheelbase and a sturdy frame. You need the right bike more than you need the right seat, if that makes sense. The GT was a handful because it wiggled around something chronic. The mtb is by far the best bike because of the longer rear end and stiffer frame. It’s just completely planted even with weight on the back.
The Hamax lets you adjust the seat forwards and backwards on the mounting as well as tilt. Extra frame mounts are about £18 and we have 2.
Additionally, if you can find a broken seat being thrown out, you can bin the broken seat bit and use the frame as a rack.
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So here we are again. Yepp seat post mount seems enormous, ride along seems like more of the mount comes off with the seat, but yepp seems cooler...
Or do I just get a rear rack and get a rack mounting yepp?
If so, recommendations on a rear rack that's not too massive??
Thanks